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Russell Elementary

Q: Is Russell Elementary a good school?

Russell Elementary ranks 3602 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3602^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Russell Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 739 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Within its local area, Russell stands out for its solid math performance, where student scores meet state averages and are stronger than most nearby schools like Parmelee Avenue Elementary and South Park Elementary. The school has shown impressive recent success with its special education students and its sixth graders consistently achieve the highest test scores in the school. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism, while still high, has shown a clear and positive trend of improvement over the last few years.

Areas for growth include English Language Arts and especially science, where proficiency is well below district and state averages. Compared to higher-performing local schools such as Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary, closing these gaps is a key opportunity. Overall, Russell delivers respectable results in a challenging context, with notable strengths in mathematics and a demonstrated capacity for rapid improvement in specific areas.

739

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,331

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1263 East Firestone Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90001-3738

(323) 582-7247

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Russell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles Drew Middle
High:	Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
	John C. Fremont Senior High
	Mervyn M. Dymally High
	More...
	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

African American:

7.2%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2022 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2022) to 39th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,602^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

314^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	34.8	3602 of 5857	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3363 of 5869	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3271 of 5859	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	2747 of 5883	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	3630 of 5789	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3746 of 5662	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.8	3931 of 5692	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	3328 of 5614	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.8	3716 of 5611	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.9	3964 of 5530	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	4465 of 5390	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	3969 of 5377	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	4729 of 5314	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	4533 of 5193	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.9	4202 of 5113	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	4673 of 5113	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	4682 of 4818	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.9	4701 of 4822	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	4447 of 4809	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	400 of 569	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.2	2048 of 2585	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1068 of 2128	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	1570 of 3162	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	1908 of 3245	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1674 of 3311	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	3060 of 3275	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	3075 of 3246	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	3880 of 5597	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	3020 of 5612	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2963 of 5609	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	2161 of 5635	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	3451 of 5492	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3708 of 5413	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	2224 of 5107	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	1964 of 5107	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	1947 of 5087	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	1306 of 5084	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	2351 of 4963	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	2484 of 4830	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	2677 of 5460	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	2602 of 5517	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	2294 of 5363	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	1510 of 5264	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	2413 of 5173	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	2624 of 5084	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3168 of 5628	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3463 of 5643	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3353 of 5638	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	3127 of 5663	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3578 of 5510	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3538 of 5431	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	642 of 2847	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	34.7	1576 of 2635	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1836 of 2420	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science12%-21 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 (2025)	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
Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	1263 East Firestone Blvd.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7247	739	37	19.9	97.4%	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.2%)	674 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	34.8	3602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		37.1	3363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	239	11.5	11.5	31.6	34.3	28.9	41.2	34.0	35.7	32.3	28.9	48.0	36.2	96.1	98.5	98.5	96.9			$38,331	$35,434	$2,897
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		$42,648	$39,358	$3,290
KIPP Ignite Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	9110 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	KIPP Ignite Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6402	448	21	21.3	87.1%	2 (0.4%)	180 (40.2%)	252 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	12.2	5491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		8.5	5751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	260			18.0	18.8			18.4	19.2	20.3			19.7	95.2				96.4
Parmelee Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1338 East 76th Pl.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 587-4235	670	33	20.6	95.4%	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	639 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	37.6	3371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		30.9	3868^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	497	23.7	23.7	39.6	27.7	41.3	44.8	38.6	35.4	21.2	34.4	36.8	32.1	95.7				96.8		$36,948	$33,694	$3,254
McKinley Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7812 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7481	474	25	18.9	99.2%	1 (0.2%)	75 (15.8%)	397 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.7	5368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		17.7	5061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	307	12.2	12.2	20.0	19.6	27.8	20.0	21.9	23.9	17.5	15.1	9.2	15.9							$43,765	$39,846	$3,919
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	$47,648	$43,758	$3,890
Graham Elementary	Public	K-6	8407 South Fir Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-1263	522	28	18.6	97.7%	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.1%)	496 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	19.4	4888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		14.7	5328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	440	10.7	10.7	25.6	29.1	14.7	11.8	22.0	32.1	36.1	12.0	8.8	24.9	96.5	97.4		97.4	97.4	96.5	$46,237	$43,042	$3,195
South Park Elementary	Public	K-6	8510 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4591	825	39	21.1	97.8%	6 (0.7%)	89 (10.8%)	702 (85.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	19.8	4839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	5318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	479	19.2	19.2	25.0	21.0	32.0	20.7	24.7	26.6	20.6	24.0	18.0	22.3	93.7		98.1	98.1	96.2	98.1	$37,600	$34,590	$3,010
Wisdom Elementary	Public	K-6	1125 East 74th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5760	648	30	21.6	97.7%	10 (1.5%)	31 (4.8%)	599 (92.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	35.3	3554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		28.1	4102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	548	22.2	22.2	36.0	37.5	37.4	33.0	35.9	35.0	44.4	33.3	22.3	33.2							$37,015	$33,966	$3,049
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							$43,332	$40,036	$3,296

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Russell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Russell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles Drew Middle
High : Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
High : John C. Fremont Senior High
High : Mervyn M. Dymally High
High : Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

Is Russell Elementary a good school?

Russell Elementary ranks 3602^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Russell Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Russell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Russell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Russell Elementary?

Students at Russell Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American.

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