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Soto Street Elementary

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Soto Street Elementary ranks 2098 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2098^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Soto Street Elementary is a small, K-6 public school serving 186 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, notable for its remarkable and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of impressive turnaround; its statewide ranking has soared from the 26th percentile to the 64th percentile in just two years, now outperforming most neighboring schools like Euclid Avenue Elementary and Puente Charter. This growth is seen in stronger test scores in math and English, and a significant drop in chronic absenteeism, which is now better than the Los Angeles Unified average. The school is particularly effective for its student population, achieving results that rank in the 80th percentile or higher for similar students across the state.

While KIPP Promesa Prep, a nearby charter school, posts higher test scores, Soto Street offers a lower student-teacher ratio and much better attendance rates. The school's higher per-student spending compared to neighbors supports these smaller classes and may contribute to its steady climb, making it a consistently improving option within the traditional Los Angeles Unified system.

186

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,656

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1020 South Soto St.
Los Angeles, CA 90023-1324

(323) 262-6513

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Soto Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hollenbeck Middle
High:	Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High
	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High
	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

White:

3.2%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,098^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 56 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^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	59.3	2098 of 5857	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2847 of 5869	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	4316 of 5859	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3362 of 5883	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3748 of 5789	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4280 of 5662	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	4733 of 5692	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.6	3502 of 5614	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	14.3	5170 of 5611	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	4294 of 5530	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.3	3181 of 5390	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.0	4264 of 5377	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	4798 of 5314	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.3	5105 of 5193	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	5010 of 5113	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.2	4862 of 5113	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	4783 of 4818	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.2	4689 of 4822	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	4340 of 4809	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.5	843 of 2227	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	2440 of 3311	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	2109 of 5597	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	3276 of 5612	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	4324 of 5609	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4162 of 5635	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3263 of 5492	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4212 of 5413	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	1015 of 5107	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	1473 of 5107	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	36.6	3174 of 5087	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	2160 of 5084	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	2597 of 4963	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3293 of 4830	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	888 of 5460	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	1811 of 5517	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	3428 of 5363	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	2297 of 5264	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	2779 of 5173	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3346 of 5084	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	2268 of 5628	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	2367 of 5643	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	3924 of 5638	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3088 of 5663	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3882 of 5510	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4055 of 5431	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1897 of 2847	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)26th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science30%-3 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 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
Soto Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 262-6513	186	12	15.4	87.1%	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	59.3	2098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		45.2	2847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	749	30.0		30.0	41.7	64.3	43.3	59.3			50.5	58.3	60.0	36.7	39.3			46.4							$37,656	$5,889	$31,767
KIPP Promesa Prep	Public, Charter	K-4	1241 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Promesa Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6400	495	22	22.1	86.1%	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	480 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	76.6	1306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		44.3	2903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.5%	1597				54.4	55.9					55.2	67.8	58.3					62.9	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$23,149	$1,626	$21,523
KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1263 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-4125	518	23	22.4	74.1%	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	496 (95.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33.2	3700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.8%		27	4201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	501	27.3	22.2	24.6	32.7	44.3	31.5	36.5	38.3	44.4	38.3	32.0	45.2	14.6	17.5	21.3	27.0	26.3							$22,787	$3,641	$19,146
Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-6	2821 East Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6744	385	21	18.3	97.4%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	374 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	32.8	3744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		31.5	3810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	66	10.4		10.4	29.3	20.9	33.3	51.0			34.0	51.7	15.9	29.2	26.9			32.2	92.9	97.1	97.1	94.3	95.7	95.7	$31,996	$5,696	$26,300
Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary Center	Public	K-2	2750 East Hostetter St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-0270	86	4	21.5	98.8%	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	84 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$45,767	$9,560	$36,207
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
Puente Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	501 South Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Puente Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-2961	300	14	21.4	84.3%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	296 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		64.4	1860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	1626	24.4		24.4	40.7	36.8	40.0				39.4	33.3	34.2	26.7				31.4							$20,296	$1,304	$18,992
Christopher Dena Elementary	Public	K-6	1314 Dacotah St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-9222	313	16	19.5	94.9%	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	297 (94.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32.1	3787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%		38.4	3279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.1%	508	11.1		11.1	30.8	26.5	36.5	41.9			34.0	38.5	30.6	34.9	30.2			33.5	93.9			93.9			$33,462	$6,282	$27,180
Breed Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-4343	258	17	15.1	96.9%	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	250 (96.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.2	3397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		28.3	4089^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	692	26.8		26.8	37.5	29.0	42.5	36.0			36.7	36.4	35.5	36.6	22.2			33.3							$34,222	$5,626	$28,596
Extera Public	Public, Charter	K-8	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Extera Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-8300	236	12	19.5	97.9%	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	226 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	4553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		17.7	5060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	507	8.0	7.7	7.8	36.8	29.0	16.0	40.7	40.0	15.4	28.3	42.1	19.4	24.0	11.1	14.6	5.1	17.0	84.4	84.4	93.8	87.5	84.4	93.8	$24,098	$5,716	$18,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Soto Street Elementary

How many students attend Soto Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Soto Street Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Soto Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Soto Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hollenbeck Middle
High : Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High
High : Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High
High : Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

Is Soto Street Elementary a good school?

Soto Street Elementary ranks 2098^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Soto Street Elementary?

Students at Soto Street Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Soto Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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