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Weigand Avenue Elementary

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Weigand Avenue Elementary ranks 2865 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2865^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Weigand Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 290 students in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, and stands out for its remarkable decade-long transformation from one of the state's lowest-performing schools to an above-average ranking.

The school's journey is a true success story, now performing better than over half of California's elementary schools. Key strengths include math scores that beat both district and state averages, and an impressively low rate of chronic student absences, especially when compared to nearby schools like Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary and Lincoln Elementary. Weigand also shows particularly strong results for its students from low-income families, demonstrating effective support. This progress is achieved with moderate per-student spending, suggesting resources are used very effectively.

While celebrating these gains, there are areas for continued focus, such as improving science scores and ensuring academic progress is maintained as students move into the upper grades. Overall, Weigand Avenue Elementary provides a powerful example of sustained improvement within a high-needs community, outperforming most similar schools in its immediate area on critical measures like academic growth and student attendance.

290

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,460

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10401 Weigand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90002-3865

(323) 567-9606

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Weigand Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edwin Markham Middle
High:	Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

African American:

8.6%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 49 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,865^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 50 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

233^rd 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	45.3	2865 of 5857	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	3856 of 5869	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4359 of 5859	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5195 of 5883	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	5597 of 5789	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	5376 of 5662	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	5538 of 5692	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	5511 of 5614	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	5578 of 5611	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.9	5406 of 5530	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	5082 of 5390	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	5204 of 5377	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.8	4660 of 5314	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	3917 of 5193	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	4538 of 5113	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	4916 of 5113	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	4696 of 4818	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.2	4727 of 4822	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	4337 of 4809	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	22.4	594 of 700	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.4	3151 of 3275	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	2644 of 3246	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3608 of 5597	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3825 of 5612	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4541 of 5609	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5231 of 5635	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	5244 of 5492	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	5218 of 5413	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	1484 of 5107	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.2	2457 of 5107	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	3037 of 5087	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4037 of 5084	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	4827 of 4963	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4498 of 4830	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	1819 of 5460	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	3047 of 5517	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3497 of 5363	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4384 of 5264	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	4993 of 5173	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4738 of 5084	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	2206 of 5628	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	3482 of 5643	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3713 of 5638	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4487 of 5663	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5325 of 5510	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4992 of 5431	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2018)15th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science15%-18 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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Weigand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10401 Weigand Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-9606	290	14	20.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	263 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	45.3	2865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		31	3856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	991	14.8	14.8	50.0	45.7	37.7		43.9	53.7	43.5	31.5		41.8							$25,460	$5,477	$19,983
Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	1963 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-8141	399	21	19.0	99.5%	5 (1.3%)	93 (23.3%)	274 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	16.8	5120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		10.7	5650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	530	8.6	8.6	19.4	19.6	32.9		24.4	19.1	19.3	24.3		21.0	68.3	73.2	91.5	74.4	72.0	74.4	$34,887	$6,577	$28,310
Ritter Elementary	Public	K-5	11108 Watts Ave.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2478	307	14	21.9	97.4%	3 (1.0%)	36 (11.7%)	249 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	48.6	2669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		33.2	3660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	991	20.8	20.8	55.3	39.5	35.4		43.6	51.1	50.0	33.3		44.4	92.3	95.4		95.4	93.9	95.4	$26,168	$4,906	$21,262
Grape Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1940 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-5941	333	19	17.5	97.9%	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.8%)	259 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	27.1	4211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		18.5	4983^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.1%	772	12.3	12.3	25.6	29.9	35.1		30.5	31.8	30.9	31.6		31.4	84.1	94.2	95.7	87.0	85.5	89.9	$29,113	$7,684	$21,429
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					$25,178	$4,816	$20,362
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		$45,175	$6,488	$38,687
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							$26,474	$5,590	$20,884
Ninety-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9211 Grape St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-7946	568	31	18.3	98.6%	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.5%)	503 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	40.4	3185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		42.3	3044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	141	16.0	16.0	43.5	37.5	37.8	39.7	39.4	49.3	48.8	21.0	37.0	37.6							$24,731	$5,419	$19,312
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							$23,271	$4,657	$18,614
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	11031 State St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1518	328	13	25.2	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	321 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	4092^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		29.3	3990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	102	21.3	21.3	28.3	27.3	45.8	36.6	34.4	30.2	31.8	20.8	19.5	25.8	93.9	97.0		93.9	95.5	95.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Weigand Avenue Elementary

Is Weigand Avenue Elementary a good school?

Weigand Avenue Elementary ranks 2865^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Weigand Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Edwin Markham Middle
High : Jordan High

How many students attend Weigand Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Weigand Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Weigand Avenue Elementary?

Students at Weigand Avenue Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 9% African American.

What district is Weigand Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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