Summary
Vine Street Elementary is a 237-student, K–6 public school in Los Angeles, near several other Los Angeles Unified elementary schools. Families will find a school with improving academic results, though performance varies by grade and absenteeism remains a concern. In 2025–2026, Vine’s proficiency rates were above both district and California rates in ELA, math and science—its most important strength.
Vine stands out most in science compared with nearby schools, while its math result trails the local average. Its science proficiency was 48%, 16 points above the district and 12 above the state, and 10 points above the nearby-school average; it ranked third among Vine and eight nearby LAUSD schools. ELA was 55%, about level with the nearby average and 7 points above the district and 6 above the state. Math was 52%, 12 points above the district and 13 above the state, but 3 points below the nearby average. Fifth grade is a clear bright spot: ELA proficiency was 74% and math was 78%, and Vine ranked second among nearby schools in both. By contrast, third-grade math was 44%, below state and district rates, while sixth-grade ELA was 41%, also below both.
Results have risen substantially since 2022–2023: ELA increased 16 points, math 19 and science 32, turning earlier gaps below the state into advantages. SchoolDigger gives Vine a 70th-percentile statewide ranking and four stars (rank 1,733 of 5,804); only Third Street and Melrose rank higher among the nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s group rankings put Hispanic students at the 86th percentile, above Vine’s overall 70th, while female students rank at the 52nd percentile. Vine reported 91% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; its student–teacher ratio was 19.7, about the nearby-school average. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 41% in 2022–2023 to 26%, but remains above the state’s 18% and district’s 23%; only Cheremoya had a higher rate among the nearby LAUSD schools.
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