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Highland Elementary

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Highland Elementary ranks 3420 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 323 students in the Inglewood Unified School District, where it stands out for performing better academically than most other schools in the district despite serving a community with very high economic need.

The school has shown significant recent improvement, jumping 18 percentile points in its statewide ranking to the 42nd percentile, and it is particularly effective in supporting specific groups of students, with its African American students and English Learners historically achieving rankings much higher than the school's average. However, a major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 45% of students missing too much school, which is a primary factor holding back overall academic progress, especially in 6th-grade math and science where scores drop sharply.

When compared to nearby charter schools like Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter and Open Charter Magnet, which have similar student demographics but much higher test scores and far better attendance, the importance of daily school attendance becomes clear. Within its own district, Highland is a strong performer, leading in math proficiency and coming in second in English behind La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter.

323

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,057

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 Venice Way
Inglewood, CA 90302-2099

(310) 680-5460

District: Inglewood Unified

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crozier (George W.) Junior High
High:	Inglewood High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.2%

African American:

43.0%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Inglewood Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,420^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	3420 of 5857	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	4488 of 5869	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3918 of 5859	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4164 of 5883	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1330 of 1417	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4300 of 5789	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	4297 of 5662	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.9	3444 of 5692	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	3090 of 5614	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.7	2646 of 5611	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	2602 of 5530	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.4	3773 of 5390	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.6	3120 of 5377	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	3058 of 5314	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.7	1889 of 5193	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.0	2721 of 5113	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.7	3381 of 5113	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	17.1	4199 of 4818	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.4	4294 of 4822	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	4341 of 4809	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	139 of 569	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	206 of 593	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	214 of 661	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	199 of 663	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	182 of 747	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	212 of 700	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	26.6	209 of 293	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1158 of 2585	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	1336 of 2128	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	1214 of 3162	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	761 of 3245	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	1191 of 3311	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	304 of 602	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	3037 of 3275	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	2212 of 3246	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	2748 of 5597	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	3656 of 5612	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	3080 of 5609	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3669 of 5635	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1139 of 1267	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3454 of 5492	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3575 of 5413	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	2103 of 5107	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	3494 of 5107	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	2510 of 5087	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	2844 of 5084	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3475 of 4963	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	3284 of 4830	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	2395 of 5460	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	3851 of 5517	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3285 of 5363	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	3085 of 5264	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	995 of 1110	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	3239 of 5173	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3379 of 5084	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	3933 of 5628	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4921 of 5643	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4451 of 5638	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4321 of 5663	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1212 of 1272	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4736 of 5510	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	4597 of 5431	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1001 of 2847	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	1152 of 2635	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	1818 of 2420	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)76th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2021)29th percentile+23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	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
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	430 Venice Way	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5460	323	13	24.6	95.7%	5 (1.5%)	139 (43.0%)	162 (50.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.4%)	36.8	3420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		23.8	4488^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	1068	11.4		11.4	43.4	44.9	35.7	42.0			41.8	35.9	36.7	34.9	15.7			30.6	90.6		95.3	92.2	93.8	93.8	$16,057	$12,716	$3,341
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	426	11	38.4	72.1%	5 (1.2%)	345 (81.0%)	62 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	87.4	807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.2%		88.1	807^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%		49.3		49.3	75.8	72.9	78.3				75.6	63.6	55.7	72.5				63.9	94.9		94.9
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1415 North La Tijera Blvd.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5260	552	24	23.0	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	325 (58.9%)	183 (33.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.7%)	41.6	3100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		31.2	3845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	745	18.2	29.1	24.1	58.5	40.7	47.0	40.0	75.4	63.3	55.3	64.2	16.7	18.2	26.8	15.9	32.9	28.4							$22,384	$18,800	$3,584
Hudnall (Claude) Elementary	Public	K-6	331 West Olive St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5420	332	14	23.7	94.3%	4 (1.2%)	75 (22.6%)	239 (72.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	11.1	5561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		15.9	5225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	336	4.3		4.3	18.0	14.3	19.2	21.7			17.9	30.8	4.8	14.9	4.4			14.6	93.6	95.2		93.6	95.2	95.2	$13,525	$10,214	$3,311
Open Charter Magnet	Public, Charter	K-5	5540 West 77th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 568-0735	390	16	24.3	19.7%	112 (28.7%)	99 (25.4%)	72 (18.5%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (19.0%)	87.9	784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		87.1	861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.3%	77	73.5		73.5	60.3	70.3	86.6				72.1	60.3	59.4	70.6				63.4							$39,577	$38,366	$1,211
Centinela	Public	K-8	1123 Marlborough Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5440	577	20	28.6	94.1%	5 (0.9%)	83 (14.4%)	477 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	27.8	4154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		32.8	3711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.8%	443	25.4	26.7	26.1	37.1	26.8	40.7	19.1	35.3	47.4	34.4	35.5	31.0	25.4	14.9	25.0	42.1	29.3	88.7	90.3	95.2	90.3	90.3	90.3	$15,283	$11,894	$3,389
Frank D. Parent	Public	K-8	5354 West 64th St.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5430	235	12	20.3	87.2%	2 (0.9%)	160 (68.1%)	63 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	29.4	4006^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		23.9	4482^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	476	0.0	26.1	13.3	65.5	26.3	9.1	28.6	35.3	31.8	34.4	57.1	21.1	0.0	10.7	23.5	4.4	20.8	92.3	92.3		92.3	92.3	92.3	$16,515	$12,534	$3,981
ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	434 South Grevillea Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6420	375	16	23.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	275 (73.3%)	94 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	53.2	2416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		44.6	2883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	467	11.1		11.1	56.1	53.5	48.6				52.6	62.1	48.3	25.0				44.4
Oak Street	Public	K-8	633 South Oak St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5340	569	22	25.8	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	43 (7.6%)	497 (87.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	20	4824^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		24.2	4445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.3%	379	17.7	23.4	20.0	23.3	16.1	38.8	20.4	41.6	42.2	31.4	29.0	14.3	27.5	8.2	9.1	4.2	15.9	93.6	96.8	95.2				$14,401	$10,710	$3,691
Kelso (William H.)	Public	K-7	809 East Kelso St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5480	324	14	23.4	89.2%	1 (0.3%)	144 (44.4%)	165 (50.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	11.8	5516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.3	5675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	159	4.4		4.4	18.4	21.4	20.5	22.2	13.9		19.5	32.4	14.0	6.7	6.5	8.6		13.1	89.1	91.3			91.3		$14,226	$10,660	$3,566

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crozier (George W.) Junior High
High : Inglewood High

Is Highland Elementary a good school?

Highland Elementary ranks 3420^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Highland Elementary in?

Inglewood Unified

How many students attend Highland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Highland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary?

Students at Highland Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 43% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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