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West Vernon Avenue Elementary

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West Vernon Avenue Elementary ranks 3178 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

West Vernon Avenue Elementary is a 470-student K–5 school in Los Angeles, California, in the Los Angeles Unified district. In 2025–26, its all-grade math results were just above district and state levels, while ELA was below both and science was considerably lower. The most important finding for parents is the sharp grade-level contrast: fifth grade performed strongly, especially in ELA, while ELA results in third and fourth grades were much weaker.

Compared with the three nearby LAUSD K–5 schools—Fifty-Second Street Elementary, Main Street Elementary and Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary—West’s all-grade results were stronger in math and ELA. Math proficiency was about 40%, versus about 26% for the nearby-school average; West was also slightly ahead of the district (40.4% versus 39.7%) and state (38%). ELA was about 40%, above the nearby average of 27% but below the district’s 48% and state’s 49%. Science was about 16%, close to the nearby average of 15%, yet well below the district’s 32% and state’s 36%. In fifth grade, ELA proficiency was 55.6%, compared with 48.7% in the district and 49.2% statewide; third- and fourth-grade ELA results were 33% and 32%.

ELA proficiency rose 13 percentage points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, while math gained 7 points and science gained 6; science’s gap with the state remained about 20 points. SchoolDigger places West at the 45th percentile, with two stars and a rank of 3,171 of 5,804 schools; it shares that percentile and star rating with nearby Menlo Avenue Elementary. In 2024–25, 67% of West students were directly certified for free meals, and the data also flags the school as likely serving all students free meals through Community Eligibility. Its student–teacher ratio was 21.3 to 1 in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 subgroup ranking was higher for Hispanic students, at the 63rd percentile versus 45th overall; its English Language Learner ranking rose sharply from the 14th percentile in 2021–22 to the 80th in 2023–24, when the school overall was at the 44th percentile.

470

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,993

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

4312 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90037-2603

(323) 232-4218

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend West Vernon Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Jefferson Clinton Middle
High:	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High
	Nava College Preparatory Academy
	Santee Education Complex
	Thomas Jefferson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.9%

African American:

6.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg42%

California avg42%

3,178^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

292^nd 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	40.9	3178 of 5817	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	3012 of 5857	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	3261 of 5869	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3896 of 5859	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3893 of 5883	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3760 of 5789	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3538 of 5662	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	3392 of 5692	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	3494 of 5614	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.7	4556 of 5611	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	4685 of 5530	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	4846 of 5390	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	4655 of 5377	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	4859 of 5314	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	5041 of 5193	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	5076 of 5113	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.1	5067 of 5113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.7	4780 of 4818	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	4752 of 4822	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.3	4767 of 4809	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	44.1	315 of 661	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	1511 of 2227	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1818 of 2585	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1721 of 2128	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.8	618 of 3162	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	29.1	2596 of 3245	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	2834 of 3311	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	1338 of 3275	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	2350 of 3246	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	3145 of 5581	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	3062 of 5597	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	2927 of 5612	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4212 of 5609	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3754 of 5635	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3820 of 5492	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	4022 of 5413	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	1883 of 5094	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	1684 of 5107	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	1969 of 5107	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	2669 of 5087	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2610 of 5084	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	2463 of 4963	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2270 of 4830	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	2187 of 5423	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	1971 of 5460	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2388 of 5517	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	2892 of 5363	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2799 of 5264	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	2572 of 5173	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	2463 of 5084	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	2952 of 5603	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	2798 of 5628	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	3426 of 5643	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3391 of 5638	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3721 of 5663	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3427 of 5510	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2942 of 5431	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	1700 of 2927	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	874 of 2847	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	1532 of 2635	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1803 of 2420	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2023)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics40%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science16%-20 vs state

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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	Directly certified (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 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	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 Vernon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4312 South Grand Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4218	470	22	21.3	67.2%	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	432 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	40.9	3178^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.4%		42.9	3012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%	166	15.7		15.7	33.3	32.2	55.6				39.8	38.9	39.1	43.7				40.4	95%	0%	$25,993	$3,368	$22,625
Global Education Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4141 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Global Education Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-9588	358	18	19.8	66.8%	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	343 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.4	2531^st of 5817 public elementary schools	56.5%		51.9	2502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%	29	14.0	13.5	13.8	56.4	52.3	30.2	51.6	43.8	40.5	45.6	61.5	45.5	39.5	29.0	25.0	18.9	37.6	93%	0%	$20,603	$1,742	$18,861
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary	Public	K-5	4410 Orchard Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8350	449	22	20.4	67.9%	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.0%)	397 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	24	4457^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.4%		14.7	5285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%	828	12.8		12.8	33.9	34.3	29.9				32.5	22.0	28.8	26.0				25.8	97%	0%	$27,302	$4,116	$23,186
Accelerated	Public, Charter	K-8	4000 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Accelerated District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6343	729	37	19.8	60.2%	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	718 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.9	4645^th of 5817 public elementary schools	20.1%		25	4401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%	244	10.1	29.8	22.8	32.8	20.0	18.8	31.0	51.4	39.5	35.6	34.4	37.1	23.2	15.5	23.3	25.8	25.7	≥ 98%		$25,309	$3,195	$22,114
Menlo Avenue Elementary	Public	K-8	4156 Menlo Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4291	531	29	18.3	63.5%	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.0%)	464 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	40.6	3191^st of 5817 public elementary schools	45.1%		36.2	3470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%	279	31.1	23.9	27.5	23.4	34.5	38.3	47.2	55.3	57.5	42.1	42.6	34.5	28.9	45.3	42.1	25.5	36.5	93%	1%	$26,595	$2,794	$23,801
Accelerated Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	3914 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Accelerated Charter Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-6694	526	16	32.8	64.1%	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	516 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41	3166^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.6%		45.4	2855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%	311	9.1		9.1	36.0	46.5	29.7	51.7			40.7	50.7	45.1	17.2	36.2			38.1	≥ 99%		$21,833	$2,790	$19,043
Fifty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	816 West 51st St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-3175	606	32	18.9	65.7%	22 (3.6%)	75 (12.4%)	489 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	20.5	4766^th of 5817 public elementary schools	18.1%		14	5345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%	579	15.5		15.5	11.2	26.7	31.0				23.0	32.6	21.9	29.8				27.7	84%	0%	$31,575	$3,709	$27,866
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center	Public	K-2	1017 West 47th St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8911	96	4	24.0	57.3%	4 (4.2%)	10 (10.4%)	81 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																		89%	0%	$48,251	$5,574	$42,677
Gabriella Charter 2	Public, Charter	K-8	3736 Trinity St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Gabriella Charter 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-5828	383	20	18.8	57.2%	6 (1.6%)	11 (2.9%)	359 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	30.4	3974^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.7%		24.1	4493^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%	519	9.3	13.2	11.5	22.2	39.6	31.8	42.0	46.0	34.6	36.3	37.8	45.8	17.8	22.0	16.0	21.2	26.6	≥ 95%		$22,771	$830	$21,941
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	70.3%	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	171 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	11.3	5523^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	5.1%		23.4	4555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%	968	9.5		9.5	9.3	22.5	11.9				14.4	11.6	32.5	7.1				16.8			$42,581	$6,697	$35,884

Frequently Asked Questions about West Vernon Avenue Elementary

How many students attend West Vernon Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended West Vernon Avenue Elementary.

What district is West Vernon Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is West Vernon Avenue Elementary a good school?

West Vernon Avenue Elementary ranks 3178^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Vernon Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Vernon Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Jefferson Clinton Middle
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 West Vernon Avenue Elementary?

Students at West Vernon Avenue Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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