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Rowan Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Rowan Avenue Elementary a good school?

Rowan Avenue Elementary ranks 4179 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rowan Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 598 students in the Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles area, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with its statewide ranking in the 29th percentile and proficiency rates in English and math below district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools serving similar high-need communities, such as Ford Boulevard Elementary and Euclid Avenue Elementary, Rowan's academic performance is lower, despite having comparable per-student funding. A notable internal finding is a significant and consistent gender gap in outcomes, with female students performing notably better than male students.

On a positive note, Rowan Avenue has made dramatic and impressive progress in improving student attendance, reducing its chronic absenteeism rate from over 43% to 19.4% in just a few years, which now matches the state average. This strong foundation in attendance is a crucial asset for future academic growth. The school, like many in the area, also finds science to be a challenging subject across the board.

598

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,685

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 South Rowan Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90023-1826

(323) 261-7191

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

Two or more races:

3.2%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Los Angeles Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,179^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

389^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	27.4	4179 of 5857	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3965 of 5869	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	4098 of 5859	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4823 of 5883	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4684 of 5789	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4282 of 5662	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	4130 of 5692	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.6	3435 of 5614	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.8	4541 of 5611	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.4	3107 of 5530	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	2594 of 5390	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.5	3279 of 5377	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.5	3662 of 5314	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	18.4	4548 of 5193	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	4022 of 5113	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	4393 of 5113	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	3851 of 4818	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.7	3989 of 4822	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	3741 of 4809	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	1205 of 2227	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	2237 of 2585	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1497 of 2128	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	2072 of 3162	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	3162 of 3245	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3044 of 3311	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	3207 of 3275	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	3242 of 3246	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3479 of 5597	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2736 of 5612	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	3008 of 5609	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4302 of 5635	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3844 of 5492	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3912 of 5413	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2902 of 5107	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	2790 of 5107	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	2982 of 5087	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3797 of 5084	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3643 of 4963	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3203 of 4830	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3215 of 5460	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	3250 of 5517	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3166 of 5363	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3836 of 5264	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3765 of 5173	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3356 of 5084	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4574 of 5628	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4786 of 5643	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4833 of 5638	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4834 of 5663	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4970 of 5510	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4342 of 5431	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1900 of 2847	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	2342 of 2635	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	2082 of 2420	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science19%-13 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
Rowan Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	600 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-7191	598	29	20.6	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	576 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	27.4	4179^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		29.5	3965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	214	19.2	19.2	34.0	32.1	32.7		32.9	29.9	24.5	28.6		27.7	95.8	97.5		96.6	98.3	97.5	$25,685	$5,190	$20,495
Amanecer Primary Center	Public	K-2	832 South Eastman Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-6494	97	5	19.4	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	89 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)								(n/a)																			$36,876	$6,757	$30,119
Belvedere Elementary	Public	K-5	3724 East First St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0345	526	26	20.2	97.7%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	515 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	19.8	4843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		23.7	4504^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	339	13.4	13.4	15.6	29.2	38.8		28.7	28.2	20.6	14.3		20.5	96.3				98.2		$27,035	$6,085	$20,950
Eastman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4112 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0456	545	27	20.1	96.3%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	539 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24.8	4426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		14	5390^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	964	13.3	13.3	27.8	28.9	37.1		31.2	28.9	26.5	26.7		27.4	96.1		98.5		96.9		$27,027	$5,084	$21,943
Extera Public School No. 2	Public, Charter	K-5	4112 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Extera Public School No. 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-7045	121	5	24.2	97.5%	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.4	3928^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%		35.9	3441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	487	22.2	22.2	40.0	24.0	38.9		33.3	30.0	15.4	44.4		28.1							$26,115	$6,602	$19,513
Marianna Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	4215 East Gleason St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6382	281	15	18.7	92.2%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	268 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	35.8	3512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		42.6	3022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	490	29.0	29.0	32.4	27.5	35.1	46.2	34.3	41.2	27.5	39.5	22.2	33.1	92.7	96.4	96.4	96.4	92.7	96.4	$29,044	$6,142	$22,902
Lorena Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 South Lorena St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-1128	383	21	18.2	99.7%	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22	4677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.1%		15.7	5238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.8%	561	12.3	12.3	32.8	22.0	24.7		26.8	39.4	24.0	16.9		26.7	95.2				95.2		$30,976	$6,992	$23,984
Humphreys Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	500 South Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6958	364	18	20.2	94.5%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	356 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	2833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		39.3	3215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	382	20.0	20.0	50.9	43.8	46.2		47.1	49.2	37.5	27.7		37.8							$27,494	$4,987	$22,507
Ford Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	1112 South Ford Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-8508	722	37	19.5	96.1%	8 (1.1%)	7 (1.0%)	694 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	49.4	2626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		37.3	3347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	721	20.7	20.7	46.4	46.5	39.3		43.8	58.7	54.3	26.7		45.6	98.2						$26,649	$4,931	$21,718
Euclid Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	806 Euclid Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6792	578	30	19.2	89.8%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	567 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	48.7	2666^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%		31.2	3840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	1174	22.6	22.6	45.0	47.8	41.5		44.6	51.0	46.7	31.4		42.8	96.9				97.6		$25,245	$5,188	$20,057

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowan Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Rowan Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Rowan Avenue Elementary.

Is Rowan Avenue Elementary a good school?

Rowan Avenue Elementary ranks 4179^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Rowan Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Rowan Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory
High : E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2
High : Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3
High : Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4
High : James A. Garfield Senior High
High : Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5

What is the racial makeup of Rowan Avenue Elementary?

Students at Rowan Avenue Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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