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Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary is a public K-5 school in Los Angeles serving 399 students, operating within the Los Angeles Unified district and serving a community with very high economic need.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, Math, and Science substantially below both district and state averages, placing it in the bottom 13% of California schools. It also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.2%, which is well above average and likely impacts learning. When compared to nearby schools like Weigand Avenue Elementary and Montara Avenue Elementary, Florence Griffith Joyner performs worse academically and has higher absenteeism, despite spending more money per student than most of its neighbors.

Despite these overall struggles, the school shows important signs of progress and specific strengths. It has improved dramatically from being one of the state's lowest-ranked schools just a few years ago, and it demonstrates notable effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and students with special education needs. This suggests the school is implementing some successful strategies for its most vulnerable students that could be key to its continued improvement.

399

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,887

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1963 East 103rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90002-3123

(323) 569-8141

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edwin Markham Middle
High:	Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

African American:

23.3%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

California avg41%

5,120^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

470^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	16.8	5120 of 5857	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	5650 of 5869	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	5814 of 5859	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	5856 of 5883	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	5574 of 5789	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	5350 of 5662	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	5375 of 5692	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	5327 of 5614	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	5381 of 5611	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	5488 of 5530	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	5379 of 5390	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	5367 of 5377	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.5	5278 of 5314	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.1	5166 of 5193	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	5043 of 5113	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	4920 of 5113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	4781 of 4818	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.8	4790 of 4822	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	4619 of 4809	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	452 of 569	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	457 of 593	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	599 of 661	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	560 of 663	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	656 of 747	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	652 of 700	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.1	2057 of 2585	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	2067 of 2128	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.9	980 of 3162	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	2428 of 3245	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3054 of 3311	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	2081 of 3275	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3096 of 3246	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4952 of 5597	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	5406 of 5612	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	5602 of 5609	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	5618 of 5635	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	5257 of 5492	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	5255 of 5413	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	3914 of 5107	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	4686 of 5107	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	5044 of 5087	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	5054 of 5084	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4471 of 4963	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4101 of 4830	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4497 of 5460	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5229 of 5517	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	5303 of 5363	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	5230 of 5264	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	4921 of 5173	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4708 of 5084	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4841 of 5628	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	5410 of 5643	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	5523 of 5638	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	5628 of 5663	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	5351 of 5510	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4907 of 5431	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1603 of 2847	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2356 of 2635	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2381 of 2420	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+65 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)20th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-24 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science9%-24 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
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
Weigand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10401 Weigand Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-9606	290	14	20.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	263 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	45.3	2865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		31	3856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	991	14.8	14.8	50.0	45.7	37.7		43.9	53.7	43.5	31.5		41.8							$25,460	$5,477	$19,983
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-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
Grape Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1940 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-5941	333	19	17.5	97.9%	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.8%)	259 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	27.1	4211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		18.5	4983^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.1%	772	12.3	12.3	25.6	29.9	35.1		30.5	31.8	30.9	31.6		31.4	84.1	94.2	95.7	87.0	85.5	89.9	$29,113	$7,684	$21,429
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
Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary	Public	K-5	1630 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2545	382	25	15.2	97.4%	3 (0.8%)	92 (24.1%)	275 (72.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	8.3	5721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.2	5540^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	181	4.9	4.9	14.7	19.4	14.6		16.0	14.9	12.9	6.2		11.0	92.6	95.8		96.8	95.8	96.8	$29,963	$6,571	$23,392
Ritter Elementary	Public	K-5	11108 Watts Ave.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2478	307	14	21.9	97.4%	3 (1.0%)	36 (11.7%)	249 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	48.6	2669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		33.2	3660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	991	20.8	20.8	55.3	39.5	35.4		43.6	51.1	50.0	33.3		44.4	92.3	95.4		95.4	93.9	95.4	$26,168	$4,906	$21,262
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
Montara Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	10018 Montara Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1451	554	31	17.8	93.3%	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	537 (96.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	49.2	2639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		49.3	2591^st of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	48	14.8	14.8	46.0	38.8	42.0	56.8	44.4	60.8	40.0	32.1	47.7	44.4	97.3	98.2					$25,178	$4,816	$20,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary

What schools do graduates of Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edwin Markham Middle
High : Jordan High

Is Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary a good school?

Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary?

Students at Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 23% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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