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Murchison Street Elementary

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Murchison Street Elementary ranks 2839 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Murchison Street Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 312 students in the Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles area, operating as part of the Los Angeles Unified district and demonstrating one of the most remarkable academic turnaround stories in the region.

Over the past six years, the school has transformed from a very low-performing to an average-performing school, now ranking in the 52nd percentile statewide, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Evergreen Avenue Elementary (36th percentile) and Harrison Street Elementary (21st percentile). This impressive growth is particularly strong for its student population, with students from low-income families ranking at the 66th percentile. However, the school faces a notable challenge with chronic absenteeism, at 25.9%, which is higher than the district average and much higher than a high-performing neighbor like Multnomah Street Elementary (14.1%).

While Murchison's progress is commendable, its performance varies widely; for example, 3rd graders excel in English while 4th graders struggle, and science proficiency lags behind other subjects. A comparison with Multnomah Street Elementary, which achieves higher rankings with less funding per student, suggests there is still room for Murchison to improve its efficiency and consistency across all grade levels and subjects.

312

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,225

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Murchison St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033-1526

(323) 222-0148

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Murchison Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sereno Middle
High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

African American:

2.9%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,839^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 47 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

230^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	45.8	2839 of 5857	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	3466 of 5869	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4282 of 5859	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4937 of 5883	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	5605 of 5789	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5300 of 5662	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	5231 of 5692	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	5074 of 5614	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	5339 of 5611	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	4783 of 5530	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	4982 of 5390	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.1	4597 of 5377	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	4027 of 5314	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	4718 of 5193	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	4625 of 5113	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	4968 of 5113	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	4495 of 4818	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	4538 of 4822	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.9	4412 of 4809	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	1170 of 2227	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	2289 of 2585	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1829 of 2128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	3105 of 3245	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	2613 of 3311	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	3201 of 3275	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3111 of 3246	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	2202 of 5597	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2867 of 5612	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3485 of 5609	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4066 of 5635	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	5416 of 5492	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	5200 of 5413	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	1671 of 5107	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	2243 of 5107	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	3288 of 5087	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3925 of 5084	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	4734 of 4963	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4400 of 4830	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	1835 of 5460	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	2700 of 5517	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	3460 of 5363	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4092 of 5264	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	4913 of 5173	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4645 of 5084	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	3380 of 5628	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3887 of 5643	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4569 of 5638	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5277 of 5663	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	5203 of 5510	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4953 of 5431	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	1953 of 2635	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1791 of 2420	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)26th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science27%-6 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
Murchison Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Murchison St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-0148	312	20	15.6	98.4%	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	294 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	45.8	2839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		35.7	3466^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	627	26.9	26.9	65.8	32.7	43.4		45.7	55.3	20.0	37.7		36.2							$36,225	$7,405	$28,820
Evergreen Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2730 Ganahl St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0415	492	25	19.6	95.3%	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	470 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	32.6	3755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		25.7	4309^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	554	17.4	17.4	40.0	33.8	37.6	37.0	37.1	49.2	27.9	26.5	19.2	29.5	93.8						$27,329	$5,201	$22,128
Harrison Street Elementary	Public	K-6	3529 City Terrace Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9191	229	16	14.3	95.2%	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	218 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	22.8	4611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		23.6	4513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	98	10.0	10.0	15.0	60.9	12.5		24.3	22.5	60.9	5.0		24.3							$39,335	$9,721	$29,614
Multnomah Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 North Indiana Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-6005	322	16	20.1	73.3%	12 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	272 (84.5%)	20 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	82.8	1033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		77.7	1262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	229	52.2	52.2	58.9	62.1	76.1		65.0	66.1	58.6	56.5		60.6							$23,988	$4,729	$19,259
Sheridan Street Elementary	Public	K-6	416 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9818	555	28	19.8	96.0%	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.4%)	524 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	30	3964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%		25.4	4335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	371	15.1	15.1	40.0	32.3	40.3	33.3	36.6	37.3	24.3	23.3	22.7	27.0							$31,077	$6,657	$24,420
Gates Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Manitou Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-9574	450	23	19.5	93.8%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	366 (81.3%)	66 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49.5	2620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		46.3	2781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	161	36.9	36.9	39.7	34.6	45.9		40.3	54.8	35.9	39.3		43.0							$27,525	$5,598	$21,927
Griffin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Griffin Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-8131	287	15	19.1	92.0%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	250 (87.1%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	41.5	3112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		35.7	3459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	347	8.2	8.2	55.6	44.4	28.6		41.5	52.8	51.1	20.4		40.0	92.4	95.5	97.0	97.0	95.5	95.5	$29,820	$6,548	$23,272
Malabar Street Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 East Malabar St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1103	418	21	19.9	96.7%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	410 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32.4	3769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%		39.2	3224^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	545	25.0	25.0	24.3	38.3	45.0	41.7	36.7	29.2	35.4	21.9	24.6	27.4	92.6			95.1	95.1		$26,369	$5,543	$20,826
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	4010 East Ramboz Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9627	170	10	17.0	92.9%	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	164 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	36.3	3460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		42.3	3050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.0%	410	13.3	13.3	32.1	20.7	42.9	55.0	35.2	42.9	27.6	13.3	50.0	34.8							$40,713	$6,632	$34,081
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Murchison Street Elementary

How many students attend Murchison Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Murchison Street Elementary.

Is Murchison Street Elementary a good school?

Murchison Street Elementary ranks 2839^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Murchison Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Murchison Street Elementary?

Students at Murchison Street Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Murchison Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Murchison Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Sereno Middle
High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High
High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

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