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Victoria Avenue Elementary

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Victoria Avenue Elementary ranks 1906 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Victoria Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 272 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need community in South Gate where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school stands out for its strong and steadily improving academic performance, particularly in English and Math, where it consistently outperforms both the district and state averages. It has shown remarkable success in supporting specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and students in Special Education, ranking in very high percentiles statewide for these populations. While nearby Stanford Avenue Elementary shows similar proficiency levels, other local schools like San Miguel Elementary and San Gabriel Avenue Elementary perform substantially lower. Victoria Avenue also benefits from a slightly lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than most surrounding schools.

Despite its strengths, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, which is higher than average, and its science scores lag behind state standards. Performance also tends to dip in the upper grades, suggesting a focus area for continued growth. Compared to schools in the neighboring Lynwood Unified district, such as Thurgood Marshall Elementary, Victoria Avenue's academic outcomes and resources are notably stronger, making it a high-performing choice within its community.

272

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,366

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3320 Missouri Ave.
South Gate, CA 90280-4308

(323) 567-1261

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Victoria Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Gate Middle
High:	International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
	South East High
	South Gate Senior High
	More...
	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,906^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

121^st 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	63.4	1906 of 5857	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	2377 of 5869	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	2630 of 5859	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	3075 of 5883	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	2424 of 5789	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	2221 of 5662	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	2472 of 5692	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.0	2897 of 5614	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	3166 of 5611	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.8	3083 of 5530	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.5	4350 of 5390	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.1	3526 of 5377	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	2724 of 5314	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.0	3502 of 5193	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.3	3310 of 5113	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.6	3604 of 5113	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	3767 of 4818	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	4267 of 4822	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.3	4173 of 4809	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.7	268 of 3162	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	48.1	1309 of 3311	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	1541 of 3275	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	1370 of 3246	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	1923 of 5597	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	2691 of 5612	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2748 of 5609	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	2891 of 5635	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	2597 of 5492	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	2342 of 5413	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	729 of 5107	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	991 of 5107	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	1371 of 5087	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	2053 of 5084	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	1177 of 4963	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	993 of 4830	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	884 of 5460	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	1395 of 5517	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	1499 of 5363	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	2012 of 5264	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	1118 of 5173	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	992 of 5084	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1785 of 5628	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	1989 of 5643	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	2340 of 5638	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	3071 of 5663	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	2149 of 5510	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	2113 of 5431	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	395 of 2847	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	625 of 2635	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+6 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

Science29%-4 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Victoria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3320 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1261	272	15	18.1	97.4%	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	256 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	63.4	1906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%		53.4	2377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.5%	471	28.6	28.6	60.5	53.9	50.0		54.4	65.8	48.1	40.8		50.4	97.1				$51,366	$47,762	$3,604
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	9820 Madison Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3900	482	25	19.2	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	472 (97.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34.9	3590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		39.9	3179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.8%	411	19.1	19.1	41.8	30.6	37.1		36.1	43.3	34.9	28.1		34.7					$40,339	$37,428	$2,911
Stanford Primary Center	Public	K	3020 Kansas Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-9208	112	6	18.6	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	109 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)													97.2	97.9	97.9	97.2	$82,063	$78,610	$3,453
Montara Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	10018 Montara Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1451	554	31	17.8	93.3%	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	537 (96.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	49.2	2639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		49.3	2591^st of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	48	14.8	14.8	46.0	38.8	42.0	56.8	44.4	60.8	40.0	32.1	47.7	44.4	97.3	98.2			$46,028	$42,684	$3,344
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 San Miguel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-0511	677	33	20.5	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	662 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	33	3723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		36.4	3406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	317	18.8	18.8	18.4	42.3	40.6		34.8	29.9	41.4	24.8		32.4	95.5		97.4		$39,760	$36,908	$2,852
Stanford Avenue Elementary	Public	1-5	2833 Illinois Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-8117	329	16	20.5	96.7%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	319 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	61.3	2000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.9%		48.4	2646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	646	25.4	25.4	49.2	57.7	49.2		52.5	60.3	57.7	32.8		50.5					$43,053	$39,690	$3,363
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8628 San Gabriel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1488	432	22	19.6	95.6%	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22.8	4609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		27.5	4157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	452	17.2	17.2	27.4	29.1	29.7		28.8	35.5	23.1	18.8		25.5					$43,629	$40,908	$2,721
Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	2777 Willow Pl.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5760	420	21	20.0	93.3%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	410 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	52	2498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.2	2440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.4%	58	22.6	22.6	41.4	48.6	59.7		49.5	37.1	55.7	32.3		42.1					$41,125	$37,972	$3,153
Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	8435 Victoria Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-9559	418	22	19.0	94.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	35.6	3533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		46.7	2751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	782	22.0	22.0	42.3	34.0	40.0		39.3	33.8	41.5	23.9		31.5					$50,252	$47,132	$3,120
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	3593 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5900	511	20	25.5	93.2%	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	502 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	4131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	29.5%		24.5	4410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	279	18.6	18.6	42.9	35.4	36.1	24.3	34.8	40.5	25.3	10.3	21.6	24.1					$19,763	$16,928	$2,835

Frequently Asked Questions about Victoria Avenue Elementary

What district is Victoria Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Victoria Avenue Elementary?

Students at Victoria Avenue Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Victoria Avenue Elementary a good school?

Victoria Avenue Elementary ranks 1906^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Victoria Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : South Gate Middle
High : International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
High : Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
High : South East High
High : South Gate Senior High
High : Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

How many students attend Victoria Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Victoria Avenue Elementary.

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