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Center Street Elementary

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Center Street Elementary ranks 607 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Center Street Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 797 students in the coastal community of El Segundo, part of the top-performing El Segundo Unified School District.

Academically, the school has a strong and consistent record, significantly outperforming state averages in English, Math, and Science, and earning 4 or 5-star ratings for over a decade. While it experienced a slight dip in its statewide ranking for the 2024-2025 year, it remains in the 90th percentile. The school is particularly effective in supporting diverse student groups, with Hispanic students and students with disabilities consistently ranking in very high percentiles. Furthermore, it maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.4%, which is less than half the state average and a sign of a healthy, engaged school community.

When compared to nearby schools, Center Street stands out for its efficient use of resources and stable performance. It achieves excellent results with a per-student spending of $16,020, which is notably lower than some neighbors like Kentwood Elementary ($25,622) or Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet ($36,099). Its performance is more consistent year-to-year than some higher-spending schools. While other high-performing schools exist in the area, such as Grand View Elementary in Manhattan Beach Unified, Center Street serves a more economically diverse student population while maintaining strong outcomes, positioning it as a standout institution in the region.

797

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,020

Per pupil spending ?

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Center St.
El Segundo, CA 90245-3207

(310) 615-2676

District: El Segundo Unified

Students who attend Center Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Segundo Middle
High:	El Segundo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.5%

Hispanic:

25.6%

Two or more races:

18.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg72%

California avg41%

607^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the El Segundo Unified

71^st of 1,543El Segundo Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	607 of 5857	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	95.2	327 of 5869	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	319 of 5859	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	275 of 5883	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	123 of 1417	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	363 of 5789	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	454 of 5662	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.6	543 of 5692	90.5%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	416 of 5614	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	88.7	684 of 5611	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.8	1065 of 5530	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	87.5	583 of 5390	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	87.9	572 of 5377	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.4	1078 of 5314	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	81.3	933 of 5193	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	83.1	834 of 5113	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	87.4	651 of 5113	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	87.8	601 of 4818	87.5%	★★★★☆
2005	87.0	642 of 4822	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	89.4	531 of 4809	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	285 of 1203	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	280 of 1205	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	513 of 1190	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.6	236 of 1154	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	108 of 1149	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	125 of 1071	88.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.7	93 of 2227	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	576 of 5597	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	95.6	236 of 5612	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	220 of 5609	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	258 of 5635	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	113 of 1267	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	419 of 5492	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	593 of 5413	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	436 of 5107	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	247 of 5107	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	50 of 5087	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	110 of 5084	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	204 of 4963	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	267 of 4830	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	759 of 5460	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	697 of 5517	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	97.0	112 of 5363	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	55 of 1110	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	148 of 5173	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	158 of 5084	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	685 of 5628	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	488 of 5643	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	520 of 5638	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	343 of 5663	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	139 of 1272	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.4	347 of 5510	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	408 of 5431	92.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	203 of 718	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	124 of 670	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	138 of 669	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	30 of 610	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	85 of 445	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	541 of 2847	81.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	626 of 2598	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	259 of 2651	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	424 of 2661	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	303 of 2726	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	434 of 2834	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	519 of 2737	81.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+34 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Science65%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Center Street Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Center St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2676	797	33	24.5	12.8%	331 (41.5%)	17 (2.1%)	204 (25.6%)	98 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	144 (18.1%)	91	607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		95.2	327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.4%	280									65.0	65.0	67.4	64.0	80.0	70.9	75.8	65.0	73.6	71.0	96.1	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.7	98.5	$16,020	$1,648	$14,372
Richmond Street Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Richmond St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 606-6831	597	24	25.4	10.1%	270 (45.2%)	14 (2.3%)	167 (28.0%)	41 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	103 (17.3%)	94.9	340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.5	382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	42									70.5	70.5	68.4	78.9	79.8	75.8	74.5	86.7	79.1	79.9	98.2			98.2			$17,537	$1,715	$15,822
Del Aire Elementary	Public	K-5	12110 Hindry Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2100	612	24	25.0	28.8%	96 (15.7%)	79 (12.9%)	289 (47.2%)	75 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	70.9	1556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		74	1413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	143									34.0	34.0	68.8	53.5	51.6	58.1	71.0	50.6	47.9	56.6
Aviation Elementary	Public	3-5	5403 West 138th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2151	439	16	27.8	29.8%	90 (20.5%)	29 (6.6%)	240 (54.7%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	39 (8.9%)	79.9	1157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		83.4	1020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	137									41.8	41.8	65.0	56.2	65.8	62.3	66.4	61.0	58.9	62.0
Hollyglen Elementary	Public	K-2	5309 West 135th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5400	518	21	24.1	28.0%	144 (27.8%)	32 (6.2%)	256 (49.4%)	29 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.8%)								(n/a)																			96.7	98.3		97.8	97.2	98.3
Grand View Elementary	Public	K-5	455 24th St.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 546-8022	550	22	25.0	2.0%	361 (65.6%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.5%)	48 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.6%)	96.5	193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.8	187^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	6									76.5	76.5	70.7	90.2	91.7	84.3	73.2	87.7	84.5	81.8							$17,345	$1,457	$15,888
Buford Elementary	Public	K-5	4919 West 109th St.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-8900	513	23	22.8	93.6%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	486 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	52.2	2483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		54.3	2326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	157	28.6	28.6	26.2	26.2	45.2	45.2	23.8	23.8	18.5	18.5	32.1	51.6	53.1	46.5	41.8	53.2	45.6	47.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	8821 Villanova Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 670-0480	161	9	17.8	78.9%	1 (0.6%)	109 (67.7%)	39 (24.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)	23.9	4510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		35.4	3484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	1026									20.0	20.0	23.8	37.5	34.3	33.0	19.1	21.9	20.0	20.5							$36,099	$5,312	$30,787
Felton Elementary	Public	K-5	10417 Felton Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-8950	364	18	20.2	90.1%	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	335 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	29.9	3968^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%		34.9	3526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	442									14.9	14.9	17.5	53.5	31.3	32.3	26.3	48.8	23.9	31.1	92.2	93.8		93.8	93.8	93.8	$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Pacific Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Pacific Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 546-8044	510	21	24.2	4.3%	317 (62.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (12.5%)	60 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.3%)	97.3	125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%		98.5	45^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.2%	80									78.7	78.7	76.8	87.6	87.6	84.6	76.8	84.3	86.5	83.0	92.5			95.5		97.0	$17,311	$1,841	$15,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Center Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of Center Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Center Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Segundo Middle
High : El Segundo High

What district is Center Street Elementary in?

El Segundo Unified

How many students attend Center Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 797 students attended Center Street Elementary.

Is Center Street Elementary a good school?

Center Street Elementary ranks 607^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Center Street Elementary?

Students at Center Street Elementary are 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 2% African American.

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