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Charles W. Barrett Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Charles W. Barrett Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 473 students in South Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below district and state averages.

The school's performance has become notably volatile, dropping sharply in statewide ranking this year, and it struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.4%, which is a key barrier to improvement. Interestingly, Barrett spends more per student ($29,209) than nearly all nearby schools, including higher-performing ones like Figueroa Street Elementary and Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary, yet achieves lower academic results, raising questions about how resources are used.

Despite broader challenges, Barrett shows a specific strength in supporting English Language Learner students. However, comparisons to nearby schools like Watts Learning Center, which serves a similar student population with fewer resources but better outcomes, suggest that factors like school culture and instructional models are crucial for student success at Barrett.

473

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,209

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

419 West 98th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90003-3916

(323) 756-1419

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Charles W. Barrett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Bret Harte Preparatory Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

African American:

19.0%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 37th percentile in 2024 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,774^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

444^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	20.6	4774 of 5857	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3677 of 5869	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4281 of 5859	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4203 of 5883	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4351 of 5789	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4488 of 5662	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	4399 of 5692	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	4402 of 5614	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	4936 of 5611	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.0	4991 of 5530	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	4413 of 5390	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.4	3211 of 5377	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.3	3334 of 5314	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.2	3226 of 5193	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.1	2710 of 5113	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.3	3269 of 5113	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.7	3195 of 4818	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	21.6	3850 of 4822	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	3567 of 4809	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	398 of 569	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	263 of 593	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	354 of 661	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	311 of 663	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	224 of 747	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	269 of 700	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	38.1	1379 of 2585	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1647 of 2128	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	939 of 3162	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	1098 of 3245	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	2044 of 3311	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	2653 of 3275	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	2876 of 3246	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4284 of 5597	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3790 of 5612	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4277 of 5609	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4671 of 5635	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4030 of 5492	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4408 of 5413	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	3325 of 5107	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	2040 of 5107	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2696 of 5087	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2730 of 5084	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3333 of 4963	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3303 of 4830	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3907 of 5460	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	2711 of 5517	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	3330 of 5363	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3236 of 5264	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	3348 of 5173	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3568 of 5084	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4783 of 5628	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3306 of 5643	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3878 of 5638	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3496 of 5663	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4207 of 5510	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4132 of 5431	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2019)47th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I have three daughters that go to this school. I honestly think its the BEST in the area. The only problem that I have is with the parents. STAFF Great... Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, July 23, 2010

The school is very disorgarnized. The money allocated to the school is not utilized wisely. It does not appear that the well being of the students academic performance is at the center of attention. The school could be a lot better if administration would revisit their priority. For example, the school's library is closed the majority of the time, threfore denying access to students, teachers and parents. How are students supposed to improve reading skills and develop a love for books. Resources are denied to students, such as the library, when the school is trying to impress outsiders. The library is used for meetings when the auditorium is available. Close Quote

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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
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	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	90 (19.0%)	366 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	20.6	4774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		33.1	3677^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	1097	14.3	14.3	27.0	30.1	25.0		27.5	25.0	28.2	18.2		24.0	96.6			96.6			$29,209	$5,422	$23,787
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	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	141 (38.3%)	224 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	42.1	3060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		41	3127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	67	33.3	33.3	35.7	45.6	35.1		38.8	34.6	44.6	29.8		36.3							$21,173	$2,112	$19,061
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	97.5%	2 (0.3%)	94 (14.1%)	553 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	34.5	3622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		32.1	3781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	159	16.5	16.5	33.0	39.8	40.0	33.3	37.2	38.6	34.6	31.9	18.0	32.9	91.1	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	98.2	$24,402	$5,227	$19,175
One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary	Public	K-5	147 East 107th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-8137	804	40	20.1	98.5%	8 (1.0%)	174 (21.6%)	597 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	15	5263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.8	5402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.0%	139	14.0	14.0	17.4	21.4	34.9		24.6	10.5	15.4	17.2		14.3	91.0	94.8		92.9	94.8	94.8	$24,950	$4,313	$20,637
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	98.9%	7 (0.9%)	158 (21.2%)	547 (73.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	31.5	3842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		28.2	4095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	253	22.1	22.1	33.6	29.7	39.3		33.9	30.1	34.3	29.2		31.4	89.9			92.8	95.0		$24,566	$4,936	$19,630
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	98.0%	5 (1.0%)	83 (16.3%)	384 (75.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	28.8	4070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		24	4463^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	393	25.5	25.5	22.6	32.0	44.6	37.5	34.0	16.7	17.4	32.4	27.6	23.2							$23,329	$4,622	$18,707
Ninety-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-6	330 East 93rd St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-2869	772	41	18.8	97.5%	6 (0.8%)	103 (13.3%)	626 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	30.3	3933^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		22.9	4587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	654	16.5	16.5	23.3	34.2	38.4	25.0	31.5	35.3	38.2	31.5	11.1	32.8	92.1	95.8	97.0	96.4	95.8	97.0	$24,078	$5,039	$19,039
Figueroa Street Elementary	Public	K-5	510 West 111th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-9268	400	20	20.0	98.0%	6 (1.5%)	46 (11.5%)	335 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	53.1	2426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%		43.6	2953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.7%	527	19.1	19.1	56.9	41.5	40.0		46.1	62.7	46.5	33.8		48.0							$28,404	$5,703	$22,701
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	98.2%	11 (6.5%)	14 (8.2%)	120 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.1%)								(n/a)													97.8				97.8		$30,569	$5,224	$25,345
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	76.7%	4 (0.7%)	230 (39.1%)	344 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	39.6	3249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		18.7	4973^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	1724			36.6	29.2			33.2	47.3	37.1			42.6							$22,004	$2,579	$19,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles W. Barrett Elementary

Is Charles W. Barrett Elementary a good school?

Charles W. Barrett Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Charles W. Barrett Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Charles W. Barrett Elementary?

Students at Charles W. Barrett Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 19% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Charles W. Barrett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles W. Barrett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bret Harte Preparatory Middle

How many students attend Charles W. Barrett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Charles W. Barrett Elementary.

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