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Aldama Elementary

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Aldama Elementary ranks 2842 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aldama Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 329 students in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The school is on a strong upward trend, having significantly improved its statewide ranking from the 18th percentile in 2016 to the 51st percentile in 2025. A key strength is its math program, where student proficiency exceeds both district and state averages, a notable achievement given its efficient use of resources compared to some neighbors. For example, while Bushnell Way Elementary spends more per student, Aldama achieves higher math scores. However, the school faces challenges, including a significant drop in math performance in 5th grade and science scores that lag behind other subjects.

Aldama exists in an area with a wide range of school performance. It sits between top-performing schools like Mt. Washington Elementary and others that are struggling, showing that outcomes can vary even locally. Chronic absenteeism, while improved, remains higher than at the highest-achieving nearby schools. The recent dramatic improvement for English Language Learners is a very positive sign. Overall, Aldama is a school demonstrating clear progress and effective teaching in core areas, with specific opportunities to strengthen science instruction and support consistent attendance.

329

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,723

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

632 North Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042-3205

(323) 255-1434

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Aldama Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet
High:	Benjamin Franklin Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

White:

10.0%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,842^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

231^st 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	45.8	2842 of 5857	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	3689 of 5869	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	3034 of 5859	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3766 of 5883	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4299 of 5789	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4381 of 5662	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	3993 of 5692	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	4589 of 5614	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	3730 of 5611	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	4045 of 5530	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	4211 of 5390	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	3541 of 5377	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.3	3599 of 5314	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.8	3652 of 5193	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.4	3171 of 5113	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.6	3886 of 5113	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.4	3088 of 4818	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.8	2791 of 4822	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.4	2664 of 4809	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.0	1478 of 2585	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	1966 of 3162	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	3231 of 3245	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	3294 of 3311	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	2668 of 3275	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	3122 of 3246	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	2926 of 5597	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3478 of 5612	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2648 of 5609	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	2468 of 5635	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.1	4222 of 5492	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	4570 of 5413	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2646 of 5107	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3211 of 5107	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2498 of 5087	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	3105 of 5084	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4035 of 4963	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	4060 of 4830	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	3258 of 5460	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3992 of 5517	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2848 of 5363	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3877 of 5264	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4484 of 5173	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4263 of 5084	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2542 of 5628	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	3542 of 5643	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	3247 of 5638	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4637 of 5663	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	3967 of 5510	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3800 of 5431	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science20%-12 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aldama Elementary	Public	K-5	632 North Avenue 50	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-1434	329	16	20.5	74.2%	33 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	281 (85.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	45.8	2842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		33	3689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	847	20.4		20.4	35.3	48.4	44.9				43.3	43.1	51.6	24.5				40.9				$26,723	$5,138	$21,585
Monte Vista Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5423 Monte Vista St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7261	181	10	18.1	88.4%	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	176 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.8	3228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		24.6	4406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	1178	28.6		28.6	33.3	38.5	47.4				41.1	18.2	38.5	33.3				31.0				$36,573	$7,027	$29,546
Richard Riordan Primary Center	Public	K-5	5531 Monte Vista St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 551-6822	136	7	19.4	77.9%	10 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	113 (83.1%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	88.9	715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%					(n/a)				70.6	63.6					70.3	70.6	72.7					67.6				$35,186	$7,865	$27,321
Arroyo Seco Museum Science	Public	K-8	4805 Sycamore Terr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5141	413	20	20.6	74.1%	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	360 (87.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	64.3	1869^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%		67	1728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	141	32.7	67.3	51.0	47.7	47.1	61.2	61.7	75.0	81.8	62.8	45.5	47.1	40.8	59.6	47.7	58.2	50.0				$22,326	$3,452	$18,874
Buchanan Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5024 Buchanan St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-7118	278	16	17.3	66.2%	26 (9.4%)	3 (1.1%)	217 (78.1%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	51.2	2542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.6%		37.4	3340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.1%	798	34.2		34.2	50.0	48.7	42.1				47.2	60.0	32.4	18.4				39.2				$29,870	$4,974	$24,896
Mt. Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	3981 San Rafael Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-8320	430	18	23.8	18.1%	175 (40.7%)	3 (0.7%)	93 (21.6%)	41 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	116 (27.0%)	94	396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		92.3	554^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.6%	158	68.9		68.9	80.6	72.7	80.4	83.3			78.7	76.1	70.9	65.2	70.8			71.4	94.2	96.5	96.5	$16,926	$2,436	$14,490
Toland Way Elementary	Public	K-6	4545 Toland Way	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-3142	218	12	18.1	85.3%	16 (7.3%)	1 (0.5%)	158 (72.5%)	33 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	55.1	2301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.7%		36.6	3390^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	1089	26.9		26.9	57.1	48.0	42.3	45.8			47.9	57.1	53.9	30.8	37.5			44.3				$35,380	$5,897	$29,483
Yorkdale Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Meridian St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-0587	205	10	20.5	82.9%	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (87.8%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	33.2	3708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		33.4	3648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	60	15.2		15.2	43.3	42.9	18.2				34.7	43.3	34.3	21.2				32.7	91.3		91.3	$27,159	$4,356	$22,803
Bushnell Way Elementary	Public	K-5	5507 Bushnell Way	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-6511	157	8	19.6	84.1%	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	143 (91.1%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	50.9	2552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		49.4	2585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	33	44.0		44.0	34.6	53.6	64.0				50.6	32.0	35.7	28.0				32.1				$45,649	$10,544	$35,105
Latona Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4312 Berenice Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-5148	149	9	16.5	89.3%	3 (2.0%)	7 (4.7%)	127 (85.2%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	41.8	3079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.9	2514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	565	33.3		33.3	29.2	52.9	46.7	44.4			41.9	20.8	47.1	46.7	16.7			31.1				$30,475	$6,023	$24,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Aldama Elementary

What district is Aldama Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Aldama Elementary?

Students at Aldama Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Aldama Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aldama Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet
High : Benjamin Franklin Senior High

How many students attend Aldama Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Aldama Elementary.

Is Aldama Elementary a good school?

Aldama Elementary ranks 2842^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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