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Ritter Elementary

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Ritter Elementary ranks 2669 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ritter Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 307 students in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it stands out for its remarkable, decade-long journey of academic improvement from a low-performing to an above-average state ranking.

The school's consistent upward trajectory is its greatest strength, steadily climbing to outperform most of its neighbors like Grape Street Elementary and Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary. Ritter achieves strong results, particularly in mathematics where it beats both district and state averages, while spending its resources more efficiently than several lower-performing schools nearby. The school has also made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half since the pandemic.

While facing challenges in science and a dip in performance in the upper grades, Ritter's story is one of sustained recovery and effective growth. Its data shows a school that has not only bounced back from pandemic disruptions but has continued its pre-pandemic improvement, offering a model of what focused effort can achieve in a high-need community.

307

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,916

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11108 Watts Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90059-1444

(323) 564-2478

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Ritter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edwin Markham Middle
High:	Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

African American:

11.7%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,669^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

215^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	48.6	2669 of 5857	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	3660 of 5869	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3371 of 5859	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	3179 of 5883	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3311 of 5789	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3785 of 5662	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	4046 of 5692	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	4663 of 5614	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	4167 of 5611	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	4312 of 5530	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	3652 of 5390	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.6	3938 of 5377	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	4960 of 5314	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	4919 of 5193	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	4851 of 5113	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	5025 of 5113	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	4575 of 4818	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	4474 of 4822	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.5	4375 of 4809	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.5	541 of 747	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.2	2222 of 2585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	35.4	2121 of 3245	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	2200 of 3311	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	1070 of 3275	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	1674 of 3246	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	2688 of 5597	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	3367 of 5612	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3379 of 5609	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3327 of 5635	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2883 of 5492	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3562 of 5413	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	1244 of 5107	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	49.2	2326 of 5107	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	1674 of 5087	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	1458 of 5084	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	1499 of 4963	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	2169 of 4830	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	1683 of 5460	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	3117 of 5517	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	2411 of 5363	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	1950 of 5264	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	2188 of 5173	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	2901 of 5084	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	2469 of 5628	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	3529 of 5643	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	3066 of 5638	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2773 of 5663	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	3481 of 5510	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3764 of 5431	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)35th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2019)28th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science21%-12 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 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
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	$39,916	$37,542	$2,374
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							$41,781	$38,618	$3,163
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	$49,294	$45,048	$4,246
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	11031 State St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1518	328	13	25.2	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	321 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	4092^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		29.3	3990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	102	21.3	21.3	28.3	27.3	45.8	36.6	34.4	30.2	31.8	20.8	19.5	25.8	93.9	97.0		93.9	95.5	95.5	$21,661	$18,918	$2,743
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	$57,067	$53,134	$3,933
Martin Luther King Elementary	Public	K-6	2270 East 122nd St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6430	336	14	24.0	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.6%)	271 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	46.1	2826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.8%		34.3	3574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	748	11.8	11.8	49.1	50.0	37.3	55.6	47.0	47.4	41.3	25.5	37.0	38.1							$20,546	$15,604	$4,942
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					$46,028	$42,684	$3,344
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	$51,727	$47,530	$4,197
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	9820 Madison Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3900	482	25	19.2	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	472 (97.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34.9	3590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		39.9	3179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.8%	411	19.1	19.1	41.8	30.6	37.1		36.1	43.3	34.9	28.1		34.7							$40,339	$37,428	$2,911
Stanford Primary Center	Public	K	3020 Kansas Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-9208	112	6	18.6	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	109 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)													97.2	97.9		97.9	97.2		$82,063	$78,610	$3,453

Frequently Asked Questions about Ritter Elementary

Is Ritter Elementary a good school?

Ritter Elementary ranks 2669^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ritter Elementary?

Students at Ritter Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Ritter Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Ritter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ritter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edwin Markham Middle
High : Jordan High

How many students attend Ritter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Ritter Elementary.

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