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Heliotrope Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Heliotrope Avenue Elementary a good school?

Heliotrope Avenue Elementary ranks 2268 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heliotrope Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 462 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in Maywood and demonstrating a remarkable story of consistent academic improvement over the past decade.

The school's statewide ranking has climbed steadily to the 61st percentile, performing close to state averages in core subjects and showing particular strength in mathematics. This positive trajectory stands out compared to several nearby schools, such as Woodlawn Avenue Elementary (40th percentile) and Fishburn Avenue Elementary (32nd percentile). Heliotrope is also one of two higher-performing schools in the immediate area, alongside Maywood Elementary, despite serving a community with significant economic need.

Key strengths include exceptional effectiveness with student subgroups, such as those in special education, and a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism to match the state average. The school's balanced academic performance and strong post-pandemic recovery, including a significant jump in special education outcomes, suggest effective, targeted support for all students within the Los Angeles Unified system.

462

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,916

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5911 Woodlawn Ave.
Maywood, CA 90270-3525

(323) 560-1230

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Heliotrope Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chester W. Nimitz Middle
High:	Bell Senior High
	Maywood Academy High
	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.0%

White:

1.7%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2013 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,268^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

162^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	55.6	2268 of 5857	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2935 of 5869	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	3225 of 5859	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	3284 of 5883	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	4014 of 5789	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4190 of 5662	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	4155 of 5692	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	4453 of 5614	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	4753 of 5611	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.7	3404 of 5530	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	3342 of 5390	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	2905 of 5377	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.5	3527 of 5314	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.4	3480 of 5193	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.7	3018 of 5113	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.1	3775 of 5113	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.4	4047 of 4818	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.5	4487 of 4822	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.7	4142 of 4809	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.0	1200 of 2227	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	2008 of 2585	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1520 of 2128	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	1648 of 3162	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1847 of 3245	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	2875 of 3311	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	2856 of 3275	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	3124 of 3246	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	2039 of 5597	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	2487 of 5612	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	2815 of 5609	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	2613 of 5635	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	3761 of 5492	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	4050 of 5413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	1143 of 5107	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	1703 of 5107	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	2010 of 5087	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	2002 of 5084	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	2765 of 4963	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	3027 of 4830	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	1128 of 5460	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	2030 of 5517	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	2068 of 5363	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	2121 of 5264	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	2996 of 5173	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	3244 of 5084	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	2404 of 5628	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	3149 of 5643	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3369 of 5638	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3844 of 5663	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3897 of 5510	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4064 of 5431	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	564 of 2847	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	1196 of 2635	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	1411 of 2420	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science29%-3 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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
Heliotrope Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5911 Woodlawn Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1230	462	24	19.2	95.7%	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	448 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	2268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		43.8	2935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	667	29.2		29.2	37.8	50.7	53.9				47.1	38.4	55.7	47.7				47.1	97.3						$44,916	$41,688	$3,228
Woodlawn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6314 Woodlawn Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1445	523	27	19.7	92.2%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	35.8	3515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		29.8	3939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	424	25.3		25.3	34.4	36.3	37.3				35.9	37.8	33.3	32.0				34.6	95.1	97.6		95.9	96.8	97.6	$39,539	$36,108	$3,431
Maywood Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Cudahy Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 890-2440	426	21	20.2	95.8%	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	68.3	1676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		58	2148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.4%	472	35.3		35.3	60.0	58.6	53.7				57.3	51.7	53.3	48.5				51.1	97.2			98.2			$35,788	$32,680	$3,108
Nueva Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4412 Randolph St.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 562-3015	636	30	21.2	93.1%	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	619 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	41.1	3143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		37.6	3326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	183	25.5		25.5	42.4	43.9	42.2	28.1			40.2	50.0	32.7	35.3	17.2			35.1							$39,260	$36,232	$3,028
Fishburn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Fishburn Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-0878	430	20	21.5	94.4%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	416 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	29.7	3988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		26	4287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.0%	299	17.4		17.4	35.3	24.2	36.8				31.9	48.1	20.6	29.0				31.2	95.2	96.4			96.4		$50,399	$47,324	$3,075
Huntington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6055 Corona Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-5920	261	15	17.4	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	257 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	4146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.2%		32.1	3774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.7%	372	10.9		10.9	20.4	24.5	28.3				24.3	42.0	34.0	37.0				37.6							$48,329	$44,802	$3,527
Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6100 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	94606	Alameda County	Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-1153	407	19	21.3	95.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	47.1	2750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		37.6	3328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	578	30.6		30.6	38.0	49.4	50.7				46.2	38.9	39.0	30.6				36.3
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center	Public	K-8	5027 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-1300	1,052	57	18.4	96.6%	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,041 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	33.7	3665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	642	18.8	13.7	15.8	28.4	31.1	41.6	38.2	41.6	40.4	37.6	49.0	34.0	24.4	25.2	22.7	24.7	28.8	87.8	93.1	98.5	90.1	93.9	93.9	$41,628	$38,606	$3,022
Martha Escutia Primary Center	Public	K	6401 Bear Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-8237	179	8	22.3	95.5%	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)																		97.4			97.9			$52,154	$49,490	$2,664
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	3629 East 58th St.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-6153	498	28	17.7	98.0%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	489 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	48.9	2649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		37.3	3343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	694	20.5		20.5	42.5	48.8	43.2				44.9	50.7	50.0	31.8				43.7							$43,273	$39,830	$3,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Heliotrope Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Heliotrope Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Heliotrope Avenue Elementary.

What district is Heliotrope Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Heliotrope Avenue Elementary a good school?

Heliotrope Avenue Elementary ranks 2268^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Heliotrope Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Chester W. Nimitz Middle
High : Bell Senior High
High : Maywood Academy High
High : Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
High : Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

What is the racial makeup of Heliotrope Avenue Elementary?

Students at Heliotrope Avenue Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

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