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President Avenue Elementary

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President Avenue Elementary ranks 2959 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2959^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

President Avenue Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 362 students in Harbor City, part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, with a consistent middle-tier state ranking that has recently shown improvement.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture: while its math scores are a relative strength, slightly above district and state averages, its English and especially science proficiency are below average. A notable concern is that student performance in math drops significantly in the 5th and 6th grades compared to earlier grades. The school invests considerable resources, with the highest per-student spending and one of the lowest student-teacher ratios among nearby schools like Caroldale Learning Community and Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet. However, this high level of investment has not yet translated into top-tier academic results when compared to some peers.

When looking at neighboring schools, there are clear differences. Schools in the adjacent Torrance Unified district, such as Howard Wood Elementary and Torrance Elementary, generally achieve higher rankings. Even within LAUSD, schools with similar student populations like Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary rank higher. The school does outperform some immediate neighbors like Normont Elementary, and addressing challenges like chronic absenteeism could be a key opportunity for improvement.

362

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,528

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1465 West 243rd St.
Harbor City, CA 90710-1706

(310) 326-7400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend President Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alexander Fleming Middle
High:	Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles
	Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.3%

African American:

11.9%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,959^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

235^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	43.9	2959 of 5857	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3569 of 5869	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	3580 of 5859	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3263 of 5883	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	3204 of 5789	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3770 of 5662	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	3583 of 5692	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.3	3827 of 5614	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.8	3953 of 5611	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.4	2831 of 5530	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	2788 of 5390	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.7	3412 of 5377	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.5	3019 of 5314	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	2964 of 5193	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	2014 of 5113	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.8	2985 of 5113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.2	2311 of 4818	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.4	1719 of 4822	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.1	2158 of 4809	55.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.4	57 of 663	91.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	1312 of 2227	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1330 of 2128	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3289 of 5597	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	4063 of 5612	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4166 of 5609	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2750 of 5635	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	3005 of 5492	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3444 of 5413	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2081 of 5107	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	2935 of 5107	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	2648 of 5087	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	2247 of 5084	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	2345 of 4963	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	3405 of 4830	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	2755 of 5460	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3717 of 5517	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3213 of 5363	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2708 of 5264	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2729 of 5173	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	3148 of 5084	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	2266 of 5628	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	3229 of 5643	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2800 of 5638	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	3493 of 5663	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	3222 of 5510	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3890 of 5431	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	2407 of 2847	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1723 of 2635	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1340 of 2420	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)91st percentile+47 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science22%-11 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 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
President Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 West 243rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-7400	362	23	15.7	73.5%	15 (4.1%)	43 (11.9%)	258 (71.3%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	43.9	2959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		34.4	3569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	610	22.0		22.0	50.8	38.1	34.0	41.7			41.4	45.9	46.0	26.0	25.0			39.3	91.8	95.3			96.5		$31,528	$4,834	$26,694
Harbor City Elementary	Public	K-5	1508 West 254th St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5075	420	22	19.0	92.4%	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.5%)	349 (83.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (6.9%)	41.1	3147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		36.2	3423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	276	18.3		18.3	40.5	45.2	43.5				42.9	52.6	29.0	23.9				36.0							$24,451	$4,815	$19,636
Normont Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 West 253rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5261	270	15	18.0	98.5%	14 (5.2%)	60 (22.2%)	176 (65.2%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	31.8	3817^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		24.7	4396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	579	17.1		17.1	38.2	31.7	34.3				34.6	28.6	34.2	34.3				32.4	81.8	89.1	92.7	89.1	89.1	90.9	$35,324	$5,889	$29,435
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2121 238Th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4480	343	14	24.5	49.0%	54 (15.7%)	11 (3.2%)	198 (57.7%)	52 (15.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.3%)	70.6	1578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		75.5	1350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	228	41.8		41.8	52.8	64.2	56.4				57.8	55.6	54.7	43.6				51.2	95.4	96.5		96.5	95.4	96.5	$16,663	$745	$15,918
Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 247th St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 784-6700	853	37	23.0	68.9%	70 (8.2%)	107 (12.5%)	500 (58.6%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	51 (6.0%)	82.5	1048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.8	1045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	3	46.4		46.4	58.4	61.1	72.9				64.3	70.1	60.4	58.3				62.7							$19,172	$3,740	$15,432
Howard Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 West 235th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4484	344	16	21.6	42.4%	50 (14.5%)	8 (2.3%)	181 (52.6%)	68 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.9%)	69.7	1614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		81.3	1097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	517	48.3		48.3	43.6	50.0	65.5				54.1	46.2	51.6	56.9				52.2							$16,871	$756	$16,115
Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary	Public	K-5	23240 Archibald Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-8710	413	19	21.7	64.6%	7 (1.7%)	18 (4.4%)	237 (57.4%)	101 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	46 (11.1%)	79.6	1174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%		71.6	1522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	348	40.0		40.0	70.0	69.6	55.7				64.5	71.7	67.9	49.3				62.2	96.0						$22,101	$4,127	$17,974
Eshelman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	25902 Eshelman Ave.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-1576	449	20	22.4	86.9%	36 (8.0%)	54 (12.0%)	315 (70.2%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	58.2	2155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.2%		48.1	2660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	505	29.0		29.0	55.2	49.3	48.5				51.0	55.7	50.7	31.9				46.3	92.9	96.5		95.6	94.7	96.5	$23,239	$4,417	$18,822
Meyler Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1123 West 223rd St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3910	603	31	19.4	95.5%	9 (1.5%)	55 (9.1%)	454 (75.3%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	49 (8.1%)	31.2	3857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%		39.3	3221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	636	21.7		21.7	33.3	26.3	42.1				33.8	33.7	32.0	27.8				31.1	97.7			98.5	98.5		$21,901	$3,887	$18,014
Caroldale Learning Community	Public	K-8	22424 Caroldale Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 320-8570	620	35	17.9	77.9%	11 (1.8%)	56 (9.0%)	296 (47.7%)	176 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	68 (11.0%)	56.2	2245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		59.6	2082^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	163	30.2	20.3	26.0	46.5	47.0	50.6	48.7	62.7	56.3	51.5	46.6	50.8	39.5	40.3	54.2	40.6	44.8	96.0				97.3		$22,051	$4,240	$17,811

Frequently Asked Questions about President Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of President Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend President Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alexander Fleming Middle
High : Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles
High : Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High

What district is President Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend President Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended President Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of President Avenue Elementary?

Students at President Avenue Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% White.

Is President Avenue Elementary a good school?

President Avenue Elementary ranks 2959^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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