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Gates Street Elementary

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Gates Street Elementary ranks 2620 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gates Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 450 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in an area where many families face economic challenges, with over 93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has shown impressive growth, moving from a lower-performing rating to a solid, above-average 3-star school that now ranks in the 55th percentile statewide. It has particular strengths in math and science, where student scores consistently beat both the Los Angeles Unified and California averages. The school is also notably effective in supporting its English Language Learners and students from low-income families. However, reading and language arts scores are an area for improvement, as they currently lag behind district and state averages, and chronic student absenteeism is a concern that the school is working to address.

When compared to other schools in the immediate neighborhood, Gates Street occupies a strong middle ground. It generally outperforms nearby traditional district schools like Huntington Drive Elementary and Griffin Avenue Elementary, though it trails higher-performing options like PUC Milagro Charter and Multnomah Street Elementary. Interestingly, the school achieves these results with moderate per-student spending, suggesting it uses its resources efficiently to support student learning.

450

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,525

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3333 Manitou Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90031-2813

(323) 225-9574

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Gates Street Elementary usually attend:

High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.3%

Asian:

14.7%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,620^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

201^st 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	49.5	2620 of 5857	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2781 of 5869	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	2552 of 5859	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	2888 of 5883	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	4057 of 5789	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3946 of 5662	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.2	4410 of 5692	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	4294 of 5614	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	4457 of 5611	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.1	3179 of 5530	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.2	3055 of 5390	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.2	3518 of 5377	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.0	3704 of 5314	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.2	3771 of 5193	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	4166 of 5113	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	4106 of 5113	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	3240 of 4818	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.9	3909 of 4822	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.9	3874 of 4809	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	570 of 1203	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	610 of 1190	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	545 of 1154	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	794 of 1149	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	740 of 1071	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	1905 of 2227	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1612 of 2585	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1390 of 2128	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	783 of 3162	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	1573 of 3245	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	1745 of 3311	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	2998 of 3275	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	3083 of 3246	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2738 of 5597	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	2762 of 5612	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	2110 of 5609	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	2415 of 5635	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	3469 of 5492	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3820 of 5413	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	2242 of 5107	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	2402 of 5107	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2417 of 5087	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2572 of 5084	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4042 of 4963	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3918 of 4830	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	1822 of 5460	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	2093 of 5517	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	1623 of 5363	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	1676 of 5264	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	2810 of 5173	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2840 of 5084	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	2367 of 5628	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	2623 of 5643	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	2889 of 5638	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3321 of 5663	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4228 of 5510	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3814 of 5431	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1163 of 2847	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.2	2098 of 2635	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1737 of 2420	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science37%+4 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Gates Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Manitou Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-9574	450	23	19.5	93.8%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	366 (81.3%)	66 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49.5	2620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		46.3	2781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	161																	36.9		36.9	39.7	34.6	45.9				40.3	54.8	35.9	39.3				43.0							$27,525	$5,598	$21,927
Griffin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Griffin Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-8131	287	15	19.1	92.0%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	250 (87.1%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	41.5	3112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		35.7	3459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	347																	8.2		8.2	55.6	44.4	28.6				41.5	52.8	51.1	20.4				40.0	92.4	95.5	97.0	97.0	95.5	95.5	$29,820	$6,548	$23,272
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2670 Griffin Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 381-8484	265	13	20.4	82.3%	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	253 (95.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	32.1	3794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		24.7	4398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	604	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	2.6	19.6	10.1	0.0	0.0	3.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19.6		19.6	42.5	23.1	27.5				30.8	55.0	30.8	21.6				34.6							$23,922	$4,566	$19,356
Multnomah Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 North Indiana Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-6005	322	16	20.1	73.3%	12 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	272 (84.5%)	20 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	82.8	1033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		77.7	1262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	229																	52.2		52.2	58.9	62.1	76.1				65.0	66.1	58.6	56.5				60.6							$23,988	$4,729	$19,259
El Rio Community	Public, Charter	K-8	211 South Ave. 20	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	El Rio Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-8034	316	19	16.9	24.1%	130 (41.1%)	3 (0.9%)	125 (39.6%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.3%)	66	1792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		51.9	2458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	666																	52.0		52.0	68.8	55.8	56.0	46.7			58.3	56.3	37.2	40.0	20.0			41.0							$17,493	$295	$17,198
Albion Street Elementary	Public	K-6	322 South Avenue 18	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-3108	121	7	17.2	90.1%	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	104 (86.0%)	13 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	38.1	3336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		32.2	3766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	430																	35.7		35.7	13.0	45.8	71.4	37.5			39.0	12.5	37.5	21.4	37.5			26.9							$48,248	$8,124	$40,124
PUC Milagro Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1855 North Main St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	PUC Milagro Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1786	267	12	22.2	88.0%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	258 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.4	297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		92.8	517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	220																	65.2		65.2	82.6	88.4	74.5				81.6	97.8	69.8	72.3				80.2							$19,630	$2,338	$17,292
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
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	120 East Avenue 35	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-2665	92	6	15.3	91.3%	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	82 (89.1%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	49.3	2637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		31.5	3808^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	1171																	45.5		45.5	26.7	41.2					40.5	53.3	41.2					45.2							$61,573	$15,308	$46,265
Murchison Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Murchison St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-0148	312	20	15.6	98.4%	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	294 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	45.8	2839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		35.7	3466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	627																	26.9		26.9	65.8	32.7	43.4				45.7	55.3	20.0	37.7				36.2							$36,225	$7,405	$28,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Gates Street Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Gates Street Elementary?

Students at Gates Street Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American.

What district is Gates Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Gates Street Elementary attend?

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

High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High
High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Is Gates Street Elementary a good school?

Gates Street Elementary ranks 2620^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gates Street Elementary?

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

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