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Eshelman Avenue Elementary

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Eshelman Avenue Elementary ranks 2155 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Eshelman Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 449 students in Lomita, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it performs notably well academically given the economic challenges many of its families face.

The school's test scores in math and English are consistently higher than the district average and, importantly, it achieves strong results for its student population, outperforming other schools with similar demographics like Hawaiian Avenue Elementary. While it ranks solidly statewide, there is a noticeable performance gap when compared to schools in neighboring, wealthier districts such as Dapplegray Elementary in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified or Walteria Elementary in Torrance Unified, which highlights broader educational disparities across district lines.

Eshelman shows promising trends, including significant improvement in reducing chronic student absences, though this rate remains higher than in some nearby districts. Performance varies by grade, with third grade being particularly strong, while fifth-grade scores, especially in science, are an area for growth. The school also spends more per student than some local schools, including the higher-performing Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet, indicating different resource priorities as it works to support its community.

449

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,239

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25902 Eshelman Ave.
Lomita, CA 90717-3223

(310) 326-1576

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Eshelman Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alexander Fleming Middle
High:	Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles
	Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.2%

African American:

12.0%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

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 school46%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,155^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

144^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	58.2	2155 of 5857	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	2660 of 5869	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	2707 of 5859	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	2843 of 5883	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	2628 of 5789	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	2584 of 5662	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	2471 of 5692	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	2205 of 5614	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.5	2819 of 5611	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.6	2133 of 5530	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	1937 of 5390	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	2118 of 5377	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.2	2509 of 5314	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.4	2738 of 5193	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.1	1946 of 5113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.9	2164 of 5113	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.4	2798 of 4818	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.5	2920 of 4822	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.9	3006 of 4809	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	310 of 569	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	307 of 663	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	187 of 747	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	172 of 700	75.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.0	1201 of 2227	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1057 of 2585	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	1476 of 2128	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.3	757 of 3162	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	34.1	2232 of 3245	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	1115 of 3275	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2701 of 5597	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	2623 of 5612	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	2769 of 5609	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	2200 of 5635	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	2218 of 5492	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	2165 of 5413	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	806 of 5107	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	1522 of 5107	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	1201 of 5087	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	1571 of 5084	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	1410 of 4963	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	946 of 4830	80.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	1192 of 5460	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	1947 of 5517	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1611 of 5363	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	1500 of 5264	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	1464 of 5173	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	1510 of 5084	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	1620 of 5628	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	2531 of 5643	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	2489 of 5638	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	3280 of 5663	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2803 of 5510	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2835 of 5431	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science29%-4 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 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 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 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
Eshelman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	25902 Eshelman Ave.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-1576	449	20	22.4	86.9%	36 (8.0%)	54 (12.0%)	315 (70.2%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	58.2	2155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.2%		48.1	2660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	505	29.0	29.0	55.2	49.3	48.5		51.0	55.7	50.7	31.9		46.3	92.9	96.5		95.6	94.7	96.5	$23,239	$4,417	$18,822
Harbor City Elementary	Public	K-5	1508 West 254th St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5075	420	22	19.0	92.4%	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.5%)	349 (83.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (6.9%)	41.1	3147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		36.2	3423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	276	18.3	18.3	40.5	45.2	43.5		42.9	52.6	29.0	23.9		36.0							$24,451	$4,815	$19,636
Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 247th St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 784-6700	853	37	23.0	68.9%	70 (8.2%)	107 (12.5%)	500 (58.6%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	51 (6.0%)	82.5	1048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.8	1045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	3	46.4	46.4	58.4	61.1	72.9		64.3	70.1	60.4	58.3		62.7							$19,172	$3,740	$15,432
Normont Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 West 253rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5261	270	15	18.0	98.5%	14 (5.2%)	60 (22.2%)	176 (65.2%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	31.8	3817^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		24.7	4396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	579	17.1	17.1	38.2	31.7	34.3		34.6	28.6	34.2	34.3		32.4	81.8	89.1	92.7	89.1	89.1	90.9	$35,324	$5,889	$29,435
President Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 West 243rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-7400	362	23	15.7	73.5%	15 (4.1%)	43 (11.9%)	258 (71.3%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	43.9	2959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		34.4	3569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	610	22.0	22.0	50.8	38.1	34.0	41.7	41.4	45.9	46.0	26.0	25.0	39.3	91.8	95.3			96.5		$31,528	$4,834	$26,694
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2121 238Th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4480	343	14	24.5	49.0%	54 (15.7%)	11 (3.2%)	198 (57.7%)	52 (15.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.3%)	70.6	1578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		75.5	1350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	228	41.8	41.8	52.8	64.2	56.4		57.8	55.6	54.7	43.6		51.2	95.4	96.5		96.5	95.4	96.5	$16,663	$745	$15,918
Dapplegray Elementary	Public	K-5	3011 Palos Verdes Dr. North	Rolling Hills Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 541-3706	639	27	23.6	10.2%	256 (40.1%)	14 (2.2%)	129 (20.2%)	147 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (14.4%)	91.9	556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		94.6	375^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.6%	181	64.7	64.7	71.3	76.9	78.3		75.5	67.8	70.2	65.5		67.8	97.7		98.5				$14,856	$489	$14,367
Howard Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 West 235th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4484	344	16	21.6	42.4%	50 (14.5%)	8 (2.3%)	181 (52.6%)	68 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.9%)	69.7	1614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		81.3	1097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	517	48.3	48.3	43.6	50.0	65.5		54.1	46.2	51.6	56.9		52.2							$16,871	$756	$16,115
Taper Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1824 Taper Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-3056	672	31	21.6	50.1%	125 (18.6%)	36 (5.4%)	379 (56.4%)	52 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (11.2%)	81.5	1101^st of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		72	1495^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.5%	394	49.5	49.5	63.5	59.4	67.7		63.5	67.7	53.8	60.6		60.5	95.2		97.6	96.8	98.4	96.8	$19,162	$2,985	$16,177
Walteria Elementary	Public	K-5	24456 Madison St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4487	650	25	26.5	16.8%	149 (22.9%)	7 (1.1%)	108 (16.6%)	292 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (14.5%)	96.4	199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.6	201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	2	78.4	78.4	67.4	81.7	89.5		79.4	83.0	84.2	89.7		85.4							$16,202	$549	$15,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Eshelman Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Eshelman Avenue Elementary?

Students at Eshelman Avenue Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Eshelman Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Eshelman Avenue Elementary.

Is Eshelman Avenue Elementary a good school?

Eshelman Avenue Elementary ranks 2155^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Eshelman Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Eshelman Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eshelman Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alexander Fleming Middle
High : Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles
High : Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High

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