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Menlo Avenue Elementary

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Menlo Avenue Elementary ranks 3470 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Menlo Avenue Elementary is a K-8 public school in the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 531 students in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school shows a mix of strengths and challenges, with its overall state ranking recently improving to the 41st percentile. A standout strength is its 8th grade English Language Arts program, where students outperform both district and state averages, a notable achievement compared to some nearby K-8 schools like Accelerated. The school is also particularly effective with English Language Learners, ranking in the 78th percentile for that subgroup. However, it struggles with science proficiency and has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.4%, which is a significant concern for learning continuity.

When compared to other local schools with similar demographics, such as Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary and Fifty-Second Street Elementary, Menlo Avenue performs better academically, suggesting differences in school effectiveness. Its performance is mid-range among area schools, outperforming some charters like ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter but trailing others like Global Education Academy. The school's K-8 structure may support its upper-grade success, though performance varies widely between different grade levels, indicating areas for potential improvement in curriculum consistency and support for special education students.

531

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,576

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4156 Menlo Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90037-1933

(323) 232-4291

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Menlo Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:

Manual Arts Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

African American:

9.0%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,470^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,117^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 11 pts since 2023

From bottom 49% (2023) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

293^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	3470 of 5857	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3854 of 5869	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3386 of 5859	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4167 of 5883	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3310 of 5789	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2746 of 5662	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.2	3665 of 5692	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.0	3535 of 5614	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.2	4409 of 5611	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.7	3479 of 5530	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.6	3285 of 5390	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.4	3952 of 5377	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	5002 of 5314	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	5003 of 5193	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.0	4877 of 5113	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	4957 of 5113	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.3	4663 of 4818	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	4785 of 4822	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	4482 of 4809	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	58.9	223 of 700	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	1284 of 2227	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	2362 of 2585	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1919 of 2128	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	706 of 3162	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	862 of 3245	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	39.7	1824 of 3311	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1871 of 3275	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	2132 of 3246	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	3088 of 5597	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3456 of 5612	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3460 of 5609	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	4090 of 5635	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3296 of 5492	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	2741 of 5413	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	2039 of 5107	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	2715 of 5107	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	1991 of 5087	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	3054 of 5084	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	1675 of 4963	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	1213 of 4830	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	2535 of 5460	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	2971 of 5517	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	2262 of 5363	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	3319 of 5264	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	2001 of 5173	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	1420 of 5084	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3615 of 5628	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3893 of 5643	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	3028 of 5638	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3971 of 5663	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	3096 of 5510	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	2634 of 5431	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	1637 of 2847	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1434 of 2420	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	1117 of 2761	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	1431 of 2783	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1426 of 2781	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1147 of 2533	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	1538 of 2551	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1330 of 2531	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	571 of 2395	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	832 of 2388	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	825 of 2374	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	603 of 2542	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	967 of 2579	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	945 of 2531	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	1006 of 2534	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	1156 of 2552	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	1304 of 2538	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2018)68th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science19%-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 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
Menlo Avenue Elementary	Public	K-8	4156 Menlo Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4291	531	29	18.3	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.0%)	464 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	36.2	3470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		31.1	3854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	384	15.7	23.9	19.0	27.3	50.0	36.2	46.5	47.2	58.7	43.3	33.9	38.8	20.0	44.2	17.0	43.5	31.6	92.0	94.0		92.0	94.0	94.0	$24,576	$5,593	$18,983
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary	Public	K-5	4410 Orchard Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8350	449	22	20.4	97.8%	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.0%)	397 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	14.7	5285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%		14	5388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	103	13.4		13.4	19.7	24.1	27.5				23.8	15.6	19.5	14.6				16.6	87.9			94.8			$25,212	$6,071	$19,141
Global Education Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4141 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Global Education Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-9588	358	18	19.8	96.4%	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	343 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.9	2502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%		36.5	3405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	903	22.0	16.2	19.2	57.5	38.5	48.8	40.5	45.2	63.9	48.9	65.0	53.9	39.0	13.5	19.1	43.2	39.0							$20,549	$2,626	$17,923
KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4410 South Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8007	562	25	22.4	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	163 (29.0%)	383 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	40.6	3178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		33.1	3672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	494				45.0	32.7					38.8	41.3	34.6					37.9							$23,143	$3,405	$19,738
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center	Public	K-2	1017 West 47th St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8911	96	4	24.0	87.5%	4 (4.2%)	10 (10.4%)	81 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																								$60,363	$12,648	$47,715
West Vernon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4312 South Grand Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4218	470	22	21.3	98.9%	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	432 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	42.9	3012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		38.7	3261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	249	9.3		9.3	33.3	41.4	48.8				41.1	46.7	37.7	43.0				42.9	93.8	97.7	98.5	96.1	96.1		$23,510	$5,167	$18,343
Normandie Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4505 South Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5171	509	31	16.4	97.4%	2 (0.4%)	68 (13.4%)	429 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	17.1	5095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		19.2	4930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	165	10.1		10.1	18.5	31.2	16.7				21.7	25.6	29.5	16.2				23.2	97.7			98.5			$30,409	$6,133	$24,276
ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5029 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6997	237	10	23.7	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	87 (36.7%)	150 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.9	4235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.7	4490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	255	7.1		7.1	25.0	37.8	26.2				29.3	27.3	51.4	21.4				32.5							$25,411	$4,512	$20,899
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center	Public, Charter	K-5	3737 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 746-1995	616	28	22.0	86.4%	19 (3.1%)	62 (10.1%)	503 (81.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	47.8	2717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		46.4	2771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	54	22.6		22.6	42.6	56.8	42.9				47.5	31.4	48.4	35.7				38.4	97.2	98.1		98.1	97.2	98.1	$20,785	$3,754	$17,031
Fifty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	816 West 51st St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-3175	606	32	18.9	98.5%	22 (3.6%)	75 (12.4%)	489 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	14	5345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		20.1	4860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	485	12.5		12.5	20.0	16.2	21.5				19.2	24.3	19.0	16.7				20.1	92.2	96.9	98.4	97.7	93.8	97.7	$27,993	$5,597	$22,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Menlo Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Menlo Avenue Elementary attend?

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

High : Manual Arts Senior High

Is Menlo Avenue Elementary a good school?

Menlo Avenue Elementary ranks 3470^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Menlo Avenue Elementary?

Students at Menlo Avenue Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Menlo Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Menlo Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Menlo Avenue Elementary.

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