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Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5
2487th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 57% of California elementary schools
Summary

Magnolia Avenue Elementary is a Los Angeles Unified school serving 545 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Los Angeles, California. Its recent academic gains are especially strong in math and science: in 2025–2026, proficiency reached 43% in math and 39% in science, both above state and district averages. ELA is the main exception, with 44% proficiency below both benchmarks. The clearest takeaway is that Magnolia now stands out in math and science, while improving ELA remains its most important academic challenge.

Compared with nearby schools reporting results in 2025–2026, Magnolia had the highest all-grades proficiency in ELA, math and science. Its results were about 12 points above the nearby-school average in ELA, 16 points above in math and 20 points above in science. That local lead does not mean ELA is strong against broader benchmarks: Magnolia’s all-grades ELA was about 6 points below the state, and third-grade ELA was 27%—about 17 points below both the state and Los Angeles Unified. By contrast, fourth- and fifth-grade ELA were above the state. Math was 3 points above the district and 4 above the state; science was 7 above the district and 3 above the state. Nearby comparisons include only schools with results available for that year.

Results have risen substantially over four years: math increased from 20% to 43%, and science from 15% to 39%; ELA grew from 29% to 44%, though it slipped 2 points in the latest year. Magnolia is rated at the 57th percentile and 3 stars by SchoolDigger for 2025–2026, up from the 10th percentile in 2016–2017. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking also places it at the 77th percentile for serving Hispanic students and the 76th percentile for serving students with low socioeconomic status. The student–teacher ratio is 20.9 to 1, around the middle of nearby schools. In 2024–2025, 60% of students were directly certified for free meals (DC); the school is also flagged as likely serving all students free meals through Community Eligibility.

545
Students ?
20.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$41,166
Per pupil spending ?
60.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)
All students in California receive free school meals.
94%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 1626 South Orchard Ave.
       Los Angeles, CA  90006-5316

(213) 748-6281

District: Los Angeles Unified


Students who attend Magnolia Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Berendo Middle
High:    West Adams Preparatory High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.3%
Two or more races:
4.0%
African American:
2.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the California median (57th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg42%
California avg42%
2,487th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 43%▲ up 45 pts since 2016
From bottom 12% (2016) to top 43% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
215th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified
715th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202652.12487 of 581757.2%★★★☆☆
202547.42740 of 585753.2%★★★☆☆
202431.53813 of 586935.0%★★☆☆☆
202323.34523 of 585922.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.84884 of 588317.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.35044 of 578912.9%★☆☆☆☆
201815.55050 of 566210.8%★☆☆☆☆
201714.85134 of 56929.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201616.34930 of 561412.2%★☆☆☆☆
201518.84755 of 561115.3%★☆☆☆☆
201335.83615 of 553034.6%★★☆☆☆
201214.05015 of 53907.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201112.35112 of 53774.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201018.14700 of 531411.6%★☆☆☆☆
20099.45029 of 51933.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200811.94827 of 51135.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20078.74980 of 51132.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200610.34617 of 48184.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200512.34499 of 48226.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200419.33980 of 480917.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202238.81125 of 222749.5%★★☆☆☆
201927.61917 of 258525.8%★☆☆☆☆
201833.71275 of 212840.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202450.81131 of 316264.2%★★★☆☆
202320.43128 of 32453.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.02279 of 331131.2%★★☆☆☆
201927.02713 of 327517.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.62811 of 324613.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202649.12564 of 558154.1%★★★☆☆
202545.32733 of 559751.2%★★★☆☆
202432.23629 of 561235.3%★★☆☆☆
202319.64724 of 560915.8%★☆☆☆☆
202216.45047 of 563510.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.84814 of 549212.3%★☆☆☆☆
201813.05061 of 54136.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202670.41186 of 509476.7%★★★★☆
202566.31385 of 510772.9%★★★★☆
202445.82562 of 510749.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.03228 of 508736.5%★★☆☆☆
202229.43752 of 508426.2%★☆☆☆☆
201924.44075 of 496317.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.94120 of 483014.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202670.01289 of 542376.2%★★★★☆
202564.21606 of 546070.6%★★★★☆
202442.62939 of 551746.7%★★☆☆☆
202333.33624 of 536332.4%★★☆☆☆
202230.33818 of 526427.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.54125 of 517320.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.34309 of 508415.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202654.72257 of 560359.7%★★★☆☆
202549.02572 of 562854.3%★★★☆☆
202431.13732 of 564333.9%★★☆☆☆
202329.23844 of 563831.8%★★☆☆☆
202225.44205 of 566325.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.14810 of 551012.7%★☆☆☆☆
201819.64601 of 543115.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202661.4768 of 292773.8%★★★★☆
202555.8891 of 284768.7%★★★☆☆
202435.61522 of 263542.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.21380 of 242043.0%★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)77th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2026)74th percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+29 vs school
Male (2026)60th percentile~ school
Female (2026)54th percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2022)49th percentile+33 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy44%-6 vs state
Mathematics43%+4 vs state
Science39%+3 vs state

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

Middle : Berendo Middle
High : West Adams Preparatory High

Magnolia Avenue Elementary ranks 2487th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Magnolia Avenue Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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