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Fries Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fries Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 325 students in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages, placing it in the state's lower percentile rankings. It is important to note the school has shown recent improvement from its lowest point and has a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 18-to-1. However, it also contends with a high rate of chronic student absenteeism compared to nearby schools. Notably, Harry Bridges Span, located just a quarter-mile away and serving a very similar student population, achieves significantly higher academic results, demonstrating that strong outcomes are possible in the community.

An interesting finding is that Fries Avenue spends over $30,000 per student, which is substantially more than many higher-performing neighboring schools like Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary. The school's performance varies across student groups, with female students scoring notably higher than male students, and special education students showing remarkable recent gains. While the school's trajectory is improving, it continues to work on translating its high level of resources into stronger academic achievement for all students.

325

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,117

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Fries Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744-2510

(310) 834-6431

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Fries Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High:	Phineas Banning Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

Two or more races:

4.3%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,467^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

423^rd 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	24.4	4467 of 5857	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	5039 of 5869	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5218 of 5859	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	5655 of 5883	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4980 of 5789	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	4724 of 5662	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	3862 of 5692	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.1	4608 of 5614	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	4957 of 5611	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	3935 of 5530	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.0	3325 of 5390	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.9	3988 of 5377	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	4419 of 5314	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.0	4732 of 5193	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.5	4751 of 5113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	4469 of 5113	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	4402 of 4818	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	4364 of 4822	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.5	4060 of 4809	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.8	2170 of 2227	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	2288 of 2585	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	2832 of 3162	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	2527 of 3245	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	3263 of 3311	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	3038 of 3275	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3035 of 3246	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3436 of 5597	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5026 of 5612	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5453 of 5609	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	5526 of 5635	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	4832 of 5492	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4827 of 5413	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	3557 of 5107	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4172 of 5107	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4322 of 5087	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	4792 of 5084	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3805 of 4963	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3520 of 4830	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	3710 of 5460	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4615 of 5517	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4601 of 5363	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4924 of 5264	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3979 of 5173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3899 of 5084	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4977 of 5628	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4643 of 5643	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	4430 of 5638	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5322 of 5663	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4670 of 5510	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4220 of 5431	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1324 of 2847	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	2072 of 2635	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2376 of 2420	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science25%-8 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
Fries Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Fries Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-6431	325	18	18.0	90.2%	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	294 (90.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	24.4	4467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		17.9	5039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	572	25.0		25.0	17.1	24.2	35.0				25.6	37.1	23.8	25.0				27.5	87.2	97.4	97.4	92.3	96.2	91.0	$30,117	$6,109	$24,008
Harry Bridges Span	Public	K-8	1235 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 522-5400	1,171	57	20.3	90.8%	12 (1.0%)	20 (1.7%)	1,122 (95.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	47.1	2756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		47.3	2715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	41	17.4	12.4	14.8	38.0	47.2	47.0	47.8	61.3	57.0	49.9	46.2	47.7	28.7	34.5	40.1	53.3	41.6	98.4				98.4		$19,603	$3,911	$15,692
Gulf Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	828 West L St.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3157	634	31	20.4	92.6%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	606 (95.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	41.5	3119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		34.9	3534^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	415	25.5		25.5	38.5	37.3	40.6				38.8	40.8	36.9	38.2				38.6							$20,584	$4,420	$16,164
Scholarship Prep - South Bay	Public, Charter	K-8	24910 S. Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Scholarship Prep - South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 251-9089	421	17	24.7	92.2%	10 (2.4%)	81 (19.2%)	313 (74.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	29.3	4018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		24	4471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	453	21.9	15.2	18.0	30.6	48.9	40.6	12.9	42.9	41.3	37.3	36.7	35.6	3.1	3.2	20.4	17.4	21.4	86.7	86.7			86.7	91.1	$22,288	$1,871	$20,417
George De La Torre Junior Elementary	Public	K-8	500 North Island Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1400	598	32	18.6	98.5%	14 (2.3%)	9 (1.5%)	571 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25	4409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		16.2	5200^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	791	13.0	25.9	18.7	25.4	34.8	20.9	26.9	40.4	38.5	30.9	34.9	29.0	23.5	30.2	31.7	32.1	30.1							$23,973	$5,798	$18,175
Broad Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	24815 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3118	441	24	18.3	85.3%	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	395 (89.6%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	47.2	2745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		39.2	3226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	481	21.4		21.4	39.4	41.8	45.7				42.3	43.7	46.3	41.4				43.8	95.9						$26,653	$5,548	$21,105
Hawaiian Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	540 Hawaiian Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-1151	455	22	20.6	96.5%	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	427 (93.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	19.3	4891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		20.5	4811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	80	13.2		13.2	21.1	23.0	32.4				25.1	25.6	29.5	19.1				24.7	94.8			97.0			$27,772	$5,086	$22,686
Wilmington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Mahar Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 518-7460	472	22	21.4	96.0%	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	453 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.7	3366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		37.2	3352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	14	19.1		19.1	18.2	52.2	41.6				37.0	27.6	44.9	36.0				35.9							$28,085	$5,243	$22,842
Catskill Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	23536 Catskill Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-7241	419	21	19.9	90.2%	5 (1.2%)	26 (6.2%)	339 (80.9%)	33 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	59.4	2095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		47.5	2703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	608	30.2		30.2	45.3	55.4	46.9				48.9	53.1	57.9	39.1				49.7	93.2	98.3	97.4	94.9	96.6	97.4	$25,817	$4,508	$21,309
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fries Avenue Elementary

What district is Fries Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Fries Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Fries Avenue Elementary.

Is Fries Avenue Elementary a good school?

Fries Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.7% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fries Avenue Elementary?

Students at Fries Avenue Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fries Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High : Phineas Banning Senior High

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