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Wadsworth Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5015^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wadsworth Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 506 students in South Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (24%), Math (23%), and Science (11%) well below state averages, and it ranks in the bottom 15% of elementary schools statewide. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, at 27%, which is higher than both the district and state averages and is strongly correlated with lower academic performance at nearby schools. Interestingly, the school shows relative strength in supporting its Special Education students, ranking in the 31st percentile for that group.

When compared to other local schools, Wadsworth's performance is notably lower. Nearby district schools like Quincy Jones Elementary and Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy, which serve very similar student populations, achieve higher test scores and have much lower absenteeism. Furthermore, charter schools in the area such as Synergy Charter Academy and Center for Advanced Learning demonstrate that significantly stronger academic outcomes are possible for students from similar economic backgrounds, even with less funding per student. This suggests school-level factors like leadership, teaching, and attendance initiatives are critical for improvement.

506

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,666

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

981 East 41st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90011-2753

(323) 232-5234

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Wadsworth Avenue 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:

91.7%

African American:

4.9%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

California avg41%

5,015^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

462^nd 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	18.0	5015 of 5857	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5287 of 5869	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	5181 of 5859	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4804 of 5883	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4900 of 5789	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	5134 of 5662	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	5564 of 5692	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	5274 of 5614	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	5161 of 5611	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	5133 of 5530	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	5227 of 5390	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	5249 of 5377	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	5269 of 5314	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.2	5109 of 5193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	4974 of 5113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.4	4945 of 5113	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	4674 of 4818	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	4632 of 4822	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.4	4523 of 4809	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	1768 of 2227	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1597 of 2585	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1886 of 2128	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	2831 of 3162	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2755 of 3245	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	2604 of 3311	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3186 of 3275	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	2973 of 3246	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	4937 of 5597	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5012 of 5612	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4617 of 5609	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3915 of 5635	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4754 of 5492	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4950 of 5413	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	3930 of 5107	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4241 of 5107	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	4173 of 5087	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3581 of 5084	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	3850 of 4963	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4212 of 4830	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	4456 of 5460	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4813 of 5517	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4421 of 5363	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3756 of 5264	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	4002 of 5173	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4434 of 5084	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4623 of 5628	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5114 of 5643	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5226 of 5638	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	5059 of 5663	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4590 of 5510	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4854 of 5431	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1956 of 2847	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	2247 of 2635	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1888 of 2420	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-24 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science11%-22 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
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	981 East 41st St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-5234	506	26	19.8	96.2%	6 (1.2%)	25 (4.9%)	464 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	18	5015^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		15.2	5287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.9%	272	10.5		10.5	16.2	31.6	25.3				24.5	30.0	27.9	12.4				22.7							$26,666	$5,344	$21,322
Center for Advanced Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	4016 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Center for Advanced Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-0245	237	13	18.2	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	224 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45.2	2873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		32.2	3767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	894	18.0		18.0	58.7	45.2	48.7				51.2	52.2	16.7	23.1				31.5	91.3				91.3		$24,395	$3,366	$21,029
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-5	899 East 42nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-0791	409	24	17.0	97.6%	8 (2.0%)	16 (3.9%)	382 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20	4826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		16.5	5167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	341	10.8		10.8	21.9	22.1	31.3				25.0	37.5	14.3	24.6				25.1	92.0	96.6		93.1	95.4	96.6	$26,985	$6,140	$20,845
Synergy Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	900 East 33rd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Synergy Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7960	318	13	24.4	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	315 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.9	1927^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.1%		60.2	2057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.0%	130	37.3		37.3	43.1	71.2	52.9				55.8	37.3	67.3	37.3				47.4							$21,049	$3,159	$17,890
Quincy Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	900 East 33rd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7940	244	11	22.1	96.3%	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.5%)	229 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	37.1	3401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		34.6	3553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.5%	152	23.5		23.5	43.3	33.3	42.4				39.4	40.6	26.3	32.4				32.7							$32,095	$7,916	$24,179
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy	Public	K-5	1041 East 46th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7117	367	17	21.5	97.0%	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	338 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	32	3796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		37.7	3321^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	475	32.3		32.3	26.3	31.4	41.5				32.8	33.3	30.0	24.6				29.5	93.2	97.3	96.0	93.2	96.0	97.3	$27,595	$6,135	$21,460
ISANA Himalia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4607 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	ISANA Himalia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 231-7005	655	29	22.8	96.5%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	645 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	23.3	4564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		18.6	4977^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.2%	413	18.2	12.7	15.4	29.3	30.7	32.0	30.4	32.5	35.4	31.9	34.5	25.4	13.0	20.3	24.1	16.5	21.6							$18,234	$3,559	$14,675
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary	Public	K-5	401 East 40th Pl.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6960	368	20	18.8	98.1%	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	352 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	24.9	4413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		12.9	5488^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	1075	22.9		22.9	23.2	19.7	39.1				28.0	27.6	25.4	25.7				26.2	96.6						$33,060	$6,768	$26,292
Trinity Street Elementary	Public	2-5	3736 Trinity St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-2358	185	12	15.4	98.4%	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	171 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	23.4	4555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		17.8	5047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	492	13.7		13.7	32.4	20.5	24.5				25.4	46.2	25.0	19.6				29.1							$41,445	$10,398	$31,047
Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 Stanford Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-3496	459	24	19.1	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	439 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	19.5	4878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.7%		21	4774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.7%	104	11.0		11.0	9.5	27.3	22.0				20.3	27.0	30.8	25.6				27.8							$32,422	$5,857	$26,565

Frequently Asked Questions about Wadsworth Avenue Elementary

Is Wadsworth Avenue Elementary a good school?

Wadsworth Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Wadsworth Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Wadsworth Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Wadsworth Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wadsworth Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wadsworth Avenue 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 is the racial makeup of Wadsworth Avenue Elementary?

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

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