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Buford Elementary

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Buford Elementary ranks 2483 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Buford Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 513 students in the Lennox School District, known for its strong academic performance within a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school excels in mathematics, where its students significantly outperform both the district and state averages, and it shows particular strength in teaching Spanish language arts, suggesting effective support for bilingual learners. Buford has demonstrated impressive, consistent improvement over the past decade and is exceptionally effective in educating specific student groups, with its results for homeless students ranking in the 97th percentile statewide. While science scores are an area for growth, the school's upward trajectory in reducing chronic absenteeism and its efficient use of resources are positive signs.

Compared to other schools in the Lennox district, Buford and Jefferson Elementary are the highest performers. It generally outperforms nearby schools like Moffett Elementary, Dolores Huerta Elementary, and Felton Elementary, though it trails Del Aire Elementary in the Wiseburn Unified district in math. Overall, Buford stands out as a strong and improving school within its local context.

513

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,973

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4919 West 109th St.
Lennox, CA 90304-2135

(310) 680-8900

District: Lennox

Students who attend Buford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lennox Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.7%

Two or more races:

3.1%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg34%

California avg41%

2,483^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Lennox

838^th of 1,543Lennox 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	52.2	2483 of 5857	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	2326 of 5869	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	2721 of 5859	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	3170 of 5883	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2757 of 5789	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	2594 of 5662	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.1	2754 of 5692	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.6	3043 of 5614	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	3595 of 5611	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	2892 of 5530	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.7	2288 of 5390	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.5	2689 of 5377	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	2730 of 5314	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.1	3231 of 5193	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.1	3666 of 5113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.4	3546 of 5113	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.4	3562 of 4818	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.0	3407 of 4822	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.8	3882 of 4809	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	1380 of 2227	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1576 of 2585	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.2	1603 of 3162	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	1037 of 3245	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	540 of 3311	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.6	1873 of 3275	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1819 of 3246	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	2223 of 5597	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	2117 of 5612	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2580 of 5609	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	2816 of 5635	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	2347 of 5492	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	2538 of 5413	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	1283 of 5107	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	1112 of 5107	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	1537 of 5087	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	1849 of 5084	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	1377 of 4963	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	1347 of 4830	72.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	11 of 429	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	66.2	73 of 356	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	1482 of 5460	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1343 of 5517	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	1674 of 5363	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	1760 of 5264	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	1432 of 5173	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	1322 of 5084	74.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	2588 of 5628	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2425 of 5643	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	2718 of 5638	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	3371 of 5663	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2901 of 5510	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	2558 of 5431	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1495 of 2847	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	629 of 2635	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	914 of 2420	62.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy46%~ state avg

Writing45%+28 vs state

Overall29%+19 vs state

Listening26%~ state avg

Reading24%+16 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

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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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th 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
Buford Elementary	Public	K-5	4919 West 109th St.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-8900	513	23	22.8	93.6%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	486 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	52.2	2483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		54.3	2326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	157	28.6	28.6	26.2	26.2	45.2	45.2	23.8	23.8	18.5		18.5	32.1	51.6	53.1				46.5	41.8	53.2	45.6				47.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Felton Elementary	Public	K-5	10417 Felton Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-8950	364	18	20.2	90.1%	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	335 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	29.9	3968^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%		34.9	3526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	442									14.9		14.9	17.5	53.5	31.3				32.3	26.3	48.8	23.9				31.1	92.2	93.8		93.8	93.8	93.8	$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	10322 Condon Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5650	716	32	22.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	684 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.7%)	54.5	2337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.1%		48.9	2621^st of 5869 public elementary schools	55.3%	284									27.2		27.2	44.8	44.0	50.8				46.6	51.7	47.4	40.8				46.5							$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
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			$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Beulah Payne STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	215 West 94th St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5410	554	22	24.7	93.5%	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	459 (82.9%)	20 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	24.4	4460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		21.1	4760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	300									21.5	14.6	18.9	29.5	24.6	41.5	30.8	13.6	47.5	30.4	27.2	20.0	26.2	12.2	6.2	9.8	18.2	85.7	89.6	92.2	87.0	90.9	89.6
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			$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Eucalyptus	Public	K-5	12044 South Eucalyptus Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-3369	709	26	27.8	91.3%	18 (2.5%)	80 (11.3%)	560 (79.0%)	20 (2.8%)	8 (1.1%)	10 (1.4%)	13 (1.8%)	31.2	3862^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%		31.2	3846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	16									17.3		17.3	33.0	35.5	34.6				34.4	35.7	28.4	32.7				32.1	96.9	96.9	98.5	96.9	97.7	97.7	$21,021	$5,000	$16,021
Del Aire Elementary	Public	K-5	12110 Hindry Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2100	612	24	25.0	28.8%	96 (15.7%)	79 (12.9%)	289 (47.2%)	75 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	70.9	1556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		74	1413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	143									34.0		34.0	68.8	53.5	51.6				58.1	71.0	50.6	47.9				56.6
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
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	$23,788	$4,951	$18,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Buford Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Buford Elementary?

Students at Buford Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Buford Elementary a good school?

Buford Elementary ranks 2483^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Buford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Buford Elementary.

What district is Buford Elementary in?

Lennox

What schools do graduates of Buford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Buford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lennox Middle
High : Hawthorne High
High : Lawndale High
High : Leuzinger High

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