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Lucille J. Smith Elementary

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Lucille J. Smith Elementary ranks 1939 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1939^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lucille J. Smith Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 331 students in the Lawndale Elementary district, consistently earning a 3-star rating and showing impressive academic improvement in recent years.

This school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly given that a high percentage of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. In core subjects like English, Math, and Science, student proficiency rates at Lucille J. Smith Elementary exceed both the district and state averages. This is a notable achievement, especially when compared to other schools with similar student demographics, such as F. D. Roosevelt Elementary in the same district, which has lower proficiency scores. The school has also shown significant success in supporting specific student groups, including English learners and students from low-income families, with performance rankings in the 80th to 95th percentiles statewide for these groups.

While Mark Twain Elementary is the top performer in the district, Smith Elementary's ability to achieve well above expectations with its student population is a key strength. The school is on a positive upward trend, with its statewide ranking improving alongside a reduction in chronic student absences. It also benefits from higher per-student spending than some neighboring schools, suggesting a commitment to resources. For parents, Smith Elementary represents a school that is effectively helping its students succeed academically, demonstrating strong momentum and outperforming many other local options.

331

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,583

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4521 West 147th St.
Lawndale, CA 90260-1324

(310) 970-2915

District: Lawndale Elementary

Students who attend Lucille J. Smith Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

African American:

14.8%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,939^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	62.5	1939 of 5857	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	2000 of 5869	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	3088 of 5859	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	1985 of 5883	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	2129 of 5789	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	1657 of 5662	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	62.0	1920 of 5692	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.9	2183 of 5614	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.9	2243 of 5611	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.4	2548 of 5530	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.4	1612 of 5390	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	74.9	1261 of 5377	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	1349 of 5314	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	58.4	2008 of 5193	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.7	1642 of 5113	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.9	2560 of 5113	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.2	29 of 593	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	39 of 747	94.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.8	319 of 3162	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	37.0	2016 of 3245	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.4	601 of 3311	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	534 of 3275	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	412 of 3246	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	1737 of 5597	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1854 of 5612	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	2931 of 5609	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	2021 of 5635	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	1890 of 5492	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	1416 of 5413	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	853 of 5107	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	977 of 5107	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	1766 of 5087	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	914 of 5084	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	997 of 4963	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	803 of 4830	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	979 of 5460	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	1174 of 5517	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	2265 of 5363	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	996 of 5264	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	1139 of 5173	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	467 of 5084	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	2071 of 5628	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	2068 of 5643	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	3095 of 5638	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	1875 of 5663	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	2185 of 5510	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	1835 of 5431	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.5	1006 of 2635	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)95th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)62nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science38%+6 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
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
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
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
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
Washington	Public	K-5	4339 West 129th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-3422	418	18	23.8	90.2%	19 (4.5%)	68 (16.3%)	298 (71.3%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.4%)	58.5	2144^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%		42.3	3047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	903	31.0	31.0	55.4	42.3	55.7	50.5	61.4	44.3	36.6	46.4	94.1	94.1			94.1		$33,244	$27,654	$5,590
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	$25,084	$24,388	$696
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							$22,243	$20,822	$1,421
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucille J. Smith Elementary

What district is Lucille J. Smith Elementary in?

Lawndale Elementary

How many students attend Lucille J. Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Lucille J. Smith Elementary.

Is Lucille J. Smith Elementary a good school?

Lucille J. Smith Elementary ranks 1939^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lucille J. Smith Elementary?

Students at Lucille J. Smith Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 15% African American, 7% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lucille J. Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucille J. Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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