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William Green Elementary

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William Green Elementary ranks 3222 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

William Green Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 516 students in the Lawndale Elementary School District, a community where it stands near some of the state's highest-performing schools yet faces distinct challenges and opportunities.

The school shows promising momentum, having improved its statewide ranking and, most notably, dramatically reduced chronic student absenteeism by over half in just two years. It demonstrates particular strengths in supporting specific student groups, with Hispanic, special education, and economically disadvantaged students performing at levels significantly above the school's overall state ranking. However, academic proficiency in English, math, and science currently lags behind both the district and state averages, with the largest gaps appearing in upper-grade mathematics.

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools. While Mark Twain Elementary and Lucille J. Smith Elementary in the same district perform at higher percentiles, William Green is also geographically close to top-ranked schools in neighboring districts like Birney Elementary in Redondo Beach Unified. Despite operating with higher per-student spending than these high-performing neighbors, a gap in academic outcomes remains, highlighting the complex factors influencing school performance.

516

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,812

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4520 West 168th St.
Lawndale, CA 90260-3246

(310) 370-3585

District: Lawndale Elementary

Students who attend William Green Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jane Addams Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

African American:

4.8%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Near the bottom of Lawndale Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

California avg41%

3,222^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	39.9	3222 of 5857	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3727 of 5869	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3377 of 5859	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3478 of 5883	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3197 of 5789	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3769 of 5662	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	3177 of 5692	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	2790 of 5614	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	31.9	3552 of 5611	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	3116 of 5530	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.5	3293 of 5390	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.6	2801 of 5377	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.0	2382 of 5314	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.9	3251 of 5193	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.8	3691 of 5113	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	3628 of 5113	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	3682 of 4818	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.4	3737 of 4822	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.8	3725 of 4809	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.9	1434 of 2585	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	1438 of 3162	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	2376 of 3245	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	2252 of 3311	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.3	501 of 3275	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	1118 of 3246	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2851 of 5597	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3493 of 5612	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3499 of 5609	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3790 of 5635	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	3307 of 5492	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3486 of 5413	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	1882 of 5107	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2647 of 5107	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	2076 of 5087	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	2194 of 5084	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	2141 of 4963	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	2804 of 4830	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	2316 of 5460	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	2945 of 5517	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	2444 of 5363	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	2239 of 5264	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	2175 of 5173	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	2947 of 5084	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3402 of 5628	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3650 of 5643	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2998 of 5638	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	2899 of 5663	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	2860 of 5510	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3862 of 5431	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1180 of 2847	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science23%-10 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 (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	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 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		$26,812	$1,903	$24,909
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 MacKay Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8623	476	19	25.0	27.1%	181 (38.0%)	14 (2.9%)	133 (27.9%)	69 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.4%)	87.4	804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%		88.1	812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	8	64.5	64.5	61.5	57.1	72.4	64.3	71.8	64.3	68.4	68.6							$14,788	$1,220	$13,568
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		$14,941	$1,051	$13,890
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	$26,957	$2,318	$24,639
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Lilienthal Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8641	776	30	25.8	18.0%	219 (28.2%)	24 (3.1%)	289 (37.2%)	134 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (13.9%)	90	658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%		90.8	647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	11	63.1	63.1	69.3	67.5	71.3	69.4	74.7	59.8	75.2	70.5	97.2		97.9				$14,544	$1,230	$13,314
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 182Nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4513	466	18	26.4	43.3%	76 (16.3%)	27 (5.8%)	215 (46.1%)	97 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.3%)	67.4	1721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		74.3	1396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	325	42.5	42.5	51.5	52.3	56.3	53.5	52.9	53.7	45.0	50.2	98.3						$16,791	$737	$16,054
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						$16,752	$794	$15,958
Yukon Elementary	Public	K-5	17815 Yukon Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4477	296	13	22.3	45.9%	53 (17.9%)	18 (6.1%)	152 (51.4%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	67.5	1713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		78.6	1219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	494	45.5	45.5	47.2	51.2	54.6	51.0	47.2	51.2	63.6	54.3							$16,895	$816	$16,079
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							$25,158	$1,655	$23,503
Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Green Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8626	432	16	27.0	17.6%	161 (37.3%)	21 (4.9%)	88 (20.4%)	82 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (18.5%)	95.7	266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		97.8	92^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	174	66.3	66.3	73.2	86.8	75.0	78.1	83.3	83.8	80.0	82.3							$14,822	$1,051	$13,771

Frequently Asked Questions about William Green Elementary

What is the racial makeup of William Green Elementary?

Students at William Green Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend William Green Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended William Green Elementary.

Is William Green Elementary a good school?

William Green Elementary ranks 3222^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of William Green Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Jane Addams Middle
High : Hawthorne High
High : Lawndale High
High : Leuzinger High

What district is William Green Elementary in?

Lawndale Elementary

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