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West Athens Elementary

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West Athens Elementary ranks 4231 st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Athens Elementary is a 545-student K–5 school in Los Angeles, in the Los Angeles Unified district. In 2025–26, about 30% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and math, and about 24% in science; ELA was 49% statewide and 48% districtwide, math was 38% and 40%, and science was 36% and 32%. The most important concern is that the school remains below both state and district proficiency levels in all three subjects, with the widest gap in ELA.

Compared with nine nearby K–5 schools, science is West Athens’ relative bright spot: about 24% were proficient, above the nearby average of about 22%. ELA and math were below nearby averages of about 37% and 35%, respectively; the school ranked 7th of 10 in both subjects, and 5th of 10 in science. Results also vary by grade: ELA was strongest in fifth grade, at about 36%, while math declined from about 37% in third grade to about 24% in fifth. These local strengths do not change the broader picture: science, too, remains below state and district results.

Scores have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose from about 17% to 30%, math from about 12% to 30%, and science from about 9% to 24%. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose from 4 to 27 over that period, though the school had 1 star in 2025–26. One notable subgroup result is SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Special Education Students: the group ranked at the 80th percentile in 2025–26, up from the 13th percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 27th percentile. The student–teacher ratio was 18.1 in 2024–25, the lowest among nearby schools reporting a ratio, versus an average of about 20. In that same year, 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 51% in 2021–22 to 24% in 2025–26, but remained above the state rate of 18%.

545

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,047

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1110 West 119th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90044-6504

(323) 756-9114

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend West Athens Elementary usually attend:

High:

George Washington Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.8%

African American:

26.2%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

California avg42%

4,231^st of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

414^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	27.0	4231 of 5817	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	4991 of 5857	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	5240 of 5869	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5639 of 5859	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4933 of 5883	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	5654 of 5789	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5515 of 5662	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	5638 of 5692	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	5589 of 5614	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	5534 of 5611	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	5341 of 5530	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	5202 of 5390	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.7	5346 of 5377	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.8	5302 of 5314	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	5141 of 5193	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	5006 of 5113	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.3	4948 of 5113	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	4449 of 4818	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.3	4574 of 4822	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.9	4416 of 4809	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	209 of 508	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.0	292 of 569	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	289 of 593	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	501 of 661	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	321 of 663	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.7	705 of 747	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	613 of 700	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.0	2537 of 2585	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	2092 of 2128	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.0	1897 of 3162	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	3054 of 3245	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	3040 of 3311	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	3258 of 3275	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	3224 of 3246	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	4283 of 5581	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	5126 of 5597	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5115 of 5612	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	5346 of 5609	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4565 of 5635	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	5308 of 5492	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	5288 of 5413	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	2660 of 5094	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	3713 of 5107	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4468 of 5107	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	4777 of 5087	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4039 of 5084	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4606 of 4963	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4537 of 4830	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	3200 of 5423	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	4305 of 5460	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4687 of 5517	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5083 of 5363	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3944 of 5264	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	5034 of 5173	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	4962 of 5084	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	3896 of 5603	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.6	4316 of 5628	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4955 of 5643	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5451 of 5638	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4821 of 5663	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	5431 of 5510	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	5319 of 5431	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	712 of 753	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	597 of 2927	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	37.6	1562 of 2847	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2295 of 2635	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2118 of 2420	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)80th percentile+52 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Athens Elementary	Public	K-5	1110 West 119th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-9114	545	30	18.1	97.4%	5 (0.9%)	143 (26.2%)	364 (66.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	27	4231^st of 5817 public elementary schools	27.3%		18.2	4991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%	760	23.9	23.9	26.9	25.7	35.6	29.8	37.3	29.7	23.9	29.7	94%	0%	$27,047	$3,250	$23,797
Washington Primary Center	Public	K-2	860 West 112th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 779-7550	138	8	17.2	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	25 (18.1%)	110 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)											96%	0%	$33,310	$3,327	$29,983
Figueroa Street Elementary	Public	K-5	510 West 111th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-9268	400	20	20.0	—	6 (1.5%)	46 (11.5%)	335 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	59.7	2087^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.1%		53.1	2426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%	339	24.1	24.1	44.9	68.9	38.0	50.2	55.7	74.3	39.2	56.0	91%	0%	$31,028	$3,234	$27,794
Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 West 109th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1371	611	30	20.3	—	1 (0.2%)	183 (30.0%)	391 (64.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.3%)	41.2	3154^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.8%		29	4046^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%	892	20.5	20.5	32.4	43.3	45.5	40.9	45.2	46.1	26.4	39.0	97%	0%	$26,281	$3,461	$22,820
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	801 West 135th St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-4454	554	27	20.5	96.0%	9 (1.6%)	83 (15.0%)	433 (78.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	46.6	2807^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.7%		35.4	3549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%	742	25.4	25.4	36.0	48.7	39.4	41.4	44.0	48.7	38.0	43.7	88%	0%	$26,833	$3,126	$23,707
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	144 East 118th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-1717	465	24	19.3	—	7 (1.5%)	84 (18.1%)	363 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	29.2	4054^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.3%		25.7	4341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.9%	287	17.9	17.9	29.9	32.9	31.3	31.4	44.8	27.6	28.4	33.3	89%	0%	$26,499	$2,538	$23,961
Cimarron Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11559 Cimarron Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-1226	261	14	18.6	85.8%	2 (0.8%)	156 (59.8%)	63 (24.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	33 (12.6%)	23.1	4552^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	21.7%		35.7	3525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%	1027	25.0	25.0	12.5	30.3	47.2	29.4	12.5	25.0	22.2	19.4	76%	4%	$38,371	$3,845	$34,526
One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	405 East 122nd St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-8117	574	29	19.7	96.0%	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.9%)	472 (82.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	55.9	2271^st of 5817 public elementary schools	61.0%		58	2168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%	103	27.2	27.2	42.9	53.4	54.4	50.2	46.2	51.1	40.2	45.8	98%	0%	$25,321	$2,767	$22,554
Barack Obama Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Barack Obama Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-4590	360	18	20.5	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	179 (49.7%)	171 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	11.8	5490^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.4	5608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%	118	13.6	13.6	8.6	23.0	29.7	20.8	8.6	8.5	16.9	11.5	96%	0%	$21,940	$3,744	$18,196
One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary	Public	K-5	147 East 107th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-8137	804	40	20.1	—	8 (1.0%)	174 (21.6%)	597 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	12.1	5467^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.0%		15	5263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%	204	10.2	10.2	16.8	16.3	22.0	18.3	22.7	19.5	15.3	19.2	82%	0%	$28,981	$3,356	$25,625

Frequently Asked Questions about West Athens Elementary

How many students attend West Athens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended West Athens Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Athens Elementary?

Students at West Athens Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 26% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is West Athens Elementary a good school?

West Athens Elementary ranks 4231^st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is West Athens Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of West Athens Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Athens Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : George Washington Preparatory High

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