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Dominguez Elementary

Q: Is Dominguez Elementary a good school?

Dominguez Elementary ranks 1815 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Dominguez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Dominguez Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dominguez Elementary?

Students at Dominguez Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Dominguez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dominguez Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Public Grades K-5

1815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dominguez Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 450 students in Carson, California, within the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results that consistently exceed both district and state averages.

The school has shown remarkable, steady improvement over the past decade and is particularly effective with its student population, outperforming other local schools with similar demographics like Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet and Dooley Elementary in core subjects. A major strength is its excellent attendance rate, with chronic absenteeism at just 12.5%, which is significantly better than nearby schools such as Addams Elementary (32.2%) and Webster Elementary (31.9%), and this focus likely supports its academic success.

While Dominguez excels in English and Math, science proficiency is an area identified for growth. The school also operates very efficiently, achieving these strong outcomes with lower per-student spending than several comparison schools. Its consistent trajectory and cost-effective model make it a notable example within the Los Angeles Unified district, competing favorably with some schools in the neighboring Long Beach Unified district.

450

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,876

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21250 Santa Fe Ave.
Carson, CA 90810-1446

(310) 835-7137

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Dominguez Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

African American:

5.1%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,815^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

114^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	65.6	1815 of 5857	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	2041 of 5869	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	2319 of 5859	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	2530 of 5883	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	2598 of 5789	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	3074 of 5662	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.0	3044 of 5692	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	3098 of 5614	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	3434 of 5611	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	3297 of 5530	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	2980 of 5390	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.7	4281 of 5377	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	3875 of 5314	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	3830 of 5193	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	3398 of 5113	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.3	3551 of 5113	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.6	3413 of 4818	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.9	3707 of 4822	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.9	3497 of 4809	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	15.0	3240 of 3245	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	2396 of 3311	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1982 of 3275	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	2070 of 5597	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	2186 of 5612	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	2492 of 5609	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	2617 of 5635	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	2671 of 5492	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	3396 of 5413	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	706 of 5107	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	993 of 5107	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	1236 of 5087	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	1201 of 5084	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	1412 of 4963	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	2006 of 4830	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	753 of 5460	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	1332 of 5517	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1328 of 5363	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1484 of 5264	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	1805 of 5173	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2217 of 5084	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	1377 of 5628	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	1694 of 5643	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	2018 of 5638	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	2249 of 5663	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	2392 of 5510	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	2675 of 5431	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1002 of 2847	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-50 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science29%-3 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 (2025)
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
Dominguez Elementary	Public	K-5	21250 Santa Fe Ave.	Carson	90810	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-7137	450	20	22.5	86.2%	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.1%)	375 (83.3%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	16 (3.6%)	65.6	1815^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		60.6	2041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	226	29.2		29.2	56.1	56.3	60.3				57.5	51.5	54.7	41.5				49.2	95.8	97.5		95.8	95.8	95.8	$33,876	$31,102	$2,774
Los Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-5	515 West San Antonio Dr.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-6337	453	17	27.4	36.2%	73 (16.1%)	59 (13.0%)	169 (37.3%)	93 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (12.8%)	88.4	751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		81.2	1107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	356	59.8		59.8	71.7	62.7	70.7				68.7	68.3	67.8	62.2				65.7							$24,571	$22,596	$1,975
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 West 32nd Way	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-6568	454	21	21.6	78.4%	5 (1.1%)	79 (17.4%)	317 (69.8%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	35.5	3539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29	4010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.7%	471	17.9		17.9	35.2	39.1	29.9				34.8	38.0	48.6	23.9				37.0	93.6				96.4	97.3	$28,127	$24,696	$3,431
Dooley Elementary	Public	K-5	5075 Long Beach Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-7274	662	24	27.0	87.5%	12 (1.8%)	84 (12.7%)	504 (76.1%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	19 (2.9%)	40.4	3186^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		42.2	3057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.9%	129	19.1		19.1	47.7	39.5	43.4				43.4	47.2	29.8	27.2				34.4	95.7	97.8			97.1		$25,544	$23,652	$1,892
Del Amo Elementary	Public	K-5	21228 Water St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-5351	285	15	19.0	75.4%	5 (1.8%)	35 (12.3%)	166 (58.2%)	59 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	50.2	2584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%		53.8	2353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	231	30.6		30.6	41.7	42.6	33.3				39.5	60.0	41.7	41.7				47.1	93.4	95.1	96.7	96.7	93.4	96.7	$46,950	$44,626	$2,324
Muir K-8	Public	K-8	3038 Delta Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-5571	1,029	44	23.1	71.0%	16 (1.6%)	115 (11.2%)	706 (68.6%)	141 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	35 (3.4%)	46.4	2801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%		40.5	3153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	352	30.6	26.6	28.7	41.0	38.3	50.5	48.6	49.1	53.2	46.7	46.6	33.0	34.3	29.0	40.4	32.3	35.9	95.9			95.9	98.4	96.7	$22,490	$20,568	$1,922
Addams Elementary	Public	K-5	5320 Pine Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0202	717	30	24.3	85.1%	7 (1.0%)	105 (14.6%)	545 (76.0%)	29 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	20 (2.8%)	27.8	4152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		28.9	4032^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	120	19.7		19.7	32.5	27.1	40.2				33.2	26.7	24.6	30.3				27.2	96.7						$22,788	$21,138	$1,650
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	19424 South Broadacres Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 537-1980	275	15	18.3	85.5%	2 (0.7%)	197 (71.6%)	44 (16.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.5%)	34.7	3609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.4%		28.7	4053^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	444	20.8		20.8	38.8	34.0	43.4				38.9	38.8	39.6	15.1				30.7	96.3				96.3		$45,214	$42,722	$2,492
Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	710 West Spring St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 427-8512	501	23	21.7	70.3%	22 (4.4%)	66 (13.2%)	294 (58.7%)	73 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	32 (6.4%)	47	2764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		45.7	2818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	54	25.0		25.0	40.3	41.9	50.7				44.3	49.3	32.3	40.8				39.8	95.2	98.1	98.1	97.1	97.1	96.1	$25,754	$23,782	$1,972
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Olive Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0308	904	32	28.2	40.8%	190 (21.0%)	141 (15.6%)	371 (41.0%)	107 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	80 (8.8%)	79.6	1172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		79.2	1190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.7%	18	50.0		50.0	62.5	68.8	71.7				67.3	53.0	56.9	51.5				53.8							$19,540	$18,162	$1,378

Frequently Asked Questions about Dominguez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dominguez Elementary?

Students at Dominguez Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Dominguez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dominguez Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

How many students attend Dominguez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Dominguez Elementary.

What district is Dominguez Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Dominguez Elementary a good school?

Dominguez Elementary ranks 1815^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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