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Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

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Birdielee V. Bright Elementary ranks 3438 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 374 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, notable for its significant improvement in student attendance and its strong academic support for specific student groups within a high-needs community.

While the school's overall test scores are below district and state averages, it performs notably well compared to other local schools with similar student demographics. For instance, it achieves higher proficiency rates in English and Math than nearby Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary and John W. Mack Elementary. A major success story is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has been cut by more than half in recent years, now lower than at schools like Martin Luther King Junior Elementary.

The school shows exceptional results with African American and Hispanic students, who perform well above state averages. However, a critical area for growth is supporting students in special education, where performance is very low. The school also uses its resources efficiently, achieving better outcomes than some neighboring schools that spend significantly more per student, such as Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet.

374

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,217

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1771 West 36th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90018-3812

(323) 733-1178

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

16.3%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,438^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

289^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	36.5	3438 of 5857	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	3164 of 5869	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	2777 of 5859	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	3421 of 5883	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	3485 of 5789	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3230 of 5662	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.2	3503 of 5692	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.7	3870 of 5614	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.4	3991 of 5611	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	3962 of 5530	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.7	3221 of 5390	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	3379 of 5377	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.6	3734 of 5314	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.9	3003 of 5193	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	3365 of 5113	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.4	3749 of 5113	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	4164 of 4818	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.7	3302 of 4822	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.1	2861 of 4809	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	162 of 569	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	174 of 593	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	116 of 661	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	181 of 663	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	217 of 747	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	238 of 700	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	1071 of 2227	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	1542 of 2585	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	706 of 2128	66.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.1	276 of 3162	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	31.9	2461 of 3311	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	1312 of 3275	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	2045 of 3246	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	3619 of 5597	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	3088 of 5612	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2682 of 5609	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	3224 of 5635	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3486 of 5492	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3668 of 5413	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	2001 of 5107	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	1870 of 5107	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	1399 of 5087	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	1813 of 5084	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	1953 of 4963	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	1667 of 4830	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	2379 of 5460	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	2189 of 5517	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1715 of 5363	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2165 of 5264	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	2466 of 5173	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	2146 of 5084	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	3049 of 5628	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2978 of 5643	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2659 of 5638	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	3426 of 5663	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3212 of 5510	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	2626 of 5431	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2747 of 2847	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science22%-10 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
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary	Public	K-5	1771 West 36th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-1178	374	19	19.6	95.5%	3 (0.8%)	61 (16.3%)	300 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	36.5	3438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		40.2	3164^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	274	22.4		22.4	40.6	36.7	39.5				39.1	35.7	39.7	25.9				33.0	90.7	96.5		93.0	96.5	96.5	$27,217	$5,944	$21,273
STEM Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1374 West 35th St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	STEM Preparatory Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 998-0950	303	13	23.3	81.5%	5 (1.7%)	49 (16.2%)	242 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	31	3877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		29	4013^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	136	17.8		17.8	28.6	35.3	42.2				35.2	34.7	31.4	26.7				31.0							$23,150	$2,875	$20,275
Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences	Public	1-5	3150 West Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 731-9346	220	10	22.0	81.4%	12 (5.5%)	39 (17.7%)	136 (61.8%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)	54.2	2356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.8%		46.9	2737^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.4%	381	30.0		30.0	43.9	55.1	52.0				50.7	48.8	44.9	30.0				40.7							$25,292	$3,930	$21,362
Sixth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3109 Sixth Ave.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-9107	313	18	17.3	90.4%	6 (1.9%)	45 (14.4%)	246 (78.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	26.8	4239^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%		36.8	3381^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.4%	858	12.5		12.5	32.3	30.8	26.1				30.0	34.9	38.5	18.8				31.3	96.1				96.1		$33,692	$7,474	$26,218
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 West 36th Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-9186	394	22	17.9	95.7%	3 (0.8%)	82 (20.8%)	290 (73.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	24.4	4466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		23.5	4528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	62	16.4		16.4	34.0	32.3	25.0				30.3	31.5	31.8	14.8				26.0	93.3	96.6		94.4	93.3	96.6	$27,706	$6,134	$21,572
Lashon Academy City	Public, Charter	K-6	3109 Sixth Ave.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Lashon Academy City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 514-4566	127	6	20.6	92.1%	1 (0.8%)	22 (17.3%)	100 (78.7%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	31.9	3805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%					(n/a)	27.3		27.3	23.1						36.6	38.5		27.3				31.0							$12,349	$1,994	$10,355
Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-4	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 735-0278	441	23	19.1	97.5%	6 (1.4%)	46 (10.4%)	368 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	59	2117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		46.3	2777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.7%	660				50.0	46.9					48.3	46.3	50.0					48.3	94.2			96.4	95.7	97.8	$29,013	$5,168	$23,845
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	3989 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-0031	278	15	19.1	98.9%	3 (1.1%)	43 (15.5%)	223 (80.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	15.5	5225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.9	5219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	6	7.0		7.0	13.6	28.6	28.1				24.0	22.2	22.5	15.8				19.9	82.4	91.2	94.1	85.3	91.2	91.2	$32,846	$7,682	$25,164
Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet	Public	K-5	3875 Dublin Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-8195	140	6	23.3	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	74 (52.9%)	52 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (9.3%)	43.1	2999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		41	3128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	129	14.8		14.8	52.2	31.6	48.2				44.9	52.2	26.3	33.3				37.7	75.9	89.7		82.8	89.7	86.2	$50,076	$13,568	$36,508
New Heights Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2202 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	New Heights Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 508-0155	394	20	19.7	87.6%	3 (0.8%)	90 (22.8%)	296 (75.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39.7	3243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		42.7	3020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	223	23.1	15.7	18.9	35.1	37.2	34.2	47.2	63.5	51.0	46.0	43.2	40.0	25.6	30.2	63.0	29.4	39.1	56.1	86.4		81.8	83.3	87.9	$21,714	$2,396	$19,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

What district is Birdielee V. Bright Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Birdielee V. Bright Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Birdielee V. Bright Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Birdielee V. Bright Elementary?

Students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Birdielee V. Bright Elementary a good school?

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary ranks 3438^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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