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Atwater Avenue Elementary

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Atwater Avenue Elementary ranks 1449 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Atwater Avenue Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 332 students in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and it has shown remarkable academic improvement in recent years, now holding a 4-star rating.

The school's performance is particularly strong when compared to other local schools with similar student populations. For instance, Atwater significantly outperforms nearby Fletcher Drive Elementary and Glassell Park Elementary in English and Math, and its science scores are well above both district and state averages. While the high-performing Ivanhoe Elementary has higher test scores, it serves a much more affluent community, making Atwater's achievements notable. The school has shown a consistent upward trajectory, jumping from the 32nd to the 75th percentile statewide in just six years.

Despite these strengths, parents should be aware of some challenges. Chronic absenteeism is a concern, affecting nearly a quarter of students, which is higher than the state average. Performance also varies by grade, with sixth-grade scores dipping compared to the strong results seen in fourth grade. Furthermore, the school's support for students in special education programs lags behind its overall success, indicating an area for needed improvement as the school continues its positive growth.

332

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,771

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3271 Silver Lake Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039-2253

(323) 665-5941

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Atwater Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Irving Mid School Math Music and Engr Magnet
High:	Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.1%

White:

16.6%

Two or more races:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,449^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^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	73.5	1449 of 5857	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	1895 of 5869	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	1894 of 5859	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	2496 of 5883	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	3950 of 5789	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3479 of 5662	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	3383 of 5692	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	3214 of 5614	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.1	3691 of 5611	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.0	2240 of 5530	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.7	2512 of 5390	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.8	2963 of 5377	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.1	3290 of 5314	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.4	4035 of 5193	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	3550 of 5113	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.8	3516 of 5113	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.5	3144 of 4818	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.4	3136 of 4822	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.8	2889 of 4809	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	41.1	1003 of 2128	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	1587 of 5597	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	1927 of 5612	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	1693 of 5609	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	2622 of 5635	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	3461 of 5492	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2953 of 5413	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	849 of 5107	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	1479 of 5107	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	1307 of 5087	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	1897 of 5084	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	3851 of 4963	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3739 of 4830	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	1321 of 5460	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	1680 of 5517	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	1665 of 5363	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	2027 of 5264	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	3430 of 5173	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	2606 of 5084	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	1349 of 5628	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	1725 of 5643	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	2007 of 5638	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	2378 of 5663	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	3893 of 5510	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3731 of 5431	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	1982 of 2420	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2018)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science49%+16 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)	% 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	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
Atwater Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3271 Silver Lake Blvd.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 665-5941	332	19	17.4	60.2%	55 (16.6%)	7 (2.1%)	203 (61.1%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.3%)	73.5	1449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		63.7	1895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.7%	446	48.6		48.6	52.3	65.1	60.0	48.2			57.1	56.8	62.8	54.3	37.0			54.4						$27,771	$4,893	$22,878
California Creative Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2709 Media Center Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	California Creative Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 539-2810	330	13	25.5	48.8%	113 (34.2%)	16 (4.8%)	125 (37.9%)	23 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.2%)	39.6	3245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		48.9	2619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.4%	626	28.3		28.3	28.9	44.0	48.3				41.3	26.7	40.0	28.3				31.6						$19,210	$758	$18,452
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	120 East Cerritos Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-7207	490	20	24.5	63.3%	161 (32.9%)	17 (3.5%)	239 (48.8%)	67 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	40.9	3159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		50.4	2534^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	625	21.1		21.1	31.0	41.3	52.3	52.2			44.0	36.8	39.1	26.8	25.4			32.1						$17,566	$1,745	$15,821
ISANA Octavia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3010 Estara Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	ISANA Octavia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 344-3622	363	17	21.2	91.2%	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	333 (91.7%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	45	2883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		51.9	2461^st of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	422	28.6	23.9	26.3	34.2	27.8	52.1	39.5	61.0	58.7	46.6	47.5	27.0	36.7	46.2	45.2	32.6	39.1						$20,543	$1,955	$18,588
Fletcher Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fletcher Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5246	156	9	17.3	97.4%	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	137 (87.8%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.3	4471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		32.6	3730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.4%	741	11.8		11.8	28.0	37.0	38.2				34.9	16.0	29.6	20.6				22.1	88.1	92.9	92.9	90.5	92.9	$29,761	$5,541	$24,220
Ivanhoe Elementary	Public	K-5	2828 Herkimer St.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 664-0051	426	18	23.6	17.8%	186 (43.7%)	7 (1.6%)	57 (13.4%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (31.5%)	96.5	195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.8	513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	318	76.0		76.0	85.5	75.0	85.3				82.2	85.5	80.3	69.3				77.8	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	$16,587	$2,133	$14,454
Allesandro Elementary	Public	K-6	2210 Riverside Dr.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 666-7162	267	14	19.0	85.0%	14 (5.2%)	7 (2.6%)	221 (82.8%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	75.9	1336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		74.6	1379^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.5%	43	52.5		52.5	54.8	70.3	57.5	83.3			63.5	47.6	62.2	42.5	66.7			52.6	95.8		97.2		97.2	$26,714	$4,856	$21,858
Glenfeliz Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-6	3955 Glenfeliz Blvd.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 666-1431	189	10	19.8	74.1%	31 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	127 (67.2%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.4%)	62	1963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		46.3	2775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.7%	812	34.6		34.6	20.0	75.0	48.2	77.3			54.1	45.0	68.8	30.8	59.1			48.8						$32,632	$4,404	$28,228
Glassell Park Elementary School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 West Avenue 30	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-2277	234	12	19.5	93.2%	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	214 (91.5%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	30.3	3940^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		21.8	4692^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	752	25.0		25.0	32.5	35.3	38.9				35.5	30.0	32.4	19.4				27.3	91.5	96.6	93.2	93.2	94.9	$31,698	$5,152	$26,546
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	501 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 246-2421	672	28	24.0	62.5%	428 (63.7%)	2 (0.3%)	183 (27.2%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	87.4	805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%		88.8	760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	45	49.5		49.5	67.3	73.7	79.0				73.2	57.1	69.2	71.0				65.9						$16,734	$1,300	$15,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Atwater Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Atwater Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Washington Irving Mid School Math Music and Engr Magnet
High : Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet

Is Atwater Avenue Elementary a good school?

Atwater Avenue Elementary ranks 1449^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Atwater Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Atwater Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Atwater Avenue Elementary?

Students at Atwater Avenue Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 17% White, 13% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Atwater Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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