Summary
Westminster Avenue Elementary serves 367 students in grades K–5 in Venice and is part of Los Angeles Unified. Its 2025–26 results are strong compared with state and district averages in English language arts and math, but it is not among the nearby schools’ top scorers. The most important finding for families is the contrast: ELA and math are well above state averages, while science is nearly level with the state and notably weaker than at nearby schools.
ELA proficiency was 65%, about 15 percentage points above the state and 16 above the district; math was 56%, 18 points above the state and 17 above the district. Locally, however, Westminster ranked sixth of 10 schools in both subjects: its ELA result was essentially the nearby-school average (64.6% versus 64.7%), and its math result was below the nearby average of 59%. Science proficiency was 36%, essentially level with the state, 4 points above the district, and 17 points below the nearby-school average; Westminster ranked eighth of 10. For example, Broadway Elementary leads the nearby group overall, while Beethoven Street Elementary had higher chronic absenteeism than Westminster.
ELA and math have improved substantially: since 2022–23, proficiency rose 21 and 24 percentage points, respectively, while the state’s gains were smaller. Science has recovered from a dip but remains almost even with the state. SchoolDigger ranks Westminster 1,320th of 5,804 schools, in the 77th percentile with four stars; its percentile rose from 53 in 2021–22. In 2024–25, 78% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the second-highest share among nearby schools with comparable data, and the student-teacher ratio was 20.3. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for effectiveness in serving Hispanic students reached 88 in 2025–26, up from 60 two years earlier; for Special Education Students, it rose to 81 from 55 the prior year. Chronic absenteeism was 23% in 2025–26, about level with the district but 5 points above the state, despite falling from 37% in 2021–22.
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