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Norwood Street Elementary

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Norwood Street Elementary ranks 4172 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Norwood Street Elementary is a public K-6 school in the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 347 students in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science falling well below both district and state averages. Its statewide ranking has declined, placing it in the bottom third of California elementary schools. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 30% of students missing too much school, a rate higher than most neighboring schools like Magnolia Avenue Elementary and Vermont Avenue Elementary. Performance varies dramatically by grade, with upper-grade scores dropping sharply, suggesting potential issues with curriculum consistency or support as students advance.

Compared to nearby schools with similar student demographics, Norwood Street's academic results are lower despite higher per-student spending. For instance, Equitas Academy Charter spends less per student but achieves higher proficiency rates. The school does show a relative strength in serving Special Education students but struggles profoundly with English Language Learners. To improve, the school likely needs to focus on improving attendance, strengthening support for English learners, and ensuring educational quality is consistent across all grade levels.

347

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,298

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2020 Oak St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007-1307

(213) 748-3733

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Norwood Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

John Adams Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.2%

African American:

6.3%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,172^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

386^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	27.5	4172 of 5857	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4663 of 5869	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	5047 of 5859	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	5022 of 5883	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4912 of 5789	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	4924 of 5662	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	4880 of 5692	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	4891 of 5614	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	4401 of 5611	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	4494 of 5530	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	4652 of 5390	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.0	3684 of 5377	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.1	4364 of 5314	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.3	3220 of 5193	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.0	3889 of 5113	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.9	3868 of 5113	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	3622 of 4818	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.3	3535 of 4822	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.4	3975 of 4809	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.6	752 of 2227	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	1553 of 2585	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1184 of 2128	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	3068 of 3162	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	2956 of 3245	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3112 of 3311	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3142 of 3275	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	2810 of 3246	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3495 of 5597	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4613 of 5612	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4662 of 5609	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	5430 of 5635	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4888 of 5492	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4774 of 5413	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3122 of 5107	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3785 of 5107	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4005 of 5087	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3898 of 5084	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3809 of 4963	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	3839 of 4830	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	3298 of 5460	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	4060 of 5517	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4304 of 5363	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4231 of 5264	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	4158 of 5173	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4127 of 5084	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4491 of 5628	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4334 of 5643	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4981 of 5638	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4166 of 5663	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4385 of 5510	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4668 of 5431	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	1478 of 2847	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	1326 of 2635	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1327 of 2420	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science18%-15 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 (2025)
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
Norwood Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2020 Oak St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-3733	347	19	18.7	95.4%	12 (3.5%)	22 (6.3%)	299 (86.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	27.5	4172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%		22.1	4663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	491	17.9		17.9	38.5	20.3	28.6	31.6			28.6	48.1	24.6	26.8	10.5			30.1	93.9	97.0		97.0	97.0	97.0	$45,298	$41,266	$4,032
Downtown Value	Public, Charter	K-8	950 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Downtown Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-8868	395	16	24.6	94.9%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	386 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	31.7	3823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		24.2	4447^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.2%	624	21.4	17.0	19.1	52.5	16.3	31.7	29.7	25.0	23.4	29.1	46.3	14.0	29.6	27.0	22.6	17.4	25.6
Equitas Academy 6	Public, Charter	K-4	1612 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 6 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5936	211	11	19.1	89.6%	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	200 (94.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	42	3065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%					(n/a)				38.0	41.4					39.2	40.8	37.9					39.7							$43,231	$42,490	$741
Equitas Academy 5	Public, Charter	K-4	1612 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 5 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5936	184	11	17.1	89.7%	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	168 (91.3%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	32.6	3756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		25.4	4327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.3%	571				34.6	36.5					35.9	29.6	32.7					31.7							$47,834	$46,358	$1,476
Equitas Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	1700 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-0440	427	15	28.4	90.4%	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	416 (97.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49.2	2638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		50.6	2526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	112				40.8	47.2					43.9	45.6	38.9					42.4
Magnolia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1626 South Orchard Ave.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-6281	545	26	20.9	99.8%	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.0%)	503 (92.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	47.4	2740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		31.5	3813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	1073	29.8		29.8	32.9	53.5	51.5				46.0	35.2	41.1	35.6				37.0	91.7	94.5	97.3	97.3	94.5	97.3	$41,166	$37,686	$3,480
Vermont Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1435 West 27th St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-2195	342	18	19.0	90.6%	5 (1.5%)	29 (8.5%)	294 (86.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	62.7	1932^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		42.1	3059^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.9%	1127	32.9		32.9	56.1	54.9	62.9				58.6	61.0	35.3	38.6				43.2	95.1				96.7		$49,491	$45,768	$3,723
Jardin de la Infancia	Public, Charter	K-1	1400 S Broadway Los Angeles CA	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Jardin de la Infancia District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 614-1745	21	2	10.5	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Equitas Academy #3 Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	1050 Beacon Ave.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #3 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 204-0344	435	16	27.1	91.0%	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (96.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	41.2	3137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.4%		40.7	3146^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	9				35.4	47.2					40.9	30.9	42.5					36.4
Tenth Street Elementary	Public	1-5	1000 Grattan St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 380-8990	339	16	21.1	96.8%	7 (2.1%)	14 (4.1%)	314 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.8	4430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		18.3	4999^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	569	22.6		22.6	30.4	12.2	31.8				24.3	50.7	15.1	15.9				27.3							$46,420	$42,668	$3,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwood Street Elementary

How many students attend Norwood Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Norwood Street Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Norwood Street Elementary attend?

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

Middle : John Adams Middle

Is Norwood Street Elementary a good school?

Norwood Street Elementary ranks 4172^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Norwood Street Elementary?

Students at Norwood Street Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Norwood Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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