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Miles Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5
4307th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 26% of California elementary schools
Summary

Miles Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 788 students in the Los Angeles Unified district in Huntington Park, CA, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, Math, and Science consistently below district and state averages, resulting in a statewide ranking in the lower 26th percentile. A particular concern is chronic absenteeism, which, while improved from pandemic highs, remains the highest among nearby elementary schools like Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary and Walnut Park Elementary. The school's performance has declined over time, even as some neighboring schools with similar student populations have shown improvement or maintained stronger standings.

Interesting comparisons reveal that KIPP Comienza Community Prep, a charter school less than half a mile away serving a similar community, achieves notably higher proficiency rates across all subjects. Miles Avenue also shows a wide variation in performance between grade levels and a particularly large gap in science proficiency compared to other subjects. While the school spends a substantial amount per student, this investment has not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes relative to its peers, suggesting areas for potential improvement in instructional approaches and program consistency.

788
Students ?
19.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,531
Per pupil spending ?
94.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6720 Miles Ave.
       Huntington Park, CA  90255-5012

(323) 588-8296

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.0%
Two or more races:
1.8%
White:
1.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013
!Science scores 17 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg39%
California avg41%
4,307th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
403rd of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified
791st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202526.14307 of 585726.5%★☆☆☆☆
202424.34426 of 586924.6%★☆☆☆☆
202329.73913 of 585933.2%★★☆☆☆
202226.64189 of 588328.8%★☆☆☆☆
201935.23521 of 578939.2%★★☆☆☆
201826.24146 of 566226.8%★☆☆☆☆
201725.34230 of 569225.7%★☆☆☆☆
201628.13921 of 561430.2%★★☆☆☆
201527.83874 of 561131.0%★★☆☆☆
201336.63559 of 553035.6%★★☆☆☆
201247.82758 of 539048.8%★★☆☆☆
201139.43288 of 537738.9%★★☆☆☆
201041.33087 of 531441.9%★★☆☆☆
200938.33157 of 519339.2%★★☆☆☆
200830.23574 of 511330.1%★★☆☆☆
200731.23481 of 511331.9%★★☆☆☆
200629.13372 of 481830.0%★★☆☆☆
200519.34021 of 482216.6%★☆☆☆☆
200423.73647 of 480924.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202226.61659 of 222725.5%★☆☆☆☆
201940.91263 of 258551.1%★★★☆☆
201834.31256 of 212841.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202429.42590 of 316218.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.62773 of 324514.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.12935 of 331111.4%★☆☆☆☆
201931.92340 of 327528.5%★☆☆☆☆
201820.63012 of 32467.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.84275 of 559723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202424.34309 of 561223.2%★☆☆☆☆
202325.14216 of 560924.8%★☆☆☆☆
202225.54168 of 563526.0%★☆☆☆☆
201934.63445 of 549237.3%★★☆☆☆
201828.23900 of 541328.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.53282 of 510735.7%★★☆☆☆
202433.73446 of 510732.5%★★☆☆☆
202342.92687 of 508747.2%★★☆☆☆
202238.53017 of 508440.7%★★☆☆☆
201948.72377 of 496352.1%★★★☆☆
201837.33057 of 483036.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.63455 of 546036.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.33918 of 551729.0%★☆☆☆☆
202342.12894 of 536346.0%★★☆☆☆
202238.23156 of 526440.0%★★☆☆☆
201949.42445 of 517352.7%★★★☆☆
201838.53130 of 508438.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202528.23999 of 562828.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.14258 of 564324.5%★☆☆☆☆
202334.63434 of 563839.1%★★☆☆☆
202229.13872 of 566331.6%★★☆☆☆
201935.93331 of 551039.5%★★☆☆☆
201824.84124 of 543124.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202540.21454 of 284748.9%★★☆☆☆
202428.51917 of 263527.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.91650 of 242031.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)49th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)29th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)26th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state
Mathematics27%-11 vs state
Science16%-17 vs state

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Students at Miles Avenue Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Miles Avenue Elementary.

Miles Avenue Elementary ranks 4307th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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