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One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary

Public Grades K-5
4044th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 30% of California elementary schools
Summary

One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary is a 465-student, Los Angeles Unified public school serving kindergarten through grade 5 in Los Angeles. Its scores improved in all three tested subjects in 2025–2026, but the most important finding is that proficiency remained below both state and district averages in English language arts, mathematics, and science.

Mathematics was the school’s strongest subject against the state and district: 33% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 40% in Los Angeles Unified. ELA proficiency was 31%, compared with 49% statewide and 48% in the district; science was 18%, versus 36% statewide and 32% in the district. Results were also below the average among seven nearby K–5 schools with comparable scores: by 4 points in ELA, 5 in mathematics, and 6 in science. Science was the weakest subject in that local comparison, while mathematics was closest to the broader benchmarks.

Scores are trending upward: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose 5 points in ELA, 7 in mathematics, and 4 in science, though the school’s science gap with the state widened slightly. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking improved from the 19th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 30th percentile in 2025–2026, and its rating rose from 1 to 2 stars; still, six of nine nearby schools with rankings scored higher. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 19.3:1, close to the nearby-school average of 19.4:1. In 2024–2025, 65% of students were directly certified for free meals, and the school was marked as likely participating in Community Eligibility, where all students receive free meals. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a consistent relative strength for Hispanic students: the group ranked at the 55th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 30th percentile. English Language Learner students’ ranking fell from the 70th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 1st in 2021–2022, then rose to the 7th in 2023–2024; these widely spaced results do not show the group’s current standing.

465
Students ?
19.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$41,548
Per pupil spending ?
64.9%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)
All students in California receive free school meals.
 144 East 118th St.
       Los Angeles, CA  90061-2422

(323) 757-1717

District: Los Angeles Unified


Students who attend One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Samuel Gompers Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.1%
African American:
18.1%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015
!Science scores 18 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school30%
District avg42%
California avg42%
4,044th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 30%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
454th of 564Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified
450th of 968Los 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
202629.24044 of 580430.3%★★☆☆☆
202525.74341 of 585725.9%★☆☆☆☆
202421.34747 of 586919.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.44317 of 585926.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.94260 of 588327.6%★☆☆☆☆
201935.93470 of 578940.1%★★☆☆☆
201840.53118 of 566244.9%★★☆☆☆
201737.23299 of 569242.0%★★☆☆☆
201628.53890 of 561430.7%★★☆☆☆
201530.83640 of 561135.1%★★☆☆☆
201335.23658 of 553033.9%★★☆☆☆
201246.42852 of 539047.1%★★☆☆☆
201142.33060 of 537743.1%★★☆☆☆
201036.63382 of 531436.4%★★☆☆☆
200918.04573 of 519311.9%★☆☆☆☆
200819.84356 of 511314.8%★☆☆☆☆
200720.44267 of 511316.5%★☆☆☆☆
200616.24274 of 481811.3%★☆☆☆☆
200518.04104 of 482214.9%★☆☆☆☆
200426.43456 of 480928.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.9332 of 50634.4%★★☆☆☆
202541.0302 of 56946.9%★★☆☆☆
202417.4549 of 5937.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.1624 of 6615.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.5481 of 66327.5%★☆☆☆☆
201949.2329 of 74756.0%★★★☆☆
201837.2418 of 70040.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202252.8748 of 222766.4%★★★☆☆
201931.81694 of 258534.5%★★☆☆☆
201820.31957 of 21288.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202423.42932 of 31627.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.13285 of 33110.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201955.7975 of 327570.2%★★★★☆
201839.21808 of 324644.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.13474 of 556937.6%★★☆☆☆
202526.84097 of 559726.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.83998 of 561228.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.83985 of 560929.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.93752 of 563533.4%★★☆☆☆
201939.53140 of 549242.8%★★☆☆☆
201843.82844 of 541347.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202650.72284 of 508555.1%★★★☆☆
202542.62832 of 510744.5%★★☆☆☆
202442.52806 of 510745.1%★★☆☆☆
202345.52524 of 508750.4%★★★☆☆
202248.52307 of 508454.6%★★★☆☆
201959.21735 of 496365.0%★★★☆☆
201865.81336 of 483072.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202641.53071 of 541243.3%★★☆☆☆
202534.83600 of 546034.1%★★☆☆☆
202427.54188 of 551724.1%★☆☆☆☆
202335.23455 of 536335.6%★★☆☆☆
202237.23240 of 526438.4%★★☆☆☆
201952.92212 of 517357.2%★★★☆☆
201858.21848 of 508463.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.44258 of 559023.8%★☆☆☆☆
202526.34163 of 562826.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.64937 of 564312.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.34320 of 563823.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.84338 of 566323.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.83558 of 551035.4%★★☆☆☆
201836.63239 of 543140.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202627.32235 of 292023.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.71612 of 242033.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2022)66th percentile+39 vs school
Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+13 vs school
Female (2026)38th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2026)34th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics33%-5 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state
Science18%-18 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary.

Students at One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 18% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Students who attend One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Samuel Gompers Middle

One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary ranks 4044th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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