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Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary

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Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary ranks 2648 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 649 students in South Los Angeles, operating as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district and showing a remarkable, steady climb from a low to an above-average state ranking over the past decade.

The school's standout strength is in mathematics, where it consistently outperforms both the district and state averages, and it is particularly effective in supporting Hispanic students, students from low-income families, and students in special education, earning high percentile rankings for these groups. While the school excels in math, science proficiency is an area identified for growth, and there is a notable performance gap where male students are outperforming female students. Importantly, the school achieves these solid academic outcomes while spending significantly less per student than nearby schools like Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary and Sixty-First Street Elementary.

When compared to other local options, Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary's consistent improvement and strong math program set it apart; for instance, it dramatically outperforms nearby charter schools such as Aspire Slauson Academy Charter. The school has also made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism by 41% over three years. For parents, the school represents a compelling example of efficient resource use and dedicated instruction that delivers above-average results for its community.

649

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,921

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6600 South San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90003-1938

(323) 753-1589

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary usually attend:

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:

89.4%

African American:

8.3%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,648^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

208^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	48.9	2648 of 5857	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	2638 of 5869	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	3280 of 5859	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3490 of 5883	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3973 of 5789	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3858 of 5662	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	3897 of 5692	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.8	4370 of 5614	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	4083 of 5611	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	4414 of 5530	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	4269 of 5390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.2	4252 of 5377	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	4468 of 5314	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.4	4251 of 5193	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	4044 of 5113	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	4579 of 5113	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	3931 of 4818	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.4	4009 of 4822	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.8	3880 of 4809	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	48.4	314 of 700	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	1277 of 2227	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1705 of 2585	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1601 of 2128	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	1013 of 3162	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	2824 of 3245	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	2491 of 3311	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	2470 of 3275	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	2992 of 3246	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	2893 of 5597	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2644 of 5612	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	3350 of 5609	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3387 of 5635	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4207 of 5492	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4102 of 5413	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	1312 of 5107	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	1326 of 5107	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	1961 of 5087	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	2244 of 5084	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2719 of 4963	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	2677 of 4830	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	1596 of 5460	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	1617 of 5517	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	2025 of 5363	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	2286 of 5264	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	2819 of 5173	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2824 of 5084	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	2296 of 5628	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2465 of 5643	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	3036 of 5638	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3367 of 5663	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3421 of 5510	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3306 of 5431	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	919 of 2847	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	837 of 2635	68.2%	★★★☆☆

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)74th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2018)55th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary

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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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-1589	649	29	22.3	97.8%	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.3%)	580 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	48.9	2648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		48.6	2638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	10	24.1	24.1	42.2	26.7	46.0	41.9	38.9	50.5	48.0	40.2	44.1	46.0	96.8	98.4	98.4	97.6		$22,921	$4,682	$18,239
Aspire Slauson Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	123 West 59th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Aspire Slauson Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8400	303	13	23.1	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	262 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	9.1	5683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		13	5476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	207	5.5	5.5	17.0	16.0	15.1	25.6	18.2	9.8	15.4	3.6	12.2	9.3						$22,975	$3,078	$19,897
Aspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	123 West 59th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Aspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8400	323	15	21.4	98.5%	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.3%)	281 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	35.7	3526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		39.8	3187^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	339	15.4	15.4	52.7	27.1	36.0	56.4	42.7	25.9	27.1	19.2	39.0	27.1						$22,029	$3,080	$18,949
Aspire Inskeep Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	123 West 59th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Aspire Inskeep Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8400	308	15	20.3	94.2%	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.8%)	281 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.8	4429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		26.9	4217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	212	18.2	18.2	26.7	14.8	45.5	48.8	33.3	36.7	10.7	13.6	18.2	17.8						$22,733	$3,934	$18,799
Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	142 West 75th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 971-8885	752	41	18.3	96.8%	16 (2.1%)	73 (9.7%)	650 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	36	3483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		22	4683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	1200	14.2	14.2	35.7	39.4	28.6	36.1	34.5	40.0	52.4	27.8	30.6	37.3	97.6	98.4	97.6	98.4	98.4	$27,624	$5,295	$22,329
Estrella Elementary	Public	K-5	120 East 57th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-4860	453	21	21.5	97.8%	3 (0.7%)	35 (7.7%)	407 (89.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	21	4740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.1%		20.8	4791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	51	20.9	20.9	27.4	15.9	23.3		22.4	39.2	11.4	22.1		24.4						$25,793	$4,973	$20,820
Sixty-First Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6020 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1138	541	28	19.3	98.9%	7 (1.3%)	52 (9.6%)	460 (85.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	47.6	2729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%		28.9	4028^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	1299	18.3	18.3	38.4	31.9	41.4	65.1	41.8	47.7	34.3	37.3	83.7	47.5	93.3		98.3	96.7		$27,410	$5,333	$22,077
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						$22,187	$4,245	$17,942
Gil Garcetti Learning Academy	Public	K-6	612 West 68th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-2133	519	26	19.9	98.3%	2 (0.4%)	56 (10.8%)	450 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	40.2	3201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		47.6	2699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	502	13.6	13.6	32.1	55.6	29.6	53.7	40.3	33.8	52.4	25.0	43.9	37.2	96.2	97.1	98.1	98.1		$27,685	$5,715	$21,970
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						$25,548	$5,643	$19,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary

How many students attend Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary?

Students at Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 8% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

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 Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary a good school?

Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary ranks 2648^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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