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Virginia Road Elementary

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Virginia Road Elementary ranks 2043 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Road Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 217 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet it has shown one of the most impressive improvement stories in the region.

The school has climbed from a low state ranking to the 65th percentile, significantly outperforming the district and state in mathematics, with 57% of students proficient. It is particularly effective with its student population, earning 4-star ratings for its Hispanic and low-income students. While chronic absenteeism is higher than average, it has been cut dramatically from 46% to 28% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools with similar high-poverty demographics, like Hillcrest Drive Elementary (11th percentile) and Coliseum Street Elementary (24th percentile), Virginia Road's academic outcomes are substantially stronger.

Virginia Road's math performance is rivaled only by the nearby Stella Elementary Charter Academy, though it spends more per student. Areas for continued focus include science proficiency and further reducing absenteeism, especially when compared to schools like Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences. Overall, the school demonstrates that strong leadership and teaching can lead to exceptional growth and achievement even in a challenging context.

217

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,488

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2925 Virginia Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016-3628

(323) 735-0570

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Virginia Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle
High:	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.3%

African American:

29.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,043^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^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	60.4	2043 of 5857	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	2611 of 5869	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	2913 of 5859	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.9	4059 of 5883	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4887 of 5789	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	4476 of 5662	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	4834 of 5692	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	4144 of 5614	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	4086 of 5611	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	4769 of 5530	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	4474 of 5390	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.5	4573 of 5377	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	3933 of 5314	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.5	2524 of 5193	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.3	3113 of 5113	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.2	3279 of 5113	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.5	3888 of 4818	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	3939 of 4822	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.0	3868 of 4809	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	546 of 663	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	572 of 747	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	393 of 700	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	1741 of 5597	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	1951 of 5612	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	3101 of 5609	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4236 of 5635	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4427 of 5492	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3869 of 5413	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	1101 of 5107	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	1463 of 5107	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	1493 of 5087	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	2648 of 5084	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	2526 of 4963	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2499 of 4830	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	1042 of 5460	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	1711 of 5517	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	1867 of 5363	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	3206 of 5264	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4235 of 5173	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3527 of 5084	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	2433 of 5628	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	3416 of 5643	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	2342 of 5638	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	2991 of 5663	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4775 of 5510	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	4655 of 5431	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2022)18th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science21%-11 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
Virginia Road Elementary	Public	K-5	2925 Virginia Rd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 735-0570	217	13	16.6	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	64 (29.5%)	146 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	60.4	2043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		49	2611^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.5%	568	21.4		21.4	53.1	37.5	50.0				46.7	65.6	50.0	55.2				57.0	90.6	96.2	96.2	96.2	90.6		$33,488	$7,986	$25,502
ISANA Nascent Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3417 West Jefferson Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	ISANA Nascent Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 732-6613	488	24	20.2	94.9%	1 (0.2%)	119 (24.4%)	354 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	21.1	4732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		15.6	5253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.5%	521	21.2	16.7	18.9	30.5	25.0	38.5	26.7	34.0	47.2	33.7	28.3	14.3	19.2	8.9	15.1	13.0	16.9							$21,769	$4,208	$17,561
Coliseum Street Elementary	Public	K-5	4400 Coliseum St.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5244	218	13	16.7	97.2%	4 (1.8%)	107 (49.1%)	97 (44.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	24.5	4454^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.0%		12.5	5523^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	1069	17.9		17.9	11.1	28.0	46.4				28.8	18.5	40.0	14.3				23.8	92.9				92.9		$39,712	$7,683	$32,029
Stella Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	2636 S. Mansfield Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Stella Elementary Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 340-6700	258	12	21.5	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	50 (19.4%)	195 (75.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	58.3	2154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.2%		40.2	3167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.0%	1013				44.2	40.9					42.5	78.6	38.6					58.1	96.6				96.6		$24,906	$1,169	$23,737
Cienega Elementary	Public	K-5	2611 South Orange Dr.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-1138	370	22	16.8	88.6%	5 (1.4%)	40 (10.8%)	308 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	39.9	3225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		29.1	4008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.7%	783	12.3		12.3	46.0	47.9	31.6				41.7	52.4	33.3	22.8				36.9	94.8				96.9		$26,025	$5,110	$20,915
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
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
Alta Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	1745 Vineyard Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-2113	381	22	17.3	89.8%	12 (3.1%)	42 (11.0%)	309 (81.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	29.1	4028^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		31.7	3799^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.3%	229	18.8		18.8	28.6	38.6	39.7				35.5	33.3	24.1	25.0				27.6							$31,892	$6,322	$25,570
Hillcrest Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4041 Hillcrest Dr.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-6867	486	27	18.0	97.3%	6 (1.2%)	197 (40.5%)	242 (49.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	15.8	5202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.5	5260^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.4%	58	7.7		7.7	17.3	24.2	28.1				23.1	24.7	23.2	15.6				21.6	80.2	90.1	95.1	86.1	85.2	88.1	$29,907	$6,095	$23,812
Arlington Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1717 Seventh Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 735-1021	308	16	19.2	96.8%	7 (2.3%)	27 (8.8%)	262 (85.1%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	19.9	4836^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		21	4773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.7%	63	16.1		16.1	26.9	29.7	24.1				26.6	24.5	27.5	17.9				22.8	77.8	93.1	97.2	81.9	86.1	88.9	$30,746	$7,968	$22,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Road Elementary

What district is Virginia Road Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Virginia Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Virginia Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle
High : Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High

Is Virginia Road Elementary a good school?

Virginia Road Elementary ranks 2043^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Virginia Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Virginia Road Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Road Elementary?

Students at Virginia Road Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 29% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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