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Manchester Avenue Elementary

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Manchester Avenue Elementary ranks 4070 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-6

4070^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manchester Avenue Elementary is a public school serving 509 students in grades 1-6 in South Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district and serving a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years and currently sits in the 31st percentile, meaning it scores higher than 31% of other California elementary schools; it performs better than some nearby schools like Loren Miller Elementary but trails others such as Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary. While proficiency in English and Math is below state averages, the school shows a relative strength in Science instruction compared to other local schools, and it has demonstrated notable effectiveness in serving its Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

The school faces challenges with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than the district and state averages, and it has a significant need to improve support for students in special education, where its effectiveness ranking is very low. Compared to other schools in the area with similar demographics, Manchester Avenue spends less per student than most traditional district schools but more than nearby charter schools like Watts Learning Center, highlighting different educational models and resource use within the same community.

509

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,329

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

661 West 87th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90044-5703

(323) 778-3472

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

African American:

16.3%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,070^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

376^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	28.8	4070 of 5857	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4463 of 5869	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3347 of 5859	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3901 of 5883	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4835 of 5789	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4548 of 5662	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	4814 of 5692	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	4476 of 5614	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	4601 of 5611	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	4065 of 5530	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	3731 of 5390	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.0	4186 of 5377	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	4305 of 5314	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	4820 of 5193	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	4700 of 5113	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	5039 of 5113	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.3	4729 of 4818	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	4722 of 4822	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.3	4654 of 4809	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	406 of 569	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	403 of 593	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	278 of 661	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	461 of 663	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	557 of 747	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	374 of 700	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	2136 of 2227	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	2428 of 2585	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1524 of 2128	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	1336 of 3162	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.4	2499 of 3245	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2410 of 3311	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2841 of 3275	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	2525 of 3246	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	3557 of 5597	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4177 of 5612	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3471 of 5609	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4060 of 5635	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4586 of 5492	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4423 of 5413	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	2300 of 5107	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	3039 of 5107	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	1796 of 5087	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2077 of 5084	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	3300 of 4963	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3135 of 4830	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	3000 of 5460	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3666 of 5517	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	2269 of 5363	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	2672 of 5264	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3920 of 5173	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3586 of 5084	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4311 of 5628	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4418 of 5643	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	3031 of 5638	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3488 of 5663	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4610 of 5510	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4300 of 5431	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2443 of 2847	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 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
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
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
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
Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary	Public	K-6	8919 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2960	669	33	20.2	97.5%	2 (0.3%)	94 (14.1%)	553 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	34.5	3622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		32.1	3781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	159	16.5	16.5	33.0	39.8	40.0	33.3	37.2	38.6	34.6	31.9	18.0	32.9	91.1	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	98.2	$24,402	$5,227	$19,175
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
Watts Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-5	310 West 95th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Watts Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-9900	368	13	28.3	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	141 (38.3%)	224 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	42.1	3060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		41	3127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	67	33.3	33.3	35.7	45.6	35.1		38.8	34.6	44.6	29.8		36.3							$21,173	$2,112	$19,061
Charles W. Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	419 West 98th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1419	473	24	20.1	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	90 (19.0%)	366 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	20.6	4774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		33.1	3677^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	1097	14.3	14.3	27.0	30.1	25.0		27.5	25.0	28.2	18.2		24.0	96.6			96.6			$29,209	$5,422	$23,787
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
Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	142 West 75th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 971-8885	752	41	18.3	96.8%	16 (2.1%)	73 (9.7%)	650 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	36	3483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		22	4683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	1200	14.2	14.2	35.7	39.4	28.6	36.1	34.5	40.0	52.4	27.8	30.6	37.3	97.6	98.4		97.6	98.4	98.4	$27,624	$5,295	$22,329
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Avenue Elementary

Is Manchester Avenue Elementary a good school?

Manchester Avenue Elementary ranks 4070^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Manchester Avenue Elementary?

Students at Manchester Avenue Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Manchester Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Manchester Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Manchester Avenue Elementary.

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