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First Street Elementary

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First Street Elementary ranks 2528 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

First Street Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 349 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, known for its remarkable and sustained academic improvement in recent years.

The school's journey is its most compelling feature, having climbed from being one of the lowest-performing schools in the state to now ranking above average, outperforming most nearby schools like Breed Street Elementary and Malabar Street Elementary. This success is evident in core subjects, where students at First Street are more proficient in English and Math than the district average and many neighbors. The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting key student groups and has dramatically improved its chronic absenteeism rate, creating a more consistent learning environment.

While the school excels in the early grades, with exceptional 3rd-grade scores, there is a noted dip in 4th grade, and science remains an area for focused growth. Impressively, First Street achieves these strong results even with a higher student-teacher ratio than surrounding schools, suggesting efficient use of resources. Compared to local charter options like Extera Public and Puente Charter, First Street performs as well or better, solidifying its position as a standout and steadily improving choice for families in the area.

349

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,256

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2820 East First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033-3636

(323) 269-0138

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend First Street Elementary usually attend:

High:	Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High
	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High
	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

White:

1.7%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,528^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 53 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

188^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	51.5	2528 of 5857	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	3359 of 5869	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3848 of 5859	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.6	5394 of 5883	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	5449 of 5789	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	5411 of 5662	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	5551 of 5692	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	5368 of 5614	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	5386 of 5611	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	4513 of 5530	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.5	4134 of 5390	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.3	3514 of 5377	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.7	3798 of 5314	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	4090 of 5193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	4215 of 5113	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	4778 of 5113	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	4472 of 4818	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	4473 of 4822	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.4	4229 of 4809	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.5	2425 of 2585	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2117 of 2128	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	2279 of 3162	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	3257 of 3311	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	3263 of 3275	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	3148 of 3246	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	2567 of 5597	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	3553 of 5612	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3944 of 5609	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5195 of 5635	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	5186 of 5492	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	5353 of 5413	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	1578 of 5107	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2220 of 5107	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	2820 of 5087	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4604 of 5084	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4608 of 4963	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4539 of 4830	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	1641 of 5460	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2409 of 5517	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	2935 of 5363	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4679 of 5264	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4760 of 5173	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	4813 of 5084	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	2291 of 5628	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	3035 of 5643	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3545 of 5638	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5095 of 5663	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	5187 of 5510	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4831 of 5431	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	972 of 2847	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	1691 of 2635	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1902 of 2420	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science15%-18 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
First Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2820 East First St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0138	349	16	21.8	94.6%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.5	2528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		37.1	3359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	831	14.8		14.8	80.4	37.0	34.0	51.7			51.6	73.2	39.1	24.1	34.5			43.0	91.4	95.1		93.8	93.8	95.1	$28,256	$6,802	$21,454
Breed Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-4343	258	17	15.1	96.9%	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	250 (96.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.2	3397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		28.3	4089^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	692	26.8		26.8	37.5	29.0	42.5	36.0			36.7	36.4	35.5	36.6	22.2			33.3							$34,222	$5,626	$28,596
Extera Public	Public, Charter	K-8	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Extera Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-8300	236	12	19.5	97.9%	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	226 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	4553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		17.7	5060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	507	8.0	7.7	7.8	36.8	29.0	16.0	40.7	40.0	15.4	28.3	42.1	19.4	24.0	11.1	14.6	5.1	17.0	84.4	84.4	93.8	87.5	84.4	93.8	$24,098	$5,716	$18,382
Malabar Street Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 East Malabar St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1103	418	21	19.9	96.7%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	410 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32.4	3769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%		39.2	3224^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	545	25.0		25.0	24.3	38.3	45.0	41.7			36.7	29.2	35.4	21.9	24.6			27.4	92.6			95.1	95.1		$26,369	$5,543	$20,826
Euclid Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	806 Euclid Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6792	578	30	19.2	89.8%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	567 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	48.7	2666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%		31.2	3840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	1174	22.6		22.6	45.0	47.8	41.5				44.6	51.0	46.7	31.4				42.8	96.9				97.6		$25,245	$5,188	$20,057
Sheridan Street Elementary	Public	K-6	416 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9818	555	28	19.8	96.0%	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.4%)	524 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	30	3964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%		25.4	4335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	371	15.1		15.1	40.0	32.3	40.3	33.3			36.6	37.3	24.3	23.3	22.7			27.0							$31,077	$6,657	$24,420
Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1942 East Second St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-9401	226	13	17.3	98.2%	5 (2.2%)	8 (3.5%)	211 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	41.1	3146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		38.7	3256^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	110	7.1		7.1	48.2	40.0	23.1	45.8			39.3	32.1	50.0	21.4	52.0			38.7							$32,829	$6,134	$26,695
Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-6	2821 East Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6744	385	21	18.3	97.4%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	374 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	32.8	3744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		31.5	3810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	66	10.4		10.4	29.3	20.9	33.3	51.0			34.0	51.7	15.9	29.2	26.9			32.2	92.9	97.1	97.1	94.3	95.7	95.7	$31,996	$5,696	$26,300
Evergreen Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2730 Ganahl St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0415	492	25	19.6	95.3%	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	470 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	32.6	3755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		25.7	4309^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	554	17.4		17.4	40.0	33.8	37.6	37.0			37.1	49.2	27.9	26.5	19.2			29.5	93.8						$27,329	$5,201	$22,128
Puente Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	501 South Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Puente Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-2961	300	14	21.4	84.3%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	296 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		64.4	1860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	1626	24.4		24.4	40.7	36.8	40.0				39.4	33.3	34.2	26.7				31.4							$20,296	$1,304	$18,992

Frequently Asked Questions about First Street Elementary

Is First Street Elementary a good school?

First Street Elementary ranks 2528^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of First Street Elementary?

Students at First Street Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is First Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of First Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend First Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High
High : Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High
High : Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

How many students attend First Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended First Street Elementary.

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