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Solano Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Solano Avenue Elementary a good school?

Solano Avenue Elementary ranks 942 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

942^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Solano Avenue Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 198 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, consistently ranking above average statewide despite serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with over 70% of students proficient in English and 60% in math, significantly outperforming both the district and state averages. This success is especially notable when compared to nearby schools like Ann Street Elementary and Albion Street Elementary, which serve similar student populations but have much lower test scores. Solano Avenue also excels in supporting specific student groups and maintains a lower rate of chronic absenteeism (17.2%) than most surrounding schools, which is linked to better learning outcomes.

While a nearby charter school, PUC Milagro Charter, posts higher test scores, it has a much higher chronic absenteeism rate. Solano Avenue achieves its strong and consistent results with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than several neighboring schools while delivering superior academic performance, making it a model of effective education within the public school system.

198

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,960

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Solano Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012-1036

(323) 223-4291

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Solano Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Florence Nightingale Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

Asian:

25.3%

White:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg39%

California avg41%

942^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^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	84.4	942 of 5857	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	969 of 5869	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	1410 of 5859	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	1147 of 5883	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	1612 of 5789	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	782 of 5662	86.2%	★★★★☆
2017	90.5	610 of 5692	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	85.1	891 of 5614	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	88.9	678 of 5611	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	87.6	607 of 5530	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	85.9	683 of 5390	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	85.2	714 of 5377	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	84.8	740 of 5314	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	91.5	389 of 5193	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.3	528 of 5113	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	85.0	753 of 5113	85.3%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	1059 of 4818	78.0%	★★★★☆
2005	74.5	1143 of 4822	76.3%	★★★★☆
2004	63.6	1542 of 4809	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	41.7	803 of 1149	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	620 of 1071	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	1203 of 5597	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	1008 of 5612	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	1360 of 5609	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	1216 of 5635	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	1457 of 5492	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	869 of 5413	83.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	304 of 5107	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	513 of 5107	90.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	963 of 5087	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	626 of 5084	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	1446 of 4963	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	372 of 4830	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	483 of 5460	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	467 of 5517	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	843 of 5363	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	437 of 5264	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	688 of 5173	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	94.9	129 of 5084	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	819 of 5628	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	893 of 5643	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	1461 of 5638	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	1076 of 5663	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	1852 of 5510	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.1	793 of 5431	85.4%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2019)30th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Solano Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	615 Solano Ave.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-4291	198	10	19.8	68.2%	33 (16.7%)	7 (3.5%)	86 (43.4%)	50 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.1%)	84.4	942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.6	969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.5%	27																	50.0		50.0	60.0	79.3	61.5	81.8			70.6	60.0	70.0	50.0	59.1			60.2	94.3				94.3		$43,960	$41,600	$2,360
El Rio Community	Public, Charter	K-8	211 South Ave. 20	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	El Rio Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-8034	316	19	16.9	24.1%	130 (41.1%)	3 (0.9%)	125 (39.6%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.3%)	66	1792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		51.9	2458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	666																	52.0		52.0	68.8	55.8	56.0	46.7			58.3	56.3	37.2	40.0	20.0			41.0							$31,715	$31,380	$335
Ann Street Elementary	Public	K-5	126 East Bloom St.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-3194	79	5	15.8	96.2%	2 (2.5%)	14 (17.7%)	58 (73.4%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)																					22.2					19.4		16.7					16.7							$93,029	$86,304	$6,725
Albion Street Elementary	Public	K-6	322 South Avenue 18	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 221-3108	121	7	17.2	90.1%	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	104 (86.0%)	13 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	38.1	3336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		32.2	3766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	430																	35.7		35.7	13.0	45.8	71.4	37.5			39.0	12.5	37.5	21.4	37.5			26.9							$82,818	$78,528	$4,290
Castelar Street Elementary	Public	K-8	840 Yale St.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 626-3674	626	31	20.1	85.5%	99 (15.8%)	16 (2.6%)	179 (28.6%)	298 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	50.1	2585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%		56.1	2232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	353																	19.6	33.3	22.7	50.6	43.8	38.6	45.0	74.3	61.5	48.7	63.4	47.3	28.3	34.8	35.1	40.7	44.1	95.7						$37,880	$35,308	$2,572
PUC Milagro Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1855 North Main St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	PUC Milagro Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1786	267	12	22.2	88.0%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	258 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.4	297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		92.8	517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	220																	65.2		65.2	82.6	88.4	74.5				81.6	97.8	69.8	72.3				80.2
Dorris Place Elementary	Public	K-6	2225 Dorris Pl.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-9185	230	12	19.1	83.5%	11 (4.8%)	5 (2.2%)	181 (78.7%)	27 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	65.2	1828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		71.2	1541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	73.7%	287																	44.4		44.4	40.9	68.8	58.3	68.4			56.3	33.3	57.6	42.3	89.5			50.4							$40,339	$37,916	$2,423
Loreto Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3408 Arroyo Seco Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-5176	250	16	15.6	92.0%	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	236 (94.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	40.9	3158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		24	4459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	1301																	28.9		28.9	41.0	29.4	51.1				41.5	36.6	25.7	35.6				33.1							$48,931	$45,200	$3,731
Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2670 Griffin Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 381-8484	265	13	20.4	82.3%	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	253 (95.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	32.1	3794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		24.7	4398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	604	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	2.6	19.6	10.1	0.0	0.0	3.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19.6		19.6	42.5	23.1	27.5				30.8	55.0	30.8	21.6				34.6
Griffin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Griffin Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-8131	287	15	19.1	92.0%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	250 (87.1%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	41.5	3112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		35.7	3459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	347																	8.2		8.2	55.6	44.4	28.6				41.5	52.8	51.1	20.4				40.0	92.4	95.5	97.0	97.0	95.5	95.5	$47,593	$44,200	$3,393

Frequently Asked Questions about Solano Avenue Elementary

What district is Solano Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Solano Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Solano Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Solano Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Florence Nightingale Middle

What is the racial makeup of Solano Avenue Elementary?

Students at Solano Avenue Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 17% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Solano Avenue Elementary a good school?

Solano Avenue Elementary ranks 942^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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