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Woodlawn Avenue Elementary

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Woodlawn Avenue Elementary ranks 3515 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Woodlawn Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 523 students in Bell, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and its statewide academic ranking places it in the lower-middle tier, showing some recent improvement.

The school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences, bringing the rate down to near the state average, and it shows particular strength in supporting Hispanic, special education, and low-income students, ranking higher for these groups than for the school overall. However, its students' proficiency in core subjects like English and math remains below both the district and state averages, and there is a notable performance gap between male and female students that the school is working to address. A positive highlight is the students' strong performance in Spanish language arts, where they score well above average.

When compared to nearby schools, Woodlawn's academic results are mixed; for instance, Maywood Elementary achieves higher proficiency with similar resources, while Jaime Escalante Elementary excels academically and has very low absenteeism. This comparison suggests that factors like teaching methods and school culture are crucial for success. Woodlawn's recent attendance gains provide a solid foundation, and the school's next challenge is to translate that improved engagement into stronger academic achievement for all students.

523

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,480

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6314 Woodlawn Ave.
Bell, CA 90201-1417

(323) 560-1445

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Woodlawn Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:	Bell Senior High
	Maywood Academy High
	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

1.3%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,515^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

300^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	35.8	3515 of 5857	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3939 of 5869	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	4014 of 5859	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4126 of 5883	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	3473 of 5789	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3608 of 5662	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	3418 of 5692	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	17.4	4844 of 5614	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	3862 of 5611	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	3513 of 5530	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	3034 of 5390	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	2736 of 5377	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.4	3590 of 5314	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	3165 of 5193	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.1	3264 of 5113	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.6	4032 of 5113	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.1	3717 of 4818	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.9	4045 of 4822	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.4	4228 of 4809	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	1249 of 2227	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1374 of 2585	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	1788 of 3162	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	2650 of 3245	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	3132 of 3311	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	3260 of 3275	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3029 of 3246	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	3933 of 5597	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4657 of 5612	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4016 of 5609	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4324 of 5635	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2862 of 5492	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	3288 of 5413	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	2208 of 5107	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	2770 of 5107	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	2935 of 5087	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3117 of 5084	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	2192 of 4963	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	2417 of 4830	50.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	2548 of 5460	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	3267 of 5517	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3341 of 5363	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3445 of 5264	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	2311 of 5173	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	2545 of 5084	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	3035 of 5628	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	3147 of 5643	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3755 of 5638	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3596 of 5663	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3828 of 5510	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3624 of 5431	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1185 of 2847	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	1145 of 2635	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	1592 of 2420	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)58th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science25%-7 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 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	% 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
Woodlawn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6314 Woodlawn Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1445	523	27	19.7	92.2%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	35.8	3515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%		29.8	3939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	424	25.3		25.3	34.4	36.3	37.3				35.9	37.8	33.3	32.0				34.6	95.1	97.6		95.9	96.8	97.6	$23,480	$4,513	$18,967
Heliotrope Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5911 Woodlawn Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1230	462	24	19.2	95.7%	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	448 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	2268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		43.8	2935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	667	29.2		29.2	37.8	50.7	53.9				47.1	38.4	55.7	47.7				47.1	97.3						$25,631	$4,828	$20,803
Nueva Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4412 Randolph St.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 562-3015	636	30	21.2	93.1%	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	619 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	41.1	3143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		37.6	3326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	183	25.5		25.5	42.4	43.9	42.2	28.1			40.2	50.0	32.7	35.3	17.2			35.1							$22,826	$4,934	$17,892
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center	Public	K-8	5027 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-1300	1,052	57	18.4	96.6%	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,041 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	33.7	3665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	642	18.8	13.7	15.8	28.4	31.1	41.6	38.2	41.6	40.4	37.6	49.0	34.0	24.4	25.2	22.7	24.7	28.8	87.8	93.1	98.5	90.1	93.9	93.9	$23,011	$4,093	$18,918
Jaime Escalante Elementary	Public	K-6	4443 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 890-2340	453	22	20.5	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	450 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	55.6	2266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		61.5	2004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.9%	262	32.4		32.4	37.7	40.0	54.4	52.1			46.1	45.2	46.4	47.1	41.7			45.3							$26,826	$5,138	$21,688
Fishburn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Fishburn Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-0878	430	20	21.5	94.4%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	416 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	29.7	3988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		26	4287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.0%	299	17.4		17.4	35.3	24.2	36.8				31.9	48.1	20.6	29.0				31.2	95.2	96.4			96.4		$29,795	$5,847	$23,948
Maywood Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Cudahy Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 890-2440	426	21	20.2	95.8%	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	68.3	1676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		58	2148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.4%	472	35.3		35.3	60.0	58.6	53.7				57.3	51.7	53.3	48.5				51.1	97.2			98.2			$22,710	$5,058	$17,652
Huntington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6055 Corona Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-5920	261	15	17.4	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	257 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	4146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.2%		32.1	3774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.7%	372	10.9		10.9	20.4	24.5	28.3				24.3	42.0	34.0	37.0				37.6							$27,436	$5,527	$21,909
Corona Avenue Elementary	Public	1-5	3825 Bell Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1323	542	25	21.6	95.9%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	533 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.5	4269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		27.8	4134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	135	14.6		14.6	38.5	30.4	32.8				33.8	39.5	26.1	15.2				26.4							$24,007	$5,020	$18,987
Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6100 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-1153	407	19	21.3	95.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	47.1	2750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		37.6	3328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	578	30.6		30.6	38.0	49.4	50.7				46.2	38.9	39.0	30.6				36.3							$22,094	$3,941	$18,153

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodlawn Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Woodlawn Avenue Elementary?

Students at Woodlawn Avenue Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Woodlawn Avenue Elementary attend?

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

High : Bell Senior High
High : Maywood Academy High
High : Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
High : Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

What district is Woodlawn Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Woodlawn Avenue Elementary a good school?

Woodlawn Avenue Elementary ranks 3515^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Woodlawn Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Woodlawn Avenue Elementary.

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