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El Sereno Elementary

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El Sereno Elementary ranks 3230 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Sereno Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 222 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged households.

This school has a standout strength: its students show up. The chronic absenteeism rate of 11.7% is less than half the Los Angeles Unified district average and is significantly better than nearly all nearby schools, including Sierra Park Elementary (28.5%) and Glen Alta Elementary (29.8%). Academically, the school's overall performance is middling and has recently declined, with test scores in English and Math slightly below district and state averages. However, it performs relatively better for its specific student subgroups, ranking in the 61st percentile for Hispanic students statewide. A notable concern is extreme volatility in science scores, which plunged to 10.34% proficient this year from 54.84% the year before.

Compared to other schools, El Sereno operates efficiently with lower per-student spending than most comparable Los Angeles Unified schools, yet it achieves competitive results. The analysis reveals that nearby schools with very similar student demographics have widely different outcomes, from Sierra Vista Elementary (79th percentile) to Cesar Chavez Elementary (29th percentile), suggesting school-level factors are important. Furthermore, schools in adjacent districts like Monterey Hills Elementary in South Pasadena Unified achieve much higher rankings, highlighting how district boundaries can create stark disparities.

222

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,562

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3838 Rosemead Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90032-1044

(323) 222-3389

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend El Sereno Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sereno Middle
High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

2.7%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,230^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

265^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	39.8	3230 of 5857	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	2575 of 5869	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	2757 of 5859	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	2833 of 5883	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	2834 of 5789	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	2679 of 5662	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.7	2626 of 5692	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.1	2596 of 5614	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.7	3346 of 5611	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.0	2750 of 5530	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.3	3178 of 5390	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.1	3754 of 5377	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.4	3893 of 5314	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.4	3341 of 5193	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.3	2700 of 5113	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.4	3466 of 5113	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.1	3234 of 4818	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.6	3129 of 4822	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.6	3100 of 4809	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3300 of 5597	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	2551 of 5612	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	2590 of 5609	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	2117 of 5635	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	2412 of 5492	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	2483 of 5413	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	1991 of 5107	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	1575 of 5107	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	1815 of 5087	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	1637 of 5084	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	1786 of 4963	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	1587 of 4830	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2346 of 5460	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	1884 of 5517	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	1724 of 5363	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	1454 of 5264	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	1840 of 5173	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	1377 of 5084	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	2906 of 5628	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	2352 of 5643	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	2765 of 5638	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	3877 of 5663	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2994 of 5510	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2766 of 5431	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)61st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science10%-22 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
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
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	5243 Oakland St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-1440	169	11	15.3	92.9%	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	157 (92.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	27.4	4174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		25.1	4355^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	181	12.5		12.5	20.0	32.3	34.8	29.6			30.2	33.3	35.5	33.3	17.9			29.6	85.2	85.2	92.6	88.9	85.2	88.9	$42,635	$9,079	$33,556
Sierra Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3170 Budau Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1081	240	14	17.1	92.9%	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	220 (91.7%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	33.4	3686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		44.9	2870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.1%	816	26.8		26.8	17.9	35.1	39.0	35.0			32.5	28.6	35.1	36.6	20.0			31.8							$32,008	$7,494	$24,514
Farmdale Elementary	Public	K-5	2660 Ruth Swiggett Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-6659	324	17	19.0	87.3%	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	293 (90.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	52.5	2468^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		53.8	2354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	114	33.3		33.3	41.0	42.0	55.6				44.9	45.9	36.5	52.8				44.3							$29,280	$5,181	$24,099
Huntington Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4435 North Huntington Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1336	282	17	16.5	92.9%	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.5%)	260 (92.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26.5	4276^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		21.8	4704^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	428	15.8		15.8	37.1	29.7	37.8	25.0			32.9	27.8	27.0	23.7	25.0			25.9	86.1				88.4		$35,694	$6,268	$29,426
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
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4342 Alpha St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-2530	164	8	20.5	84.1%	3 (1.8%)	6 (3.7%)	144 (87.8%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	78.1	1240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%		83.8	1006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	234	40.9		40.9	61.9	66.7	59.1	52.4			60.6	66.7	70.0	39.1	66.7			61.1							$31,507	$6,337	$25,170
Monterey Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1624 Via del Rey	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5860	570	26	21.9	14.4%	96 (16.8%)	7 (1.2%)	197 (34.6%)	171 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	95 (16.7%)	93.9	408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.0%		95.8	281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	127	57.7		57.7	74.1	89.0	76.9				80.0	69.8	83.7	76.0				76.6	97.4	98.3		98.3			$16,849	$506	$16,343
Emery Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2821 West Commonwealth Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3340	383	19	19.7	50.7%	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	285 (74.4%)	61 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	41.3	3134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		48.6	2637^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	497	21.6	34.0	28.7	42.4	48.0	46.0	38.7	40.5	71.4	49.3	44.1	36.0	21.6	31.3	32.6	44.0	35.3	89.5	93.0		91.2	93.0	91.2	$14,939	$1,440	$13,499
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 El Sereno Elementary

What district is El Sereno Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend El Sereno Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended El Sereno Elementary.

Is El Sereno Elementary a good school?

El Sereno Elementary ranks 3230^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of El Sereno Elementary?

Students at El Sereno Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of El Sereno Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Sereno Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Sereno Middle
High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High
High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

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