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Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet

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Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet ranks 3022 nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3022^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

In the area near Playa del Rey and Playa Vista in Los Angeles, Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet is an elementary school serving 161 students in grades K–5. Its 2025–2026 results show a marked difference by grade: fourth-grade proficiency was especially low, with just 12% proficient in ELA and 18% in math, compared with 38% and 32% schoolwide. Fourth grade is the clearest academic concern for families to weigh.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to state and district results: 39% were proficient, 3 points above the state and 7 above Los Angeles Unified. ELA (38%) and math (32%) were below both benchmarks, by 11 and 7 points compared with the state, and by 10 and 8 points compared with the district. Among six nearby K–5 schools with results that year, Loyola Village ranked lowest in ELA, narrowly below Westport Heights Elementary (38.1% versus 38.2%); it was second-lowest in math and third-lowest in science. Nearby-school averages were 24 points higher in ELA and 30 points higher in math, while the science gap was smaller at 12 points.

Results have improved over four years: proficiency rose by 11 points in ELA, 12 in math, and 30 in science from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, with science increasing each reported year. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 48th statewide percentile and 2 stars for 2025–2026, up from the 17th percentile in 2022–2023, though it ranks below most nearby schools. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 17.8 and 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking was notably high for African American students, at the 93rd percentile, up from the 60th the prior year; its ranking for female students was at the 72nd percentile, compared with 48th overall. Chronic absenteeism also fell substantially, from 48% in 2022–2023 to 23% in 2025–2026, but remained 5 points above the state rate.

161

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$61,743

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

8821 Villanova Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90045-3496

(310) 670-0480

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet usually attend:

Middle:	Katherine Johnson STEM Academy
	Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet
High:	WESM Health/Sports Medicine

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.7%

Hispanic:

24.2%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

California avg42%

3,022^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

275^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	43.4	3022 of 5817	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	4510 of 5857	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3484 of 5869	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4875 of 5859	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	3121 of 5883	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3232 of 5789	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	2280 of 5662	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	2338 of 5692	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.5	3176 of 5614	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.7	3569 of 5611	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	2540 of 5530	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.1	1464 of 5390	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	72.1	1386 of 5377	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	41.3	3089 of 5314	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	1738 of 5193	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.3	1978 of 5113	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.0	1599 of 5113	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	1671 of 4818	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.9	2007 of 4822	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.4	1948 of 4809	59.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	37 of 508	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	52.3	227 of 569	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	157 of 593	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	40.1	362 of 661	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.1	153 of 663	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	211 of 747	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	101 of 700	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	1543 of 5581	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	18.2	4831 of 5597	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3495 of 5612	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5387 of 5609	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3476 of 5635	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3104 of 5492	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	2522 of 5413	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	64.5	1425 of 5087	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	1642 of 5084	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	1148 of 4963	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	649 of 4830	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	2207 of 5423	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.9	3998 of 5460	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	2365 of 5517	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	4276 of 5363	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	2248 of 5264	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	2300 of 5173	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	1714 of 5084	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	3203 of 5603	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	2860 of 5628	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2997 of 5643	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3757 of 5638	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	2479 of 5663	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	3343 of 5510	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	1995 of 5431	63.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)93rd percentile+45 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2023)72nd percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science39%+3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	8821 Villanova Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 670-0480	161	9	17.8	78.9%	1 (0.6%)	109 (67.7%)	39 (24.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)	43.4	3022^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	48.0%		23.9	4510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%	1488	39.4		39.4	46.2	11.8	48.5				38.1	38.5	17.7	36.4				31.8	≥ 95%		$61,743	$58,908	$2,835
Paseo del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	7751 Paseo del Rey	Playa Del Rey	90293	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 823-2356	139	8	17.3	65.5%	20 (14.4%)	39 (28.1%)	64 (46.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.9%)	56.5	2240^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.5%		58.3	2153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.2%	87	29.4		29.4	29.4	46.7	52.9				42.9	47.1	66.7	52.9				55.1	91%	0%	$67,833	$65,152	$2,681
Playa Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	13150 West Bluff Creek Dr.	Playa Vista	90094	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 228-1800	488	22	22.1	21.7%	148 (30.3%)	72 (14.8%)	84 (17.2%)	72 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	111 (22.7%)	89	702^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	87.9%		86.2	865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%	163	60.4		60.4	70.2	70.4	62.5				68.1	72.5	79.6	58.3				70.8	97%	0%	$32,061	$30,630	$1,431
Kentwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Emerson Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 670-8977	352	16	22.0	30.4%	125 (35.5%)	52 (14.8%)	80 (22.7%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (24.4%)	94.2	392^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	93.3%		96.2	225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%	167	66.0		66.0	84.3	73.9	76.6				78.5	84.3	73.9	63.8				74.3	96%	0%	$40,029	$38,042	$1,987
WISH Community	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 West 80th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	WISH Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 642-9474	860	43	19.3	17.0%	289 (33.6%)	133 (15.5%)	243 (28.3%)	64 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	127 (14.8%)	88.8	709^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.8%		92.4	517^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%	192	69.7	61.1	64.9	71.3	77.0	73.7	66.3	71.0	72.6	71.7	69.0	74.3	63.2	49.5	54.2	56.8	60.2	97%	0%
Cowan Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7615 Cowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 645-1973	377	21	17.9	63.4%	6 (1.6%)	229 (60.7%)	70 (18.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	68.4	1661^st of 5817 public elementary schools	71.4%		70.9	1561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%	100	34.4		34.4	59.0	47.3	50.0	100.0			55.7	63.9	49.1	54.7	71.4			57.2	91%	0%	$39,782	$37,968	$1,814
Playa del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	12221 Juniette St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-3560	272	12	22.6	41.9%	68 (25.0%)	31 (11.4%)	105 (38.6%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.3%)	83.7	973^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.5	1137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%	164	61.9		61.9	66.7	52.4	85.7				68.4	73.3	47.6	69.1				62.3	96%	0%	$35,493	$33,856	$1,637
Ocean Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12870 Panama St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Ocean Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-5511	563	22	25.5	22.7%	271 (48.1%)	10 (1.8%)	164 (29.1%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (16.3%)	77.5	1245^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.6%		62.6	1935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%	690	51.5	72.7	62.9	65.5	67.3	62.1	65.4	85.2	81.8	71.6	49.1	58.9	42.4	57.7	57.4	68.8	56.1	97%	1%
Westport Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6011 West 79th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 645-5611	166	9	18.4	81.9%	11 (6.6%)	55 (33.1%)	60 (36.1%)	15 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.1%)	33.2	3726^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.9%		29.6	3992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%	266	26.9		26.9	37.5	37.5	40.0				38.2	25.0	21.9	40.0				28.1	≥ 95%		$50,738	$47,960	$2,778
Goethe International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Goethe International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 306-3484	479	23	20.6	25.1%	165 (34.4%)	82 (17.1%)	144 (30.1%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.8%)	86	863^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	85.2%		77.9	1243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.8%	380	72.6	45.3	58.7	63.3	65.9	84.3	68.0	61.7	64.2	68.0	59.2	68.2	72.6	46.2	40.4	45.3	54.4	≥ 98%

Frequently Asked Questions about Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet

What district is Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet?

Students at Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet are 68% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet.

Is Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet a good school?

Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet ranks 3022^nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet attend?

Students who attend Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet usually go on to attend:

Middle : Katherine Johnson STEM Academy
Middle : Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet
High : WESM Health/Sports Medicine

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