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Bushnell Way Elementary

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Bushnell Way Elementary ranks 2552 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bushnell Way Elementary is a K-5 public school in the Los Angeles Unified school district, serving 157 students in a high-need community where over 84% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school is a remarkable success story of improvement, having risen from one of the lowest-ranked schools in the state to now performing above average, earning a 3-star rating. Its trajectory of getting better each year is the most dramatic among all nearby schools, including Monte Vista Street Elementary and Yorkdale Elementary. Bushnell Way shows particular strength in supporting students with special needs and those from low-income families, outperforming most schools in these areas. It also excels in science, beating both district and state averages, and has made huge strides in improving student attendance.

While the school spends more per student than its neighbors, its academic results are solidly in the middle of the pack compared to other local options like the higher-performing Richard Riordan Primary Center and the specialized Arroyo Seco Museum Science. The data suggests students make strong progress in upper grades, though there is room for growth in early grade math. Overall, Bushnell Way represents a compelling turnaround, demonstrating that significant and sustained improvement is possible.

157

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,649

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5507 Bushnell Way
Los Angeles, CA 90042-4822

(323) 255-6511

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Bushnell Way Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

Asian:

3.2%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,552^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

192^nd 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	50.9	2552 of 5857	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	2585 of 5869	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	2909 of 5859	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	3802 of 5883	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.8	5701 of 5789	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	4922 of 5662	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	4404 of 5692	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	4338 of 5614	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.0	3701 of 5611	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.3	4906 of 5530	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	5169 of 5390	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	4940 of 5377	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	4978 of 5314	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.3	3901 of 5193	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.5	3707 of 5113	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	3641 of 5113	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	3751 of 4818	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.0	3406 of 4822	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.3	3347 of 4809	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	2408 of 5597	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	2945 of 5612	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2704 of 5609	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	8.3	5387 of 5492	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5022 of 5413	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1730 of 5107	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	1729 of 5107	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	2214 of 5087	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	2937 of 5084	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.2	4921 of 4963	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4371 of 4830	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	1646 of 5460	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	1973 of 5517	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	2397 of 5363	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	2567 of 5264	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	9.1	5073 of 5173	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4219 of 5084	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	2293 of 5628	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	2001 of 5643	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	2683 of 5638	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.2	4221 of 5663	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	5437 of 5510	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4383 of 5431	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	636 of 2847	77.7%	★★★★☆

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)78th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Science44%+11 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
El Sereno Elementary	Public	K-6	3838 Rosemead Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-3389	222	10	22.2	94.6%	6 (2.7%)	4 (1.8%)	208 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	39.8	3230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		49.7	2575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	655	10.3		10.3	37.9	46.3	34.5	50.0			42.5	34.5	41.5	24.1	32.1			33.9							$29,562	$5,475	$24,087
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
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet	Public	K-5	317 North Avenue 62	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7328	239	12	19.9	81.6%	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	210 (87.9%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	54.6	2332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.1	2236^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.9%	96	37.1		37.1	51.7	42.1	51.4				48.0	55.2	47.4	22.9				41.2	88.1	94.9	93.2	91.5	89.8	91.5	$31,275	$5,672	$25,603
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
Glen Alta Elementary	Public	K-8	3410 Sierra St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1195	112	7	15.9	97.3%	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.4%)	100 (89.3%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	72.4	1502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.4%		59.5	2093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	591		35.3	34.6		50.0		63.6	91.7	47.1	57.1		50.0		54.6	25.0	29.4	37.1							$41,423	$7,158	$34,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Bushnell Way Elementary

What district is Bushnell Way Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Bushnell Way Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended Bushnell Way Elementary.

Is Bushnell Way Elementary a good school?

Bushnell Way Elementary ranks 2552^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bushnell Way Elementary?

Students at Bushnell Way Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bushnell Way Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bushnell Way Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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