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William Anderson Elementary

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William Anderson Elementary ranks 2529 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

William Anderson Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 572 students in the Lawndale Elementary district, consistently earning a 3-star rating and performing near or above state averages in core subjects while serving a community with high economic need.

Academically, the school shows notable strengths, particularly in supporting English Language Learners and improving student attendance significantly over the past few years. Its performance is stable and often stronger than other schools with similar challenges, such as nearby F. D. Roosevelt Elementary, which spends more per student but ranks much lower. However, interesting disparities exist even within its own district; for example, Mark Twain Elementary, less than a mile away, achieves higher rankings with a lower percentage of students in need.

The school's results suggest that factors like teaching quality and school culture are crucial, as there is no clear link between spending and outcomes in the area. While William Anderson performs well compared to many peers in similar circumstances, its 5th-grade scores and support for Special Education students are areas identified for growth. Its consistent, mid-level ranking indicates a reliable environment, contrasting with more volatile results at schools like Lucille J. Smith Elementary.

572

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,034

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4130 West 154th St.
Lawndale, CA 90260-1740

(310) 676-0197

District: Lawndale Elementary

Students who attend William Anderson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Will Rogers Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.0%

Asian:

8.7%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

California avg41%

2,529^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Lawndale Elementary

624^th of 1,543Lawndale Elementary 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	51.4	2529 of 5857	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1972 of 5869	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	2629 of 5859	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	2493 of 5883	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	2663 of 5789	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	2460 of 5662	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	2360 of 5692	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.4	2421 of 5614	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.3	2777 of 5611	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	34.3	3724 of 5530	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.7	3825 of 5390	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.1	3376 of 5377	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.7	3259 of 5314	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.6	3873 of 5193	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	4493 of 5113	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.2	4276 of 5113	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.0	4007 of 4818	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.4	3866 of 4822	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.6	3964 of 4809	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	46.3	349 of 747	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.4	84 of 700	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	852 of 1205	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	1274 of 2227	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	897 of 2585	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	1102 of 2128	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.8	246 of 3162	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	51.2	1128 of 3245	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	760 of 3311	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	298 of 3275	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	68.8	581 of 3246	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	2557 of 5597	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	1920 of 5612	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2795 of 5609	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	2315 of 5635	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	2381 of 5492	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	2234 of 5413	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	1752 of 5107	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	1111 of 5107	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	1548 of 5087	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	1523 of 5084	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	1494 of 4963	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	1220 of 4830	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1723 of 5460	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	1123 of 5517	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	1555 of 5363	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	1227 of 5264	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	1660 of 5173	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	1155 of 5084	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	2333 of 5628	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	1909 of 5643	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2304 of 5638	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	2521 of 5663	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	2732 of 5510	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	2622 of 5431	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1124 of 2847	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	1542 of 2635	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1460 of 2420	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2019)53rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2024)29th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science30%-3 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 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
William Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	4130 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0197	572	23	24.8	89.7%	10 (1.7%)	37 (6.5%)	452 (79.0%)	50 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	51.4	2529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		62.2	1972^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	557	29.7	29.7	42.7	57.0	44.4	48.3	47.9	40.2	31.9	40.1	95.2	97.1	98.1	97.1	96.2	98.1	$30,034	$27,654	$2,380
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	3728 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-9134	585	24	24.3	65.5%	55 (9.4%)	24 (4.1%)	431 (73.7%)	33 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	76.3	1324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		82	1073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	251	46.9	46.9	60.6	51.7	63.0	58.4	72.7	46.6	55.6	59.0							$26,577	$24,318	$2,259
Lucille J. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	4521 West 147th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-2915	331	13	25.4	84.3%	17 (5.1%)	49 (14.8%)	234 (70.7%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	62.5	1939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		61.5	2000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.9%	61	38.5	38.5	46.0	54.0	56.9	52.7	50.0	51.9	38.5	46.1	91.7				93.8		$33,583	$31,140	$2,443
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3533 West Marine Blvd.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1121	396	16	24.7	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	72 (18.2%)	283 (71.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	23.5	4547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		34.2	3587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	960	13.3	13.3	33.9	26.5	39.3	33.0	28.4	22.4	18.3	23.2							$41,278	$34,984	$6,294
William Green Elementary	Public	K-5	4520 West 168th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 370-3585	516	21	24.5	88.0%	18 (3.5%)	25 (4.8%)	430 (83.3%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	39.9	3222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		32.6	3727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	505	23.0	23.0	45.5	41.7	46.9	44.8	41.0	31.4	23.0	31.1	97.2				97.2		$30,272	$27,826	$2,446
Billy Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-5	14429 Condon Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-6140	471	23	20.4	87.5%	15 (3.2%)	37 (7.9%)	378 (80.3%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.6%)	44.7	2905^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		37.1	3362^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	457	29.8	29.8	44.7	33.3	45.6	40.7	38.3	46.0	31.6	38.9	93.8				95.1		$35,975	$33,446	$2,529
Jefferson	Public	K-5	4091 West 139th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-9423	549	19	28.8	89.3%	23 (4.2%)	81 (14.8%)	384 (69.9%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.6%)	36.7	3427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		42.6	3030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.4%	397	17.5	17.5	45.0	40.7	30.0	38.0	48.2	41.9	17.7	34.8	96.0	97.3			97.3		$26,514	$22,556	$3,958
Evelyn Carr Elementary	Public	K-5	3404 West 168th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4467	483	20	24.0	43.9%	61 (12.6%)	40 (8.3%)	292 (60.5%)	57 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	66.9	1745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		55.4	2266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	521	38.5	38.5	65.1	38.9	59.6	56.3	58.1	38.9	50.0	50.5	96.8						$14,202	$13,542	$660
Ramona	Public	K-5	4617 West 136th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-7189	767	30	25.5	75.1%	41 (5.3%)	92 (12.0%)	589 (76.8%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	20 (2.6%)	52.5	2460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.0%		55.3	2272^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	188	31.2	31.2	36.3	50.4	47.6	44.9	36.8	52.9	43.2	44.4							$25,223	$21,368	$3,855
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2223 Plant Ave.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8646	626	28	22.0	16.9%	269 (43.0%)	9 (1.4%)	124 (19.8%)	121 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	101 (16.1%)	94	400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		90.6	665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	265	64.6	64.6	77.2	76.3	73.5	75.6	85.2	77.4	65.5	75.6	96.7				96.7		$15,228	$14,460	$768

Frequently Asked Questions about William Anderson Elementary

What district is William Anderson Elementary in?

Lawndale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of William Anderson Elementary?

Students at William Anderson Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is William Anderson Elementary a good school?

William Anderson Elementary ranks 2529^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William Anderson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended William Anderson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of William Anderson Elementary attend?

Students who attend William Anderson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Will Rogers Middle
High : Hawthorne High
High : Lawndale High
High : Leuzinger High

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