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Dayton Heights Elementary

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Dayton Heights Elementary ranks 2562 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2562^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dayton Heights Elementary is a small, K-5 public school serving 214 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, notable for its high per-student spending and a student-teacher ratio lower than the district average.

Academically, the school shows significant strengths and challenges. It performs notably well for its student population, with Hispanic and low-income students historically scoring in higher percentiles statewide. However, there are critical gaps: science proficiency is alarmingly low at 9.3%, and 5th-grade math scores drop dramatically to 18.6% proficient. The school's overall state ranking has declined from the 71st to the 56th percentile in recent years, and chronic absenteeism, while improved, remains higher than the state average at 22.5%.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal interesting patterns. While Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary spends 41% less per student, it achieves a higher ranking and better test scores. Other schools with similar student demographics, like Frank del Olmo Elementary and Ramona Elementary, show wide performance variation, indicating factors beyond demographics are at play. Nearby charter schools like Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 perform significantly worse, challenging assumptions about school type and performance.

214

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,208

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

607 North Westmoreland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004-2299

(323) 661-3308

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Dayton Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet
High:	John Marshall Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

Asian:

6.1%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2022) to 56th (2025)

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

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,562^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

194^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	50.7	2562 of 5857	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	2083 of 5869	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	1965 of 5859	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	1717 of 5883	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	2711 of 5789	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	2858 of 5662	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	2970 of 5692	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.2	2653 of 5614	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.8	2634 of 5611	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.3	2844 of 5530	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	2866 of 5390	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.2	2942 of 5377	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	3266 of 5314	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.8	3994 of 5193	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.9	3207 of 5113	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.7	3519 of 5113	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.7	3673 of 4818	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.7	3363 of 4822	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.1	3177 of 4809	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.9	1957 of 2585	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	930 of 2128	56.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.8	579 of 3162	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	791 of 3245	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	32.8	2286 of 3275	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2074 of 3246	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2662 of 5597	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	1982 of 5612	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	2119 of 5609	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	1709 of 5635	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	2004 of 5492	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	2019 of 5413	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1594 of 5107	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	1028 of 5107	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	903 of 5087	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	774 of 5084	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	1459 of 4963	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	1835 of 4830	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1621 of 5460	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	1030 of 5517	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	867 of 5363	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	609 of 5264	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	1334 of 5173	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	1794 of 5084	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	2279 of 5628	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	2086 of 5643	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	1668 of 5638	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	1621 of 5663	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	32.7	3567 of 5510	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3413 of 5431	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.9	2111 of 2420	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science9%-23 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
Dayton Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	607 North Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 661-3308	214	12	17.8	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	193 (90.2%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	2562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		59.6	2083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	479	9.3		9.3	51.2	57.1	46.5				51.3	54.8	57.1	18.6				42.5	94.2						$33,208	$5,975	$27,233
Everest Value	Public, Charter	K-8	240 North Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Everest Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-7736	380	16	23.7	92.1%	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	358 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19.2	4901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		42.9	3006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	1895	10.7	1.9	5.0	17.7	20.7	28.6	38.6	50.0	30.6	33.2	19.4	20.0	6.9	21.1	42.9	26.4	24.4							$22,522	$2,609	$19,913
Lockwood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4345 Lockwood Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 662-2101	285	15	18.9	96.5%	13 (4.6%)	8 (2.8%)	237 (83.2%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	34.7	3608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.4%		31.3	3824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	216	28.3		28.3	31.4	27.5	47.1	50.0			39.6	29.0	19.5	22.6	31.6			25.3	91.7	93.8		93.8	93.8		$31,207	$5,987	$25,220
Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Council St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-8775	551	24	22.9	92.7%	19 (3.4%)	29 (5.3%)	309 (56.1%)	141 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	78.3	1231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		70.7	1566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.3%	335	43.0		43.0	62.4	55.2	61.2				59.4	70.9	61.0	54.0				61.5							$19,604	$3,930	$15,674
Alexandria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4211 Oakwood Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 660-1936	502	26	19.3	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	457 (91.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	57.1	2207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		45.4	2836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	629	18.1		18.1	53.1	48.2	36.8				46.3	66.7	60.0	36.1				54.4	96.0	97.6	98.4	96.8	97.6	98.4	$25,703	$5,069	$20,634
Frank del Olmo Elementary	Public	K-5	100 North New Hampshire Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 427-7200	456	21	21.7	97.8%	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	404 (88.6%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	41.2	3136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		34.2	3593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	457	23.9		23.9	27.8	41.1	53.7				40.6	32.5	41.5	34.7				36.6	94.9	96.3		97.8	97.8	97.8	$25,383	$4,991	$20,392
Lexington Avenue Primary Center	Public	K-2	4564 West Lexington Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-2884	113	7	16.1	93.8%	5 (4.4%)	8 (7.1%)	89 (78.8%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)								(n/a)																								$42,001	$7,730	$34,271
Commonwealth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	215 South Commonwealth Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 384-2546	504	26	19.3	88.7%	26 (5.2%)	14 (2.8%)	370 (73.4%)	72 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	42.1	3061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%		58.1	2142^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	919	28.1		28.1	27.1	50.0	43.2				39.9	33.3	40.2	37.1				36.8	94.0			96.0		98.0	$24,513	$5,066	$19,447
Micheltorena Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1511 Micheltorena St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 661-2125	388	20	19.4	39.9%	118 (30.4%)	4 (1.0%)	173 (44.6%)	22 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (17.8%)	77.4	1267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		76.6	1310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.7%	43	45.8		45.8	71.2	62.5	62.7				65.4	73.1	53.2	39.0				54.4	97.0	97.0			97.0		$23,758	$4,052	$19,706
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	1133 North Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 663-2158	277	15	18.4	96.4%	8 (2.9%)	7 (2.5%)	236 (85.2%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	29.8	3982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%		28.5	4068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	86	20.5		20.5	18.6	40.5	48.7				35.3	22.2	31.6	25.6				26.2	96.4	96.4			96.4	96.4	$34,611	$7,942	$26,669

Frequently Asked Questions about Dayton Heights Elementary

Is Dayton Heights Elementary a good school?

Dayton Heights Elementary ranks 2562^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Dayton Heights Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Dayton Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Dayton Heights Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dayton Heights Elementary?

Students at Dayton Heights Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Dayton Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dayton Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet
High : John Marshall Senior High

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