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Harbor City Elementary

Q: Is Harbor City Elementary a good school?

Harbor City Elementary ranks 3147 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harbor City Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 420 students in the Los Angeles Unified school district, operating in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall performance is in the middle-to-lower range compared to all California schools, with particular challenges in science proficiency. However, it shows notable strengths in serving Hispanic students and English Language Learners, performing significantly better for these groups than its overall ranking suggests. A bright spot is a major improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping sharply over the past few years. The school spends more per student than several higher-performing neighbors, indicating resources are available but may need strategic focus.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that performance varies widely even within the same district and area. For instance, Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary and Taper Avenue Elementary achieve much higher rankings, while Hawaiian Avenue Elementary performs lower. Schools in the neighboring Torrance Unified district, like Howard Wood Elementary, also show higher performance with lower per-student spending, highlighting that factors beyond funding influence outcomes. This suggests Harbor City Elementary has clear local examples of success to learn from.

420

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,451

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1508 West 254th St.
Harbor City, CA 90710-2717

(310) 326-5075

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Harbor City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alexander Fleming Middle
High:	Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles
	Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

Two or more races:

6.9%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,147^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

252^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	41.1	3147 of 5857	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3423 of 5869	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	2953 of 5859	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2814 of 5883	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	3635 of 5789	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3309 of 5662	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	3860 of 5692	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	3148 of 5614	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	3140 of 5611	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	2714 of 5530	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.5	3112 of 5390	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.6	3494 of 5377	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.8	4607 of 5314	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	4595 of 5193	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	3957 of 5113	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.4	3909 of 5113	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	3966 of 4818	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	3828 of 4822	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.7	2901 of 4809	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	22.6	1837 of 2128	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	1087 of 3162	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	793 of 3245	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	1129 of 3311	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	1746 of 3275	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	2085 of 3246	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	3209 of 5597	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3399 of 5612	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2731 of 5609	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	2476 of 5635	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	3818 of 5492	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3426 of 5413	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	1961 of 5107	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	2490 of 5107	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	1865 of 5087	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	1636 of 5084	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	2162 of 4963	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	2322 of 4830	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	2244 of 5460	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	2657 of 5517	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1941 of 5363	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	1730 of 5264	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	2617 of 5173	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	2295 of 5084	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	2880 of 5628	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3178 of 5643	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	3011 of 5638	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	3021 of 5663	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	3128 of 5510	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3035 of 5431	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	2119 of 2635	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2018)14th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science18%-14 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 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 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 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
Harbor City Elementary	Public	K-5	1508 West 254th St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5075	420	22	19.0	92.4%	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.5%)	349 (83.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (6.9%)	41.1	3147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		36.2	3423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	276	18.3	18.3	40.5	45.2	43.5		42.9	52.6	29.0	23.9		36.0							$24,451	$4,815	$19,636
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
Eshelman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	25902 Eshelman Ave.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-1576	449	20	22.4	86.9%	36 (8.0%)	54 (12.0%)	315 (70.2%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	58.2	2155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.2%		48.1	2660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	505	29.0	29.0	55.2	49.3	48.5		51.0	55.7	50.7	31.9		46.3	92.9	96.5		95.6	94.7	96.5	$23,239	$4,417	$18,822
President Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 West 243rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-7400	362	23	15.7	73.5%	15 (4.1%)	43 (11.9%)	258 (71.3%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	43.9	2959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		34.4	3569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	610	22.0	22.0	50.8	38.1	34.0	41.7	41.4	45.9	46.0	26.0	25.0	39.3	91.8	95.3			96.5		$31,528	$4,834	$26,694
Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 247th St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 784-6700	853	37	23.0	68.9%	70 (8.2%)	107 (12.5%)	500 (58.6%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	51 (6.0%)	82.5	1048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.8	1045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	3	46.4	46.4	58.4	61.1	72.9		64.3	70.1	60.4	58.3		62.7							$19,172	$3,740	$15,432
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2121 238Th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4480	343	14	24.5	49.0%	54 (15.7%)	11 (3.2%)	198 (57.7%)	52 (15.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.3%)	70.6	1578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		75.5	1350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	228	41.8	41.8	52.8	64.2	56.4		57.8	55.6	54.7	43.6		51.2	95.4	96.5		96.5	95.4	96.5	$16,663	$745	$15,918
Howard Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 West 235th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4484	344	16	21.6	42.4%	50 (14.5%)	8 (2.3%)	181 (52.6%)	68 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.9%)	69.7	1614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		81.3	1097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	517	48.3	48.3	43.6	50.0	65.5		54.1	46.2	51.6	56.9		52.2							$16,871	$756	$16,115
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
Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary	Public	K-5	23240 Archibald Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-8710	413	19	21.7	64.6%	7 (1.7%)	18 (4.4%)	237 (57.4%)	101 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	46 (11.1%)	79.6	1174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		71.6	1522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	348	40.0	40.0	70.0	69.6	55.7		64.5	71.7	67.9	49.3		62.2	96.0						$22,101	$4,127	$17,974
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harbor City Elementary

Is Harbor City Elementary a good school?

Harbor City Elementary ranks 3147^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Harbor City Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Harbor City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harbor City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alexander Fleming Middle
High : Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles
High : Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High

How many students attend Harbor City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Harbor City Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harbor City Elementary?

Students at Harbor City Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 2% White.

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