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Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence

Q: Is Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence a good school?

Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence ranks 3771 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence is a K-8 public school serving 487 students in the Inglewood Unified School District, standing out as a relatively stronger performer within a district that faces significant challenges.

While the school has a 2-star rating and a high student-teacher ratio, it significantly outperforms its closest district peer, Woodworth-Monroe Academy, in core subjects like English and Math. The school shows particular strength in 8th-grade English and in serving African American students effectively. However, parents should note a concerning dip in middle school math scores and a notable performance gap where female students rank lower than male students statewide. Chronic absenteeism, though improved, remains an issue.

Compared to higher-performing neighboring schools in other districts, like York or Washington Elementary, Bennett/Kew's overall proficiency is lower, but the gap is narrower than expected given its higher class sizes and similar levels of student economic need. The school has shown a remarkable recent improvement in outcomes for English Language Learners, indicating a capacity for positive change with focused effort.

487

Students ?

26.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,895

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11710 South Cherry Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90303-2933

(310) 680-5400

District: Inglewood Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.2%

African American:

26.5%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Inglewood Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,771^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,759^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Inglewood Unified

1220^th of 1,543Inglewood 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3771 of 5857	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3765 of 5869	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3618 of 5859	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	4005 of 5883	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1093 of 1417	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	3424 of 5789	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3537 of 5662	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.6	4199 of 5692	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	4399 of 5614	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	4323 of 5611	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	4067 of 5530	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	3918 of 5390	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.3	3295 of 5377	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.8	2467 of 5314	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.4	3078 of 5193	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.1	2990 of 5113	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.4	2702 of 5113	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.3	2306 of 4818	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.7	1712 of 4822	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.7	1675 of 4809	65.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	136 of 569	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.9	242 of 593	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	123 of 661	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	237 of 663	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	171 of 747	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	157 of 700	77.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	1042 of 3162	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	2319 of 3245	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	3214 of 3311	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	525 of 602	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	918 of 3275	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	396 of 3246	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4221 of 5597	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4041 of 5612	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3651 of 5609	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3759 of 5635	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	848 of 1267	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	3460 of 5492	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3246 of 5413	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	2687 of 5107	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	2242 of 5107	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	2449 of 5087	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	2870 of 5084	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	1926 of 4963	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2267 of 4830	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2897 of 5460	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2837 of 5517	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2649 of 5363	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	2883 of 5264	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	708 of 1110	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2459 of 5173	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	2322 of 5084	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	2956 of 5628	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	3136 of 5643	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3253 of 5638	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3885 of 5663	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1090 of 1272	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3085 of 5510	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	3399 of 5431	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1759 of 2761	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	2027 of 2783	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	2103 of 2781	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2241 of 2740	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	544 of 894	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	266 of 609	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	330 of 627	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	240 of 613	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	398 of 637	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1755 of 2533	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	2094 of 2551	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1834 of 2531	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1952 of 2509	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	488 of 738	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1287 of 2395	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1393 of 2388	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1436 of 2374	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1618 of 2359	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1312 of 2542	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1635 of 2579	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1883 of 2531	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1750 of 2458	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	340 of 721	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1477 of 2534	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1664 of 2552	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1899 of 2538	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2108 of 2527	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	386 of 763	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)76th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)56th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 13, 2017

this school offers very little in terms of supervision of the kids on the playground. There was a fight at lunch between kindergartners that was so bad a girl got her hair pulled out! My son has been getting harassed by two kids in his class and no one has done anything about it. The school is also so unorganized it's maddening (they change times of programs literally the day before the program) I am trying to transfer my little one out ASAP! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

I have a major problem with some of the staff at Bennett-Kew, they do not watch the children very good. It seems like everyone is lazy that works at the school, they kind of let children wonder off and do what they want to do. This is the only school my child can go to right now because it is in our neighborhood, but my family does not feel safe because of the rude staff from (The Leap Program after school) and also during school hours the children are not being watched to well on the playground and the principal is rude! Close Quote

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence	Public	K-8	11710 South Cherry Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5400	487	18	26.9	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	129 (26.5%)	332 (68.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	32.4	3771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%		32.2	3765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	6																	14.3	26.8	19.2	20.8	46.7	33.3	22.0	31.3	57.5	35.3	38.2	50.8	27.0	15.9	18.2	22.0	30.6	94.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2		$18,895	$15,624	$3,271
York	Public	K-5	11838 South York Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1189	449	24	18.7	91.1%	10 (2.2%)	83 (18.5%)	335 (74.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	51.1	2546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		40	3174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	628																	26.5		26.5	57.1	39.7	46.3				48.5	58.8	33.9	26.5				41.1	89.5	94.2		95.4	95.4	93.0	$32,985	$28,626	$4,359
Kornblum	Public	K-5	3620 West El Segundo Blvd.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-4294	566	20	28.3	93.5%	7 (1.2%)	145 (25.6%)	397 (70.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	38.4	3317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%		20.6	4802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	1485																	24.8		24.8	43.8	32.2	44.8				40.4	35.4	29.9	33.3				32.9	93.8				96.3	96.3	$26,938	$22,696	$4,242
Woodworth-Monroe Academy	Public	K-8	10711 10th Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5310	826	35	23.5	93.7%	7 (0.8%)	244 (29.5%)	532 (64.4%)	6 (0.7%)	11 (1.3%)	13 (1.6%)	13 (1.6%)	8.5	5710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		11	5628^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	82	0.0	6.3	9.1	3.9	8.3	18.8	18.2	13.7	0.0	25.0	9.1	9.8	0.0	6.3	9.1	3.9	10.5	19.4	15.1	15.2	12.4	12.8	14.3	25.5	31.9	19.1	11.4	11.2	7.0	13.0	17.2	10.6	11.8	86.8	96.2		92.5	92.5	96.2	$14,210	$10,150	$4,060
Cimarron Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11559 Cimarron Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-1226	261	14	18.6	85.8%	2 (0.8%)	156 (59.8%)	63 (24.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	33 (12.6%)	35.7	3525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		35.9	3447^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	78																	33.3		33.3	38.9	39.5	38.5				38.9	30.6	31.6	20.5				27.4							$63,979	$60,134	$3,845
Century Park Elementary	Public	K-5	10935 South Spinning Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-8231	256	14	18.2	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	112 (43.8%)	122 (47.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.0%)	37.7	3365^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		46.5	2765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	600																	18.2		18.2	49.0	20.7	31.8				36.1	51.0	31.0	27.3				37.7	87.5	96.4		91.1	94.6	94.6	$61,974	$57,506	$4,468
Moffett Elementary	Public	K-5	11050 Larch Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-6200	626	29	21.5	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	595 (95.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	46.1	2823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.8%		40.7	3142^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.5%	319		18.2		18.2		16.4		16.4		40.0		40.0		16.4		16.4	31.6		31.6	38.2	48.9	50.9				46.1	44.1	37.9	22.8				34.4	95.5			96.3			$27,678	$25,348	$2,330
Zela Davis	Public	K-5	13435 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1771	843	32	26.3	93.6%	11 (1.3%)	238 (28.2%)	540 (64.1%)	25 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	22 (2.6%)	36.5	3446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		34.3	3576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	130																	19.4		19.4	43.8	38.2	29.2				37.0	40.3	31.1	34.5				35.4	97.0			98.2		97.6	$25,778	$21,536	$4,242
Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	K-5	4125 West 105th St.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 677-7050	529	24	22.0	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	512 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	31.8	3814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		33.8	3612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	202																	20.4		20.4	44.4	22.2	37.8				35.8	42.9	19.4	23.5				29.1	96.2	98.1		97.1			$27,678	$25,348	$2,330
Purche Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13210 Purche Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-3184	373	21	17.7	90.1%	2 (0.5%)	175 (46.9%)	138 (37.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (13.4%)	25.9	4319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.3%		23.7	4491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	172																	21.2		21.2	32.8	23.2	28.9				28.1	37.5	23.2	26.9				29.2							$54,721	$50,226	$4,495

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence

What district is Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence in?

Inglewood Unified

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What is the racial makeup of Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence?

Students at Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence are 68% Hispanic, 26% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence.

Is Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence a good school?

Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence ranks 3771^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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