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Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary

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Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary ranks 4019 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4019^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary is a K-6 public school in the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 527 students in a high-poverty neighborhood where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school is a middle performer compared to its immediate neighbors, ranking in the 31st percentile statewide, which is higher than schools like Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary but lower than Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary. Test scores in math and science are below state averages, with a noticeable drop in proficiency by 6th grade. However, the school has shown recent improvement from a lower ranking and demonstrates notable strengths in teaching Special Education students and English Learners, whose performance ranks above the school's overall average.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 26.4% is higher than the state average and higher than some better-performing nearby schools like Ninety-Second Street Elementary, suggesting attendance is an area for potential growth. With higher per-student funding than some of its higher-achieving neighbors, the school has resources that could support further improvement by expanding its successful teaching methods for specific student groups to benefit all grades.

527

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,023

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1471 East 96th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90002-2210

(323) 567-8871

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary usually attend:

High:

Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

African American:

17.6%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,019^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

371^st 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	29.3	4019 of 5857	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	4227 of 5869	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4700 of 5859	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4312 of 5883	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4672 of 5789	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3753 of 5662	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	3468 of 5692	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.9	3618 of 5614	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.1	3696 of 5611	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	2477 of 5530	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	2294 of 5390	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.0	2829 of 5377	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	2917 of 5314	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.5	3591 of 5193	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.6	3356 of 5113	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.0	3781 of 5113	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	3475 of 4818	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	4230 of 4822	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.5	4061 of 4809	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	327 of 569	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	321 of 593	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	385 of 661	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	590 of 663	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	391 of 747	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	355 of 700	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.9	1854 of 2585	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1392 of 2128	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	1575 of 3162	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.0	2999 of 3245	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	2514 of 3311	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	2458 of 3275	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	2821 of 3246	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	3348 of 5597	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3991 of 5612	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4274 of 5609	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4358 of 5635	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	4099 of 5492	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	3307 of 5413	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	2628 of 5107	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2873 of 5107	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3275 of 5087	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2695 of 5084	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	3248 of 4963	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	2276 of 4830	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	345 of 429	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	3088 of 5460	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3535 of 5517	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3810 of 5363	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	3259 of 5264	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3733 of 5173	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	2616 of 5084	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4339 of 5628	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	4100 of 5643	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4631 of 5638	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3974 of 5663	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4798 of 5510	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	3941 of 5431	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1357 of 2847	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	1369 of 2635	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	1031 of 2420	57.4%	★★★☆☆

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)52nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2019)28th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2025)20th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science14%-19 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
Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1471 East 96th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-8871	527	30	17.5	97.0%	3 (0.6%)	93 (17.6%)	406 (77.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	29.3	4019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.8	4227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	208	14.1	14.1	37.2	32.9	43.6	27.4	35.8	31.4	38.6	20.5	16.1	27.0	92.6	95.4		95.4	93.5	95.4	$28,023	$5,556	$22,467
Judith F. Baca Arts Academy	Public	K-6	1536 East 89th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3560	495	27	18.3	97.8%	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.4%)	454 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	30.3	3936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		32.7	3716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	220	16.4	16.4	42.1	31.1	30.0	29.3	32.8	52.6	32.4	22.9	15.0	30.3	93.3	96.7		96.7	95.6		$25,470	$4,904	$20,566
KIPP Ignite Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	9110 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	KIPP Ignite Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6402	448	21	21.3	87.1%	2 (0.4%)	180 (40.2%)	252 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	12.2	5491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		8.5	5751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	260			18.0	18.8			18.4	19.2	20.3			19.7	95.2				96.4		$20,870	$2,193	$18,677
Compton Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1515 East 104th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-5767	265	15	18.2	95.8%	6 (2.3%)	42 (15.8%)	202 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	36.7	3430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		45.8	2805^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	625	14.0	14.0	39.4	33.3	35.7		36.0	64.7	34.2	23.3		39.1	89.1	96.4		94.6	90.9	92.7	$33,007	$6,277	$26,730
Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9900 South Wadsworth Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2677	487	25	19.4	97.1%	6 (1.2%)	100 (20.5%)	362 (74.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	48.5	2670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		44.1	2915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.3%	245	14.6	14.6	34.3	53.6	38.9	46.7	43.3	38.6	74.7	29.1	35.6	46.5	78.4	86.5	96.0	82.4	83.8	83.8	$24,395	$4,793	$19,602
Ninety-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9211 Grape St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-7946	568	31	18.3	98.6%	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.5%)	503 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	40.4	3185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		42.3	3044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	141	16.0	16.0	43.5	37.5	37.8	39.7	39.4	49.3	48.8	21.0	37.0	37.6							$24,731	$5,419	$19,312
Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	1963 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-8141	399	21	19.0	99.5%	5 (1.3%)	93 (23.3%)	274 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	16.8	5120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		10.7	5650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	530	8.6	8.6	19.4	19.6	32.9		24.4	19.1	19.3	24.3		21.0	68.3	73.2	91.5	74.4	72.0	74.4	$34,887	$6,577	$28,310
Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	1263 East Firestone Blvd.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7247	739	37	19.9	97.4%	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.2%)	674 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	34.8	3602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		37.1	3363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	239	11.5	11.5	31.6	34.3	28.9	41.2	34.0	35.7	32.3	28.9	48.0	36.2	96.1	98.5	98.5	96.9			$23,032	$4,112	$18,920
Graham Elementary	Public	K-6	8407 South Fir Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-1263	522	28	18.6	97.7%	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.1%)	496 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	19.4	4888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		14.7	5328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	440	10.7	10.7	25.6	29.1	14.7	11.8	22.0	32.1	36.1	12.0	8.8	24.9	96.5	97.4		97.4	97.4	96.5	$26,706	$5,142	$21,564
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Jordan High

What is the racial makeup of Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary?

Students at Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 18% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary a good school?

Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary ranks 4019^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary.

What district is Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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