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Esperanza Elementary

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Esperanza Elementary ranks 3899 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Esperanza Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 577 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, showing a clear and positive trend of improvement in recent years despite academic scores that remain below district and state averages.

The school's most significant strength is its effective support for Special Education students, where it ranks in the top half of all California schools, and it has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic student absences. While test scores in English and Math are currently lower than at many neighboring schools like Hoover Street Elementary or N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts, Esperanza's rate of improvement is a key differentiator, having climbed significantly in statewide rankings over the past few years from a very low starting point.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal that outcomes can vary widely even in similar communities, highlighting the impact of specific school programs and strategies. Esperanza's story is one of a school on an upward trajectory, building on its demonstrated successes with specific student groups while continuing to work on elevating overall academic achievement across all grade levels.

577

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,625

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

680 Little St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1644

(213) 484-0326

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John H. Liechty Middle
High:	Belmont Senior High
	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
	Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
	More...
	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

African American:

3.6%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,899^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

355^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	30.7	3899 of 5857	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4365 of 5869	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4725 of 5859	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	5488 of 5883	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	5010 of 5789	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	5033 of 5662	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	5331 of 5692	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	5130 of 5614	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	5508 of 5611	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	5349 of 5530	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	5063 of 5390	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	4881 of 5377	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	5059 of 5314	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.2	4343 of 5193	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	4389 of 5113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	4921 of 5113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	4531 of 4818	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	4771 of 4822	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.4	4699 of 4809	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	1411 of 2227	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1321 of 2585	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1383 of 2128	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	2314 of 3162	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	3144 of 3245	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	3283 of 3311	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	2964 of 3275	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3092 of 3246	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3735 of 5597	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4212 of 5612	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4580 of 5609	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	5307 of 5635	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	4839 of 5492	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4692 of 5413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	2654 of 5107	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3381 of 5107	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3650 of 5087	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4639 of 5084	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	3980 of 4963	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4102 of 4830	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2804 of 5460	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3632 of 5517	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3817 of 5363	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4704 of 5264	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4107 of 5173	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4257 of 5084	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3787 of 5628	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4216 of 5643	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4469 of 5638	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	5226 of 5663	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4724 of 5510	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4952 of 5431	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1226 of 2847	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	1538 of 2635	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2230 of 2420	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science20%-13 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)	% 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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	680 Little St.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 484-0326	577	27	21.3	97.9%	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.6%)	539 (93.4%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	30.7	3899^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		25	4365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	466																	20.0		20.0	23.6	36.0	41.4				33.4	33.6	33.6	26.7				31.4	93.9	96.5	94.8	96.5	96.5	$24,625	$4,584	$20,041
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	697 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-4245	603	30	20.2	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	602 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.2	3780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		30.9	3863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	83																	14.8	23.3	19.0	20.6	28.6	26.2	51.7	38.3	45.0	34.9	36.5	36.5	18.0	42.4	38.3	46.7	36.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	96.5	$23,192	$2,614	$20,578
N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	379 South Loma Dr.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9183	417	18	23.1	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	410 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.6	3251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		39.6	3199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.5%	52	19.2	16.7	6.4	14.0	59.6	28.6	42.6	44.1	25.5	33.3	4.3	20.6	10.6	16.7	6.4	11.0	16.7		16.7	31.8	55.2	43.9				43.2	38.5	45.8	19.7				34.2						$22,269	$3,110	$19,159
Tenth Street Elementary	Public	1-5	1000 Grattan St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 380-8990	339	16	21.1	96.8%	7 (2.1%)	14 (4.1%)	314 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.8	4430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		18.3	4999^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	569																	22.6		22.6	30.4	12.2	31.8				24.3	50.7	15.1	15.9				27.3						$27,320	$6,108	$21,212
MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts	Public	K-5	2300 West Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 381-7217	338	16	21.1	97.9%	7 (2.1%)	10 (3.0%)	311 (92.0%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.4	4643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		25.3	4337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	306																	8.2		8.2	18.0	40.4	24.5				27.2	23.4	42.3	12.2				26.1	90.9	93.5	97.4	94.8	97.4	$26,576	$6,216	$20,360
Olympic Primary Center	Public	K	950 South Albany St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-2753	96	5	19.2	96.9%	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	88 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)								(n/a)																																							$48,349	$5,802	$42,547
Equitas Academy #3 Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	1050 Beacon Ave.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #3 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 204-0344	435	16	27.1	91.0%	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (96.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	41.2	3137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.4%		40.7	3146^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	9																				35.4	47.2					40.9	30.9	42.5					36.4						$23,777	$2,556	$21,221
Charles White Elementary	Public	1-5	2401 Wilshire Blvd.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-9172	233	14	16.6	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	222 (95.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	55.2	2297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%		30.8	3871^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	1574																	26.5		26.5	51.2	36.2	47.9				44.9	50.0	50.0	49.0				49.7						$31,522	$6,966	$24,556
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)	Public	K-5	309 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-2932	408	20	20.4	96.3%	15 (3.7%)	56 (13.7%)	326 (79.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	20.8	4758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		30.2	3912^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	846																	15.1		15.1	21.9	27.3	32.4				27.4	29.0	23.8	20.6				24.3	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5		$26,392	$5,188	$21,204
Union Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	150 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 483-1345	809	37	21.8	93.9%	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	775 (95.8%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	33.4	3685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		36.9	3373^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	312																	23.4		23.4	34.5	40.0	37.5				37.1	32.7	30.8	28.2				30.7	95.5	96.7	97.2	96.7	97.8	$21,870	$4,992	$16,878

Frequently Asked Questions about Esperanza Elementary

What district is Esperanza Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Esperanza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John H. Liechty Middle
High : Belmont Senior High
High : Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
High : Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
High : Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
High : Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
High : School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Is Esperanza Elementary a good school?

Esperanza Elementary ranks 3899^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Elementary?

Students at Esperanza Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Esperanza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Esperanza Elementary.

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