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Twentieth Street Elementary

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Twentieth Street Elementary ranks 3244 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Twentieth Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 499 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school shows a mixed picture but has notable strengths, particularly in mathematics where student proficiency exceeds both the district and state averages—a significant achievement given the school's economic challenges. The school is especially effective with specific student groups, including English Language Learners and Hispanic students, whose performance ranks well above the school's overall state ranking in the 45th percentile. Furthermore, the school has made dramatic, commendable improvements in supporting students with special needs, rising from the 1st to the 53rd percentile in just two years, and has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism from pandemic-era highs.

When compared to some nearby schools like Norma Coombs Elementary or Webster Elementary in the Pasadena Unified district, Twentieth Street serves a student population with much greater economic need. Despite this, it achieves comparable or better results in mathematics. However, challenges remain in English Language Arts and science proficiency, with scores dipping in the upper grades, indicating areas for continued focus and growth.

499

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,007

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1358 East Walnut St.
Los Angeles, CA 91106

(213) 747-7151

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Twentieth Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy
High:	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High
	Nava College Preparatory Academy
	Santee Education Complex
	Thomas Jefferson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

African American:

4.8%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,244^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

267^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	39.6	3244 of 5857	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	3292 of 5869	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3255 of 5859	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3757 of 5883	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	3075 of 5789	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	2666 of 5662	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.5	3271 of 5692	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	14.5	5089 of 5614	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	4516 of 5611	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	4296 of 5530	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	3821 of 5390	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	4123 of 5377	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.0	4782 of 5314	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	4545 of 5193	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	4438 of 5113	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	4777 of 5113	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.5	4608 of 4818	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	4756 of 4822	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.6	4639 of 4809	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	1622 of 2227	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	1016 of 3162	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	1229 of 3245	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	1549 of 3311	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	2655 of 3275	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1950 of 3246	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2832 of 5597	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3031 of 5612	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2969 of 5609	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3695 of 5635	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2776 of 5492	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	2287 of 5413	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	1909 of 5107	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1989 of 5107	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	1868 of 5087	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	2523 of 5084	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	1734 of 4963	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	1468 of 4830	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	2197 of 5460	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	2572 of 5517	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	2143 of 5363	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	2564 of 5264	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	1699 of 5173	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	1337 of 5084	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	3392 of 5628	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3297 of 5643	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3296 of 5638	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3546 of 5663	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3066 of 5510	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	3030 of 5431	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1340 of 2847	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.3	2218 of 2635	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2385 of 2420	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science18%-15 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
Twentieth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1358 East Walnut St.	Los Angeles	91106	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 747-7151	499	22	22.6	95.6%	5 (1.0%)	24 (4.8%)	458 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	39.6	3244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		38.2	3292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	48	17.5		17.5	36.6	39.7	41.6				39.2	46.3	42.0	27.5				38.5							$25,007	$4,756	$20,251
McKinley	Public	K-8	325 South Oak Knoll Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5630	538	30	18.1	78.4%	48 (8.9%)	94 (17.5%)	344 (63.9%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	19.4	4884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.1	5117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	233	16.1	12.3	14.1	28.6	32.1	27.9	29.2	21.0	25.4	26.9	31.1	17.2	14.5	11.9	10.0	11.0	14.8	92.8	97.1	95.7		97.1	97.1	$26,351	$4,288	$22,063
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	2089 Rose Villa St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5730	510	21	24.8	52.2%	107 (21.0%)	41 (8.0%)	220 (43.1%)	68 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.5%)	76.6	1303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		78	1239^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	64	44.6		44.6	71.3	57.8	52.2				61.0	62.4	67.6	46.7				58.3							$24,673	$3,604	$21,069
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Ashtabula St.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5780	411	17	24.9	79.1%	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.6%)	390 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.8	5359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		14.7	5334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	25	16.7		16.7	21.7	18.1	20.0				19.9	25.4	18.1	7.7				17.3	95.7			96.8			$28,399	$5,064	$23,335
Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	1065 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5720	546	23	24.2	74.2%	42 (7.7%)	69 (12.6%)	396 (72.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.9%)	50	2593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		51.4	2487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	106	32.4		32.4	47.2	52.2	38.9				46.6	44.4	42.9	26.8				38.9	95.8	98.3	98.3		98.3		$27,809	$5,796	$22,013
Norma Coombs Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 Paloma St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5660	370	17	21.7	64.1%	43 (11.6%)	60 (16.2%)	224 (60.5%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	50.4	2565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		43.3	2976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	411	34.2		34.2	45.5	40.7	63.2				48.5	39.5	39.2	31.6				37.1	94.4	96.3			94.4		$27,532	$4,713	$22,819
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5740	277	14	19.7	76.2%	119 (43.0%)	14 (5.1%)	113 (40.8%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	42.6	3034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%		52.2	2445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	589	24.5		24.5	51.2	29.7	49.0				44.1	45.2	35.9	24.5				34.6	95.2	95.2		95.2	95.2	95.2	$30,189	$5,547	$24,642
Washington Elementary STEM Magnet	Public	K-5	1520 North Raymond Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5840	428	20	21.6	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	41 (9.6%)	351 (82.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	27.7	4159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		21.1	4758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	599	29.4		29.4	30.9	30.7	36.8				32.8	29.9	24.6	17.7				24.0	96.2			96.2			$29,101	$5,828	$23,273
Valentine Elementary	Public	K-5	1650 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7090	711	34	20.9	11.3%	131 (18.4%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.5%)	428 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (13.5%)	98.2	52^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.8	34^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	18	81.3		81.3	85.7	88.1	92.0				88.5	83.2	86.1	83.8				84.5							$14,285	$231	$14,054
Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	301 South Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5690	394	18	21.9	64.2%	43 (10.9%)	29 (7.4%)	261 (66.2%)	40 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	59.3	2100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		61.8	1988^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	112	38.7		38.7	52.1	54.1	56.5				54.4	30.4	45.2	40.3				39.8	94.4	97.2	97.2	95.8	97.2	95.8	$28,733	$4,133	$24,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Twentieth Street Elementary

Is Twentieth Street Elementary a good school?

Twentieth Street Elementary ranks 3244^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Twentieth Street Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy
High : Dr. Maya Angelou Community High
High : Nava College Preparatory Academy
High : Santee Education Complex
High : Thomas Jefferson Senior High

What district is Twentieth Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Twentieth Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Twentieth Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Twentieth Street Elementary?

Students at Twentieth Street Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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