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Barton Hill Elementary

Public Grades K-5
4134th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 29% of California elementary schools
Summary

Barton Hill Elementary is a Los Angeles Unified K–5 school in San Pedro serving 329 students. In 2025–2026, its proficiency results were below state and district averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science. Science is the sharpest concern: 11% of students were proficient, compared with 36% statewide, 32% in Los Angeles Unified and a 45% average across nine nearby schools. Barton Hill had the lowest science result among the ten schools, about 33 points below the nearby average—the clearest sign of how far its results lag.

Math is the school’s relative bright spot against state and district results, but remains low locally. Proficiency was 32% in math, compared with 38% statewide and 40% districtwide; it was still the second-lowest result among nearby schools, whose average was 51%. ELA was 33%, versus 49% statewide and 48% districtwide, and was also second-lowest locally, against a nearby average of 57%. Grade results point to specific challenges: fifth-grade ELA was 27%, the lowest among nearby schools, while fourth-grade math was 26%, second-lowest. The strongest grade-level results were third-grade ELA at 40% and fifth-grade math at 35%, but neither was above the state result for that grade.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023: ELA rose 5 percentage points, math 5 points and science 7 points, though the gains were not steady year to year. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 46% in 2021–2022 to 27% in 2025–2026; it remains above the district’s 23% and state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 29th percentile with one star, up from the 21st percentile in 2021–2022; only Hawaiian Avenue Elementary ranked lower among the ten nearby schools. In 2024–2025, 19.3 students per teacher was the second-lowest ratio locally, and 96% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with an 87% average among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Hispanic students was at the 47th percentile in 2025–2026, above the school’s 29th-percentile overall ranking. Its English Language Learner ranking was at the 4th percentile in 2022–2023, compared with the school’s 25th-percentile overall ranking that year.

329
Students ?
19.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,295
Per pupil spending ?
95.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
96%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 423 North Pacific Ave.
       San Pedro, CA  90731-2019

(310) 547-2471

District: Los Angeles Unified


Students who attend Barton Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High:    Phineas Banning Senior High
    San Pedro Senior High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.9%
African American:
15.8%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% California)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg42%
California avg42%
4,134th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 29%▲ up 28 pts since 2016
From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
406th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified
715th of 1,530Los 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.34134 of 581728.9%★☆☆☆☆
202524.14490 of 585723.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.74393 of 586925.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.74383 of 585925.2%★☆☆☆☆
202222.14638 of 588321.2%★☆☆☆☆
201914.75266 of 57899.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.95103 of 56629.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.45407 of 56925.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.45543 of 56141.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.85436 of 56113.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201325.94348 of 553021.4%★☆☆☆☆
201229.63976 of 539026.2%★☆☆☆☆
201141.83101 of 537742.3%★★☆☆☆
201029.33903 of 531426.6%★☆☆☆☆
200921.24340 of 519316.4%★☆☆☆☆
200823.64076 of 511320.3%★☆☆☆☆
200715.34621 of 51139.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200620.93936 of 481818.3%★☆☆☆☆
200513.84416 of 48228.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200422.83727 of 480922.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.2460 of 56919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.9469 of 66129.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.7533 of 66319.6%★☆☆☆☆
201944.8368 of 74750.7%★★★☆☆
201838.0410 of 70041.4%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202227.11627 of 222726.9%★☆☆☆☆
201921.12287 of 258511.5%★☆☆☆☆
201819.91973 of 21287.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202320.53115 of 32454.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.12749 of 331117.0%★☆☆☆☆
201924.52907 of 327511.2%★☆☆☆☆
201817.13184 of 32461.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.83886 of 558130.4%★★☆☆☆
202528.93927 of 559729.8%★☆☆☆☆
202436.83289 of 561241.4%★★☆☆☆
202326.14127 of 560926.4%★☆☆☆☆
202227.63967 of 563529.6%★☆☆☆☆
201917.34844 of 549211.8%★☆☆☆☆
201818.54654 of 541314.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202644.42722 of 509446.6%★★☆☆☆
202537.73180 of 510737.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.73064 of 510740.0%★★☆☆☆
202337.43111 of 508738.8%★★☆☆☆
202235.63247 of 508436.1%★★☆☆☆
201920.24357 of 496312.2%★☆☆☆☆
201821.24170 of 483013.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202637.53370 of 542337.9%★★☆☆☆
202530.53951 of 546027.6%★☆☆☆☆
202432.73728 of 551732.4%★★☆☆☆
202334.93500 of 536334.7%★★☆☆☆
202230.93767 of 526428.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.74528 of 517312.5%★☆☆☆☆
201819.84502 of 508411.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.04038 of 560327.9%★☆☆☆☆
202521.74583 of 562818.6%★☆☆☆☆
202418.24896 of 564313.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.84277 of 563824.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.44769 of 566315.8%★☆☆☆☆
201914.55089 of 55107.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.75048 of 54317.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.21829 of 292737.5%★★☆☆☆
202535.71674 of 284741.2%★★☆☆☆
202434.31599 of 263539.3%★★☆☆☆
202328.81706 of 242029.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)30th percentile~ school
Male (2026)28th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)27th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy33%-17 vs state
Mathematics32%-6 vs state
Science11%-25 vs state

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

Barton Hill Elementary ranks 4134th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Barton Hill Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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