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Hillside Elementary

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Hillside Elementary ranks 2637 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hillside Elementary is a small, K-5 public school serving 92 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, notable for its remarkable academic improvement in recent years.

The school has made impressive gains, climbing from a very low state ranking to the 55th percentile, which is a faster improvement than most nearby schools like Latona Avenue Elementary or Griffin Avenue Elementary. Hillside excels in math and science, outperforming both the district and state averages, and has dramatically reduced chronic student absences. It shows particular strength in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with their performance ranking improving significantly. The school benefits from a low student-teacher ratio and very high per-student spending, which is more than double that of comparable schools such as Gates Street Elementary.

While Hillside's results are strong, its performance can vary from year to year, which is common for smaller schools. An interesting comparison is El Rio Community in a different district, which achieves similar academic results with much lower spending, though it serves a student population with different economic challenges. Overall, Hillside Elementary represents a compelling success story of a school effectively supporting its students to achieve substantial academic growth.

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$61,573

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 East Avenue 35
Los Angeles, CA 90031-1938

(323) 222-2665

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Hillside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Florence Nightingale Middle
High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

Asian:

5.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 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 school43%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,637^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

206^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	49.3	2637 of 5857	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	3808 of 5869	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3475 of 5859	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3657 of 5883	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	5377 of 5789	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	5321 of 5662	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	4438 of 5692	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	4777 of 5614	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	4001 of 5611	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	4465 of 5530	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.9	4168 of 5390	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	3709 of 5377	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	3076 of 5314	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	18.5	4539 of 5193	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	3736 of 5113	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	4454 of 5113	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	4401 of 4818	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.3	4573 of 4822	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.6	4367 of 4809	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.9	4718 of 5492	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4707 of 5413	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2345 of 5107	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.8	4470 of 5107	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3292 of 5087	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3420 of 5084	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4482 of 4963	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	4509 of 4830	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1958 of 5460	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	3374 of 5517	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	2336 of 5363	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2659 of 5264	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4758 of 5173	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4723 of 5084	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	5324 of 5643	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	5382 of 5510	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	5284 of 5431	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2019)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)6th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science45%+13 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	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
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
Loreto Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3408 Arroyo Seco Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-5176	250	16	15.6	92.0%	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	236 (94.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	40.9	3158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		24	4459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	1301																	28.9		28.9	41.0	29.4	51.1				41.5	36.6	25.7	35.6				33.1							$29,988	$5,924	$24,064
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
Latona Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4312 Berenice Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-5148	149	9	16.5	89.3%	3 (2.0%)	7 (4.7%)	127 (85.2%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	41.8	3079^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.9	2514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	565																	33.3		33.3	29.2	52.9	46.7	44.4			41.9	20.8	47.1	46.7	16.7			31.1							$30,475	$6,023	$24,452
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
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
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
Aragon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1118 Aragon Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-5173	205	10	20.5	95.1%	9 (4.4%)	2 (1.0%)	187 (91.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	29.1	4026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.7	3547^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	479																	11.8		11.8	31.4	40.7	21.6				29.2	40.5	44.4	25.5				34.8							$33,039	$7,394	$25,645
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Elementary?

Students at Hillside Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hillside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Florence Nightingale Middle
High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High
High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

What district is Hillside Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Hillside Elementary a good school?

Hillside Elementary ranks 2637^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 92 students attended Hillside Elementary.

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