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La Salle Avenue Elementary

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La Salle Avenue Elementary ranks 4353 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Salle Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 330 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall test scores are still below district and state averages, it has shown a remarkable turnaround from being one of the lowest-ranked schools in California just a few years ago, climbing to the 26th percentile statewide. A key part of this success is its significant improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which has dropped dramatically. The school is particularly effective with its Hispanic student population, ranking in the 60th percentile for that group. Compared to a very nearby school, Manhattan Place Elementary, which has similar student demographics, La Salle achieves much higher proficiency rates in English and Math while spending significantly less per student.

There are some inconsistencies, as performance varies a lot by grade level, with 4th grade English and 5th grade science being notable areas for improvement. When looking at other nearby options, schools like Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary achieve higher scores with a similar budget, while some local charter schools present a mixed comparison. The school's trajectory indicates strong leadership and effective strategies are in place, with a focus now needed on ensuring consistent, high-quality instruction across all grades to continue its upward trend.

330

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,328

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8715 La Salle Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047-3320

(323) 759-1161

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend La Salle Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:	George Washington Preparatory High
	Horace Mann UCLA Community

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.2%

African American:

39.7%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2022) to 26th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,353^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

409^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	25.5	4353 of 5857	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4740 of 5869	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4756 of 5859	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3960 of 5883	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.5	5680 of 5789	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	5627 of 5662	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	5681 of 5692	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	5607 of 5614	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	5602 of 5611	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	5476 of 5530	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	5161 of 5390	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	5363 of 5377	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.5	5296 of 5314	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	5117 of 5193	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	4885 of 5113	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.6	4935 of 5113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	4473 of 4818	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.2	4646 of 4822	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.2	4473 of 4809	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	338 of 569	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	314 of 593	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	391 of 661	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	399 of 663	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	611 of 747	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	669 of 700	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	1394 of 2227	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1485 of 2585	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	18.2	3138 of 3246	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	4202 of 5597	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4674 of 5612	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4287 of 5609	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3697 of 5635	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.2	5391 of 5492	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	5347 of 5413	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	2065 of 5107	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2417 of 5107	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	2238 of 5087	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	1076 of 5084	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	14.7	4674 of 4963	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	4764 of 4830	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3601 of 5460	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3996 of 5517	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3928 of 5363	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2792 of 5264	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.6	5084 of 5173	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	5061 of 5084	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4161 of 5628	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4432 of 5643	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4823 of 5638	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3879 of 5663	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.9	5423 of 5510	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	5423 of 5431	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)3rd percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-18 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science13%-20 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
La Salle Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8715 La Salle Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1161	330	18	18.3	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	131 (39.7%)	179 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	25.5	4353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		21.4	4740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	387	13.1	13.1	37.5	14.3	33.3		30.5	43.9	14.7	18.0		27.0	85.5	90.8	96.1	90.8	90.8	89.5	$29,328	$6,597	$22,731
TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8505 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementa	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0708	271	10	27.1	99.3%	4 (1.5%)	119 (43.9%)	145 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	27.7	4156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		6.9	5813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	1657			34.0	25.0			29.4	32.0	32.7			32.4							$20,266	$3,052	$17,214
Manhattan Place Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 West 96th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1308	218	13	16.7	95.4%	2 (0.9%)	104 (47.7%)	93 (42.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	6.6	5797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.3	5830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.7%	33	9.1	9.1	9.5	12.5	13.6		12.0	12.5	6.3	4.6		7.7	90.9	90.9					$54,234	$12,502	$41,732
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1109 West 96th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1466	745	36	20.6	98.9%	7 (0.9%)	158 (21.2%)	547 (73.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	31.5	3842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		28.2	4095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	253	22.1	22.1	33.6	29.7	39.3		33.9	30.1	34.3	29.2		31.4	89.9			92.8	95.0		$24,566	$4,936	$19,630
Danny J. Bakewell Senior Primary Center	Public	K	8621 South Baring Cross St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 751-3887	170	8	21.2	98.2%	11 (6.5%)	14 (8.2%)	120 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.1%)								(n/a)													97.8				97.8		$30,569	$5,224	$25,345
Raymond Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7511 Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1183	457	22	21.2	96.7%	1 (0.2%)	114 (24.9%)	329 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	35	3584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		31.2	3837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	253	6.5	6.5	27.4	46.9	39.0		37.4	37.3	49.3	24.7		36.5	81.5	91.3	94.6	87.0	90.2	90.2	$26,752	$5,393	$21,359
Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2112 West 74th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-2338	377	18	20.9	92.6%	2 (0.5%)	185 (49.1%)	149 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.9%)	38.6	3307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		28.8	4042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	735	14.8	14.8	28.1	45.5	44.4		38.7	40.0	40.0	33.3		37.9							$30,068	$5,970	$24,098
Manchester Avenue Elementary	Public	1-6	661 West 87th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-3472	509	25	20.3	98.0%	5 (1.0%)	83 (16.3%)	384 (75.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	28.8	4070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		24	4463^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	393	25.5	25.5	22.6	32.0	44.6	37.5	34.0	16.7	17.4	32.4	27.6	23.2							$23,329	$4,622	$18,707
Loren Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	830 West 77th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4445	601	29	20.7	99.0%	5 (0.8%)	83 (13.8%)	499 (83.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	24.4	4465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.1	4354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	111	10.8	10.8	29.1	31.2	27.7	23.2	27.9	47.1	23.8	16.9	22.9	28.1	95.3	98.4			95.3		$25,122	$4,620	$20,502
KIPP Empower Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	8466 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 750-2279	588	27	21.7	76.7%	4 (0.7%)	230 (39.1%)	344 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	39.6	3249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		18.7	4973^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	1724			36.6	29.2			33.2	47.3	37.1			42.6							$22,004	$2,579	$19,425

Frequently Asked Questions about La Salle Avenue Elementary

Is La Salle Avenue Elementary a good school?

La Salle Avenue Elementary ranks 4353^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of La Salle Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Salle Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : George Washington Preparatory High
High : Horace Mann UCLA Community

How many students attend La Salle Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended La Salle Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of La Salle Avenue Elementary?

Students at La Salle Avenue Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 40% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is La Salle Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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