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Marianna Avenue Elementary

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Marianna Avenue Elementary ranks 3512 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marianna Avenue Elementary is a K-6 public school in the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 281 students in a high-need community where over 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years to the 40th percentile, placing it in the middle among nearby schools like Humphreys Avenue Elementary and Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary, which rank higher. A notable concern is a significant achievement gap between female and male students. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, with a current rate higher than both the district and state averages, though it has improved from a peak a few years ago. Interestingly, Marianna spends more per student than any of its neighboring LAUSD schools, yet this higher investment hasn't translated into top-tier academic results compared to some peers.

Performance varies by grade and subject, with sixth graders, for example, performing well in English but facing challenges in math. When compared to a nearby charter school, KIPP Iluminar Academy, which spends less per student, Marianna's outcomes are similar or lower, raising questions about how resources are used. For parents, the key takeaways are that the school has substantial resources and a favorable student-teacher ratio but faces clear challenges in improving attendance, reversing a recent academic slide, and ensuring more consistent outcomes for all students across grades.

281

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,044

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4215 East Gleason St.
Los Angeles, CA 90063-1423

(323) 262-6382

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

Two or more races:

3.6%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2017 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2017) to 40th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,512^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

299^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	35.8	3512 of 5857	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	3022 of 5869	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	2807 of 5859	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2642 of 5883	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	2692 of 5789	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	2552 of 5662	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.9	2497 of 5692	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.5	3108 of 5614	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.9	3408 of 5611	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	3924 of 5530	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	3674 of 5390	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.1	3683 of 5377	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	3215 of 5314	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.7	3520 of 5193	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.9	3338 of 5113	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.2	3096 of 5113	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.7	3405 of 4818	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.5	3320 of 4822	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.5	2971 of 4809	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	1891 of 3162	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1966 of 3275	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2875 of 5597	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	2587 of 5612	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2788 of 5609	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	2625 of 5635	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	2665 of 5492	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	2708 of 5413	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	2128 of 5107	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	1757 of 5107	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1640 of 5087	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	1498 of 5084	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	1537 of 4963	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	1443 of 4830	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	3210 of 5460	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	2738 of 5517	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	1993 of 5363	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	1697 of 5264	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	1542 of 5173	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	1421 of 5084	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4188 of 5628	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	3010 of 5643	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	2571 of 5638	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	2238 of 5663	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	2556 of 5510	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	2238 of 5431	58.8%	★★★☆☆

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)58th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science29%-4 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 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	% 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
Marianna Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4215 East Gleason St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6382	281	15	18.7	92.2%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	268 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	35.8	3512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		42.6	3022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	490	29.0		29.0	32.4	27.5	35.1	46.2			34.3	41.2	27.5	39.5	22.2			33.1	92.7	96.4	96.4	96.4	92.7	96.4	$29,044	$6,142	$22,902
Humphreys Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	500 South Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6958	364	18	20.2	94.5%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	356 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	2833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		39.3	3215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	382	20.0		20.0	50.9	43.8	46.2				47.1	49.2	37.5	27.7				37.8							$27,494	$4,987	$22,507
Brooklyn Avenue	Public	K-8	4620 Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-8161	510	27	19.2	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	45.6	2850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		45.5	2833^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	17	20.3	38.2	29.0	46.7	44.1	34.5	50.8	75.0	56.4	51.6	48.9	35.7	27.1	40.0	59.4	45.5	42.5	94.0	96.0				96.0	$26,550	$5,110	$21,440
Belvedere Elementary	Public	K-5	3724 East First St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0345	526	26	20.2	97.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	515 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	19.8	4843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		23.7	4504^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	339	13.4		13.4	15.6	29.2	38.8				28.7	28.2	20.6	14.3				20.5	96.3				98.2		$27,035	$6,085	$20,950
KIPP Iluminar Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Iluminar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5218	593	27	22.0	79.9%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	583 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	51.1	2547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		44.3	2907^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	360				48.3	35.5					42.1	51.8	40.2					46.2							$21,498	$2,327	$19,171
William R. Anton Elementary	Public	K-6	831 North Bonnie Beach Pl.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-3640	453	24	18.8	97.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (98.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42.8	3020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%		35.1	3509^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	489	16.7		16.7	28.8	46.3	47.2	35.5			39.0	41.0	42.6	39.3	37.1			39.9	97.1						$29,779	$5,625	$24,154
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary	Public	K-5	4865 East First St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-3869	316	15	21.0	91.1%	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	300 (94.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	62.4	1942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%		65	1817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.0%	125	35.1		35.1	48.5	54.7	50.0				51.1	52.9	48.4	45.6				49.2							$27,789	$4,704	$23,085
Rowan Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	600 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-7191	598	29	20.6	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	576 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	27.4	4179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		29.5	3965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	214	19.2		19.2	34.0	32.1	32.7				32.9	29.9	24.5	28.6				27.7	95.8	97.5		96.6	98.3	97.5	$25,685	$5,190	$20,495
Amanecer Primary Center	Public	K-2	832 South Eastman Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-6494	97	5	19.4	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	89 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)								(n/a)																								$36,876	$6,757	$30,119
Ford Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	1112 South Ford Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-8508	722	37	19.5	96.1%	8 (1.1%)	7 (1.0%)	694 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	49.4	2626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		37.3	3347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	721	20.7		20.7	46.4	46.5	39.3				43.8	58.7	54.3	26.7				45.6	98.2						$26,649	$4,931	$21,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Marianna Avenue Elementary

What district is Marianna Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Marianna Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Belvedere Middle
High : E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2
High : Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3
High : Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4
High : James A. Garfield Senior High
High : Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5

What is the racial makeup of Marianna Avenue Elementary?

Students at Marianna Avenue Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Marianna Avenue Elementary a good school?

Marianna Avenue Elementary ranks 3512^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marianna Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Marianna Avenue Elementary.

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