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West Athens Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4991^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Athens Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 545 students in the West Athens neighborhood of Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English and math (around 23%) that are substantially lower than those at nearby schools like One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary and Figueroa Street Elementary, which serve similar student populations but achieve proficiency rates near 50%. A major area of concern is chronic absenteeism, with 27.9% of students missing significant school time, a rate much higher than most neighboring schools and one that is strongly correlated with lower academic performance across the area.

Despite these challenges, the school shows some relative strengths, particularly in serving specific groups of students, and it spends more per student than several higher-performing nearby schools. While West Athens has improved from historically very low rankings, its recovery has been slower than that of surrounding schools, suggesting that targeted efforts to improve daily attendance could be a critical step toward better academic outcomes for all students.

545

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,881

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,991^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

460^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	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
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
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
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
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
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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)

African American (2025)49th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+30 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science16%-17 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 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	% 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
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%)	18.2	4991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		15.7	5240^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	249	16.0	16.0	16.0	25.6	26.3	23.1	30.3	27.7	13.0	22.8	92.6	97.2			92.6		$24,881	$5,504	$19,377
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)																	$28,681	$5,629	$23,052
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	98.0%	6 (1.5%)	46 (11.5%)	335 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	53.1	2426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%		43.6	2953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.7%	527	19.1	19.1	56.9	41.5	40.0	46.1	62.7	46.5	33.8	48.0							$28,404	$5,703	$22,701
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	98.7%	1 (0.2%)	183 (30.0%)	391 (64.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.3%)	29	4046^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		24.7	4391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	345	9.8	9.8	28.4	37.8	34.3	33.6	31.1	45.2	19.6	31.6	96.0				96.0		$24,703	$5,875	$18,828
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%)	35.4	3549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		35.7	3462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.0%	87	22.1	22.1	36.6	33.9	38.2	36.6	31.3	40.6	31.7	34.0	98.5						$24,431	$4,462	$19,969
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	98.3%	7 (1.5%)	84 (18.1%)	363 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	25.7	4341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.9%		21.3	4747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.1%	406	11.9	11.9	22.1	23.4	34.3	26.2	45.5	28.2	23.9	32.9	85.8	93.8	97.4	88.5	92.0	92.9	$23,791	$4,588	$19,203
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%)	35.7	3525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		35.9	3447^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	78	33.3	33.3	38.9	39.5	38.5	38.9	30.6	31.6	20.5	27.4							$39,318	$7,672	$31,646
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%)	58	2168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		44.1	2912^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	744	30.8	30.8	47.7	51.7	50.0	49.8	49.4	51.1	38.5	46.3	95.5	96.4		98.2	97.3		$22,940	$4,394	$18,546
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%)	10.4	5608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		8.5	5750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	142	11.8	11.8	12.5	20.4	13.7	15.5	12.5	16.7	13.7	14.3	78.6	87.1	87.1	85.7	88.6	87.1	$23,639	$3,242	$20,397
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	98.5%	8 (1.0%)	174 (21.6%)	597 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	15	5263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.8	5402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.0%	139	14.0	14.0	17.4	21.4	34.9	24.6	10.5	15.4	17.2	14.3	91.0	94.8		92.9	94.8	94.8	$24,950	$4,313	$20,637

Frequently Asked Questions about West Athens Elementary

Is West Athens Elementary a good school?

West Athens Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is West Athens Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend West Athens Elementary?

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

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

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.

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