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Ambler Avenue Elementary

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Ambler Avenue Elementary ranks 3273 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ambler Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 445 students in Carson, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, where it earns a 2-star rating and shows particular strength in supporting its African American and female students despite overall test scores being below average.

The school has a mixed performance record, with a notable strength in significantly improving student attendance over recent years, now posting a better chronic absenteeism rate than some neighbors like Avalon Gardens Elementary. However, academic results vary widely by grade, with a sharp drop in math proficiency after 3rd grade, and the school's effectiveness with students with disabilities has declined recently. Compared to other local Los Angeles Unified schools, such as Towne Avenue Elementary, Ambler Avenue spends a moderate amount per student but achieves mid-tier results.

An interesting finding from the area is that schools in the neighboring Compton Unified district, like Laurel Street Elementary, often have much higher test scores and lower absenteeism with similar student populations, suggesting district-level policies and community engagement can make a significant difference. For parents, Ambler Avenue represents a school with specific strengths and challenges, performing better than some nearby schools with similar demographics but lagging behind others in the region.

445

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,902

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

319 East Sherman Dr.
Carson, CA 90746-1158

(310) 532-4090

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Ambler Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle
High:	Gardena Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.4%

Hispanic:

24.0%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2022) to 44th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,273^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

270^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	39.2	3273 of 5857	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3388 of 5869	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2947 of 5859	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2892 of 5883	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	3361 of 5789	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3459 of 5662	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	3762 of 5692	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	3331 of 5614	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.6	3666 of 5611	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	3360 of 5530	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	2558 of 5390	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	36.9	3474 of 5377	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.0	3234 of 5314	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.0	3369 of 5193	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	2525 of 5113	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.2	3350 of 5113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.2	2544 of 4818	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.7	2163 of 4822	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.6	1896 of 4809	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	97 of 569	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	94 of 593	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	71 of 661	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	62 of 663	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	103 of 747	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	109 of 700	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2503 of 5597	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	2980 of 5612	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	2585 of 5609	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	2373 of 5635	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	3023 of 5492	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3076 of 5413	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	1675 of 5107	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2652 of 5107	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	1693 of 5087	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	2010 of 5084	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	1786 of 4830	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2473 of 5460	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	3051 of 5517	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	2242 of 5363	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	1980 of 5264	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	2531 of 5173	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	3007 of 5084	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	3881 of 5628	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3617 of 5643	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3155 of 5638	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3394 of 5663	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3620 of 5510	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3565 of 5431	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	2214 of 2847	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.7	836 of 2420	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)83rd percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Ambler Avenue Elementary

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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)	% 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 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ambler Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	319 East Sherman Dr.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 532-4090	445	23	19.7	80.9%	2 (0.4%)	322 (72.4%)	107 (24.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	39.2	3273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		36.7	3388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	115	23.3		23.3	48.4	39.4	44.2				43.9	48.4	22.5	23.3				30.3						$25,902	$3,981	$21,921
Ralph Bunche Elementary	Public	K-8	16223 South Haskins Ln.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6120	217	9	24.2	82.0%	1 (0.5%)	84 (38.7%)	128 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	60.4	2045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		34.6	3557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	1512	20.7	22.2	21.3	61.3	40.0	55.2	47.6	37.5	50.0	50.4	74.2	65.0	34.5	28.6	0.0	50.0	45.2						$24,032	$4,293	$19,739
Gardena Elementary	Public	K-5	647 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6967	398	19	20.9	95.2%	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.8%)	357 (89.7%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	29.8	3975^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		29.1	4004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	29	18.3		18.3	13.6	38.3	45.8				34.0	23.7	29.6	29.6				28.0	88.9	97.2	94.4	94.4	97.2	$20,315	$3,980	$16,335
Bursch Elementary	Public	K-8	2505 West 156th St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6130	370	15	25.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	73 (19.7%)	296 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.7	2518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		42.4	3041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	523	14.3	46.2	21.0	48.8	42.5	35.4	58.1	41.2	61.5	45.8	62.8	57.5	28.6	41.9	29.4	53.9	46.1	90.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	92.0	$24,221	$5,019	$19,202
Towne Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	18924 Towne Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 329-3505	288	14	20.5	81.6%	5 (1.7%)	46 (16.0%)	209 (72.6%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	6 (2.1%)	60.9	2019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		51.1	2503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.4%	484	30.8		30.8	52.0	52.3	46.2				50.4	64.0	42.2	41.0				50.0	96.8			96.8		$24,218	$4,612	$19,606
Leapwood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19302 Leapwood Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-8245	222	12	18.4	72.1%	5 (2.3%)	148 (66.7%)	38 (17.1%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.2%)	35.9	3503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		27.8	4130^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	627	10.0		10.0	32.4	40.0	33.3				35.1	41.2	43.3	33.3				39.4						$33,121	$5,223	$27,898
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-8	14431 Stanford Ave.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6320	331	14	22.8	90.3%	2 (0.6%)	94 (28.4%)	230 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	32	3798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.6	3725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	73	9.6	15.4	10.8	41.0	35.4	40.4	33.3	69.0	61.5	43.5	42.5	33.3	19.2	27.3	51.7	53.9	34.4						$23,485	$4,420	$19,065
Amestoy Elementary	Public	K-5	1048 West 149th St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-5592	623	31	20.0	86.7%	6 (1.0%)	118 (18.9%)	448 (71.9%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	55.3	2291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		48.2	2653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.8%	362	28.0		28.0	41.9	47.5	43.9				44.4	63.8	49.5	37.4				50.2						$21,322	$4,262	$17,060
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 South Dwight St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6460	450	18	25.0	88.7%	1 (0.2%)	100 (22.2%)	341 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34.3	3630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		28.3	4087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	457	19.7	13.0	17.0	34.6	40.7	39.4	43.9	50.0	43.5	41.3	29.1	41.8	28.8	9.8	33.3	21.7	28.1	90.9				94.6	$24,075	$3,713	$20,362
Laurel Street Elementary	Public	K-8	1321 West Laurel St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6440	377	15	25.1	87.5%	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.1%)	316 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	78.6	1212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		64	1875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	663	32.1	29.6	31.3	79.0	72.7	71.7	39.5	62.5	66.7	65.4	76.3	54.6	75.5	55.8	56.3	44.4	62.0						$23,158	$4,045	$19,113

Frequently Asked Questions about Ambler Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Ambler Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Ambler Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ambler Avenue Elementary?

Students at Ambler Avenue Elementary are 72% African American, 24% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ambler Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ambler Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle
High : Gardena Senior High

What district is Ambler Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Ambler Avenue Elementary a good school?

Ambler Avenue Elementary ranks 3273^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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