Summary
Delevan Drive Elementary serves 483 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Los Angeles Unified, in a community with several nearby elementary-school options. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger placed the school in the 91st percentile statewide, ranking it 532 of 5,804 schools and awarding it five stars. Its most important distinction is that its all-grade results were well above state and district averages in every tested subject, and it led nearby schools in math and science.
Delevan scored 74% in English language arts (ELA), 71% in math and 61% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%, and district averages of 48%, 40% and 32%. Its leads over the state were 25 points in ELA, 33 in math and 25 in science; over Los Angeles Unified, they were 26, 31 and 29 points. Among eight nearby schools with scores, peer averages were 49% in ELA, 42% in math and 35% in science, putting Delevan 25, 29 and 26 points higher. Eagle Rock Elementary narrowly edged Delevan in ELA, with 74.3% versus 74.0%; Delevan had the highest nearby math and science scores.
Results have improved over four years: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose 6 points, math 4 and science 21. The state lead widened in ELA from 21 to 25 points and in science from 10 to 25, while the math lead ended essentially where it began, at about 32 points. Chronic absenteeism also fell 17 points, from 30% to 13%. The school’s 21:1 student–teacher ratio is near the nearby average of 21.7:1. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible share was 39% in 2024–25, compared with a nearby-school average of 69%; only Eagle Rock was lower, at 38%. These figures offer context, not an explanation for test results.
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