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Manchester Avenue Elementary

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Manchester Avenue Elementary ranks 4060 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-6

4060^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manchester Avenue Elementary is a 509-student school serving grades 1–6 in south Los Angeles. Its most important concern is science: in 2025–2026, 13% of students were proficient, the lowest result among the nearby same-district schools with reported scores.

Results vary sharply by grade and subject. In fourth grade, Manchester Avenue Elementary had the lowest nearby-school results in both ELA and math: 19.1% in ELA, compared with 19.3% at the next-lowest school, South Park Elementary, and 12% in math, compared with 20% at the next-lowest. Sixth grade was a bright spot: the school led nearby schools with results in both ELA (51%) and math (49%). Overall, ELA was its strongest subject against nearby peers: 33% proficiency, about the local average of 33%. Math was below the local average (29% versus 32%), though it was closer to district and state levels than ELA. Science was furthest behind: 13% at the school versus 32% in the district and 36% statewide.

Across the four reported years, ELA fell by 4 percentage points and science by 8, while math was essentially unchanged overall after a recent rebound. Manchester Avenue Elementary is ranked at the 30th statewide percentile with 2 stars by SchoolDigger for 2025–2026, below the Los Angeles Unified district’s 54th percentile and 3 stars. Chronic absenteeism was 29%, versus 23% in the district and 18% statewide. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 20.3 was close to the nearby-school average of 20.4. In 2024–2025, 70% of students were directly certified for free meals. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves special education students rose from the 14th to the 54th percentile between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while the overall ranking remained near the 30th percentile.

509

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,289

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Recently slipping — 43rd percentile in 2023 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 43rd-percentile peak (2023) to 30th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

California avg42%

4,060^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

395^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	29.2	4060 of 5817	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.6	313 of 508	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.7	3826 of 5581	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.5	2649 of 5094	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.9	3264 of 5423	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.6	3990 of 5603	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	43.3	1359 of 2927	53.6%	★★★☆☆
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

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science12%-23 vs state

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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	Directly certified (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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	70.3%	5 (1.0%)	83 (16.3%)	384 (75.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	29.2	4060^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.2%		28.8	4070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%	10	12.5	12.5	32.6	19.1	37.5	50.9	33.3	36.0	12.4	27.1	49.1	29.1			$26,289	$3,347	$22,942
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	64.7%	11 (6.5%)	14 (8.2%)	120 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.1%)								(n/a)													94%	0%	$32,738	$2,964	$29,774
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	66.0%	4 (0.7%)	230 (39.1%)	344 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	65.9	1789^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.2%		39.6	3249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%	1460			42.3	43.9			43.1	64.8	63.2			63.9	94%	0%	$25,364	$1,711	$23,653
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	63.2%	2 (0.3%)	94 (14.1%)	553 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	36	3501^st of 5817 public elementary schools	39.8%		34.5	3622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%	121	21.6	21.6	41.3	27.6	43.6	48.8	39.2	42.5	19.5	29.4	40.9	31.6	98%	0%	$25,165	$3,221	$21,944
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	63.7%	5 (0.8%)	83 (13.8%)	499 (83.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	23.3	4542^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	21.9%		24.4	4465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%	77	18.3	18.3	27.3	25.0	26.8	25.4	26.1	41.4	32.1	16.9	19.7	28.3	97%	0%	$27,918	$3,473	$24,445
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	69.6%	1 (0.3%)	141 (38.3%)	224 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40.8	3181^st of 5817 public elementary schools	45.3%		42.1	3060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%	121	33.9	33.9	32.2	35.1	39.0		35.4	47.5	40.4	30.5		39.4	97%	0%	$21,701	$744	$20,957
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	65.5%	3 (0.6%)	90 (19.0%)	366 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	34.1	3660^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.1%		20.6	4774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%	1114	32.9	32.9	24.7	27.6	44.7		32.9	32.9	32.9	31.8		32.5	94%	0%	$35,555	$4,073	$31,482
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	70.6%	7 (0.9%)	158 (21.2%)	547 (73.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	33.3	3717^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.1%		31.5	3842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%	125	24.6	24.6	29.1	37.0	37.5		34.9	35.0	36.1	30.4		33.5	94%	0%	$27,245	$3,579	$23,666
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	62.1%	16 (2.1%)	73 (9.7%)	650 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	31.3	3883^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	33.2%		36	3483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%	400	17.4	17.4	26.7	36.6	37.0	36.9	34.5	34.8	38.6	26.5	27.2	31.7	91%	0%	$29,845	$3,515	$26,330
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	66.7%	1 (0.2%)	114 (24.9%)	329 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	35	3586^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.4%		35	3584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%	2	21.2	21.2	27.4	40.5	31.8		33.7	37.1	41.9	33.3		37.6	98%	0%	$27,677	$2,716	$24,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Avenue Elementary

Is Manchester Avenue Elementary a good school?

Manchester Avenue Elementary ranks 4060^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manchester Avenue Elementary?

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

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

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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