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William R. Anton Elementary

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William R. Anton Elementary ranks 3020 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3020^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

William R. Anton Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 453 students in the Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles area, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and it stands out for its remarkable and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of impressive turnaround, having climbed from among the lowest-performing schools in the state to now performing near the state average, with its math scores actually exceeding both district and state averages. This positive trajectory is the strongest among nearby schools like Robert F. Kennedy Elementary and Harrison Street Elementary. A key part of this success is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, which has more than halved since 2022. The school is particularly effective for its student population, ranking well above average statewide in serving similar students.

While celebrating this growth, the school has areas to focus on, such as science instruction, where proficiency is below the state average—a common challenge in the area, though schools like City Terrace Elementary show it can be done. Compared to the local charter school, KIPP Iluminar Academy, Anton serves a community with greater economic need and is on a promising path to close the performance gap. Overall, William R. Anton Elementary demonstrates that significant progress is achievable and is on a strong upward path.

453

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,779

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

831 North Bonnie Beach Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90063-3404

(323) 981-3640

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

Asian:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,020^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

242^nd 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	42.8	3020 of 5857	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3509 of 5869	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4777 of 5859	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4508 of 5883	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4676 of 5789	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4680 of 5662	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	4991 of 5692	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	4905 of 5614	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	5434 of 5611	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	4559 of 5530	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	4289 of 5390	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	4473 of 5377	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	4382 of 5314	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.0	4072 of 5193	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	3653 of 5113	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	3272 of 5113	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.1	3300 of 4818	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.2	3206 of 4822	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.4	3338 of 4809	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	1584 of 3162	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	2918 of 3245	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	3261 of 3311	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	2774 of 3275	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	3104 of 3246	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	3210 of 5597	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3866 of 5612	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4649 of 5609	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4443 of 5635	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4363 of 5492	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4401 of 5413	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	1798 of 5107	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	2373 of 5107	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	3721 of 5087	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3495 of 5084	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3657 of 4963	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3669 of 4830	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	1908 of 5460	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2649 of 5517	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	4030 of 5363	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3701 of 5264	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3956 of 5173	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	3872 of 5084	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	2635 of 5628	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	2886 of 5643	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4383 of 5638	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4121 of 5663	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4506 of 5510	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4594 of 5431	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science17%-16 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
William R. Anton Elementary	Public	K-6	831 North Bonnie Beach Pl.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-3640	453	24	18.8	97.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (98.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42.8	3020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%		35.1	3509^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	489	16.7		16.7	28.8	46.3	47.2	35.5			39.0	41.0	42.6	39.3	37.1			39.9	97.1						$29,779	$5,625	$24,154
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	4010 East Ramboz Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9627	170	10	17.0	92.9%	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	164 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	36.3	3460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		42.3	3050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.0%	410	13.3		13.3	32.1	20.7	42.9	55.0			35.2	42.9	27.6	13.3	50.0			34.8							$40,713	$6,632	$34,081
Harrison Street Elementary	Public	K-6	3529 City Terrace Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9191	229	16	14.3	95.2%	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	218 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	22.8	4611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		23.6	4513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	98	10.0		10.0	15.0	60.9	12.5				24.3	22.5	60.9	5.0				24.3							$39,335	$9,721	$29,614
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
Belvedere Elementary	Public	K-5	3724 East First St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0345	526	26	20.2	97.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	515 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	19.8	4843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		23.7	4504^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	339	13.4		13.4	15.6	29.2	38.8				28.7	28.2	20.6	14.3				20.5	96.3				98.2		$27,035	$6,085	$20,950
Marianna Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4215 East Gleason St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6382	281	15	18.7	92.2%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	268 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	35.8	3512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		42.6	3022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	490	29.0		29.0	32.4	27.5	35.1	46.2			34.3	41.2	27.5	39.5	22.2			33.1	92.7	96.4	96.4	96.4	92.7	96.4	$29,044	$6,142	$22,902
City Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 City Terrace Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0581	313	16	19.5	78.6%	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	275 (87.9%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	75.5	1351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		70.7	1569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.3%	218	44.4		44.4	45.8	60.0	64.4				56.8	67.4	58.9	51.1				59.3	96.4				96.4		$24,418	$5,475	$18,943
Brooklyn Avenue	Public	K-8	4620 Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-8161	510	27	19.2	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	45.6	2850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		45.5	2833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	17	20.3	38.2	29.0	46.7	44.1	34.5	50.8	75.0	56.4	51.6	48.9	35.7	27.1	40.0	59.4	45.5	42.5	94.0	96.0				96.0	$26,550	$5,110	$21,440
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
KIPP Iluminar Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Iluminar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5218	593	27	22.0	79.9%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	583 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	51.1	2547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		44.3	2907^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	360				48.3	35.5					42.1	51.8	40.2					46.2							$21,498	$2,327	$19,171

Frequently Asked Questions about William R. Anton Elementary

What district is William R. Anton Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of William R. Anton Elementary?

Students at William R. Anton Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

How many students attend William R. Anton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended William R. Anton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of William R. Anton Elementary attend?

Students who attend William R. Anton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belvedere Middle
High : E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2
High : Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3
High : Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4
High : James A. Garfield Senior High
High : Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5

Is William R. Anton Elementary a good school?

William R. Anton Elementary ranks 3020^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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