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Graham Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Graham Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 522 students in South Los Angeles within the Los Angeles Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science substantially lower than the averages at nearby schools that serve similar student populations. For example, while Graham's math proficiency is about 25%, Florence Avenue Elementary—less than a mile away—achieves over 42%. The school's performance is also notably volatile year-to-year and shows a sharp decline in upper grades, with sixth-grade scores falling dramatically compared to third and fourth grades.

Despite receiving higher per-student funding than many comparable schools, Graham's outcomes lag, suggesting factors like instructional quality or program consistency are key. However, there are positive signs: chronic absenteeism has improved significantly since the pandemic, and the school has shown historical strength in supporting disabled students. The fact that demographically similar nearby schools achieve better results indicates that improvement is possible within the same community context.

522

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,706

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8407 South Fir Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90001-4123

(323) 583-1263

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Graham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles Drew Middle
High:	Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

African American:

3.1%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,888^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

454^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	19.4	4888 of 5857	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	5328 of 5869	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4154 of 5859	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	5067 of 5883	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4805 of 5789	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4422 of 5662	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	4789 of 5692	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	4611 of 5614	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	5049 of 5611	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	5237 of 5530	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	4873 of 5390	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.1	4530 of 5377	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	4457 of 5314	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	5043 of 5193	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	4995 of 5113	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.7	4885 of 5113	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	4508 of 4818	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.1	4328 of 4822	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	4248 of 4809	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.4	680 of 2227	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	634 of 2128	70.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	2520 of 3162	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	2855 of 3245	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	3253 of 3311	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	2448 of 3275	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	2764 of 3246	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	5004 of 5597	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5208 of 5612	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4073 of 5609	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4800 of 5635	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	5005 of 5492	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4468 of 5413	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3816 of 5107	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4460 of 5107	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	2906 of 5087	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4043 of 5084	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3755 of 4963	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3410 of 4830	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	4098 of 5460	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4786 of 5517	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	3274 of 5363	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4138 of 5264	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3930 of 5173	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3434 of 5084	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4437 of 5628	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4987 of 5643	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3921 of 5638	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4845 of 5663	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4012 of 5510	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3954 of 5431	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+56 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 24, 2018

one of the best schools in south la. been to many of them i this oen far best. A+ keep it up Close Quote

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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
Graham Elementary	Public	K-6	8407 South Fir Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-1263	522	28	18.6	97.7%	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.1%)	496 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	19.4	4888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		14.7	5328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	440	10.7		10.7	25.6	29.1	14.7	11.8			22.0	32.1	36.1	12.0	8.8			24.9	96.5	97.4		97.4	97.4	96.5	$26,706	$5,142	$21,564
Academia Moderna	Public, Charter	K-5	2410 Broadway	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Academia Moderna District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 923-0383	408	20	20.4	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	406 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17	5099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		14.4	5366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	267	10.1		10.1	16.9	28.8	35.4				27.7	26.2	17.5	11.4				17.9							$22,246	$3,627	$18,619
Judith F. Baca Arts Academy	Public	K-6	1536 East 89th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3560	495	27	18.3	97.8%	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.4%)	454 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	30.3	3936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		32.7	3716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	220	16.4		16.4	42.1	31.1	30.0	29.3			32.8	52.6	32.4	22.9	15.0			30.3	93.3	96.7		96.7	95.6		$25,470	$4,904	$20,566
Ninety-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9211 Grape St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-7946	568	31	18.3	98.6%	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.5%)	503 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	40.4	3185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		42.3	3044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	141	16.0		16.0	43.5	37.5	37.8	39.7			39.4	49.3	48.8	21.0	37.0			37.6							$24,731	$5,419	$19,312
Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	1263 East Firestone Blvd.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7247	739	37	19.9	97.4%	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.2%)	674 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	34.8	3602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		37.1	3363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	239	11.5		11.5	31.6	34.3	28.9	41.2			34.0	35.7	32.3	28.9	48.0			36.2	96.1	98.5	98.5	96.9			$23,032	$4,112	$18,920
Florence Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7211 Bell Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-0758	489	25	19.5	97.3%	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	470 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	48.7	2665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%		35.1	3507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	842	20.8		20.8	60.7	41.4	43.2	31.9			44.7	60.3	41.9	44.2	16.7			42.0	96.2	98.1		97.1			$27,379	$5,562	$21,817
Walnut Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2642 Olive St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 588-3145	555	25	22.2	95.3%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	543 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	31.8	3812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		29.6	3953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	141	15.0		15.0	31.3	40.3	37.1				36.1	39.8	33.3	25.0				32.2	93.8	95.5		95.5	94.6	96.4	$25,078	$4,449	$20,629
Liberty Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	2728 Liberty Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-4196	410	22	18.6	96.8%	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	402 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39	3283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		36.3	3417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	134	24.6		24.6	39.4	34.6	36.9				37.1	51.5	29.8	29.2				37.4	94.2	94.2	98.1	97.1	96.1	97.1	$26,599	$5,031	$21,568
Parmelee Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1338 East 76th Pl.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 587-4235	670	33	20.6	95.4%	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	639 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	37.6	3371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		30.9	3868^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	497	23.7		23.7	39.6	27.7	41.3	44.8			38.6	35.4	21.2	34.4	36.8			32.1	95.7				96.8		$22,516	$4,892	$17,624
KIPP Corazon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8616 Long Beach Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	KIPP Corazon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 457-5051	1,070	44	24.3	87.4%	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1,041 (97.3%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	39	3284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		45.1	2858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	426	33.3	28.7	31.3	21.6	39.3	44.5	39.2	44.4	48.5	39.6	34.2	45.5	31.0	23.6	31.3	25.7	31.8							$20,393	$1,774	$18,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Graham Elementary

How many students attend Graham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Graham Elementary.

Is Graham Elementary a good school?

Graham Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Graham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Graham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles Drew Middle
High : Jordan High

What is the racial makeup of Graham Elementary?

Students at Graham Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Graham Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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