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Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)

Public Grades K-5

4758^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) is a public K-5 elementary school serving 408 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, operating in a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has faced significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom third of California elementary schools and performing below district and state averages in all core subjects, with science scores being a particular area of concern. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, as Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) has the highest rate (26.9%) among nearby K-5 schools, which is strongly correlated with lower academic achievement. Despite spending more per student than many neighboring schools, this investment has not yet translated into comparable academic results, highlighting an efficiency gap the school is working to close.

When compared to nearby schools, GLAYS shows some unique patterns and pockets of strength. For instance, Charles White Elementary, just a mile away and serving a similarly high-needs population, achieves stronger academic outcomes with a lower student-teacher ratio. Meanwhile, charter schools like Camino Nuevo Charter Academy and N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts generally outperform GLAYS while spending less and maintaining much better attendance. GLAYS has demonstrated relative strengths in serving Hispanic students and in Spanish Language Arts, suggesting areas of effective practice that could be expanded to improve overall school performance, which has been volatile from year to year.

408

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,392

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

309 Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2062

(213) 250-2932

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) usually attend:

Middle:	John H. Liechty Middle
High:	Belmont Senior High
	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
	Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
	More...
	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

African American:

13.7%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,758^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

443^rd 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	20.8	4758 of 5857	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3912 of 5869	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4866 of 5859	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4173 of 5883	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4910 of 5789	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	5160 of 5662	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	5179 of 5692	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	4781 of 5614	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	4318 of 5611	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	4507 of 5530	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	4531 of 5390	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	4882 of 5377	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	5097 of 5314	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.6	4758 of 5193	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	4847 of 5113	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	4746 of 5113	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.4	4438 of 4818	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.2	4730 of 4822	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.9	4724 of 4809	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.2	2110 of 2585	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1409 of 2128	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	1493 of 3162	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.4	3130 of 3245	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	2850 of 3311	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1820 of 3275	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	2619 of 3246	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4604 of 5597	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3781 of 5612	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4725 of 5609	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4262 of 5635	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4577 of 5492	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5053 of 5413	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	3459 of 5107	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	2401 of 5107	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	3715 of 5087	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2829 of 5084	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3844 of 4963	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	4269 of 4830	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	4030 of 5460	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	3039 of 5517	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3988 of 5363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2995 of 5264	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3947 of 5173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4402 of 5084	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4493 of 5628	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3746 of 5643	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4555 of 5638	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3804 of 5663	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4725 of 5510	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4869 of 5431	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1777 of 2635	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2024)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)	Public	K-5	309 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-2932	408	20	20.4	96.3%	15 (3.7%)	56 (13.7%)	326 (79.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	20.8	4758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		30.2	3912^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	846																	15.1		15.1	21.9	27.3	32.4				27.4	29.0	23.8	20.6				24.3	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5		$26,392	$5,188	$21,204
N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	379 South Loma Dr.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9183	417	18	23.1	97.4%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	410 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.6	3251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		39.6	3199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.5%	52	19.2	16.7	6.4	14.0	59.6	28.6	42.6	44.1	25.5	33.3	4.3	20.6	10.6	16.7	6.4	11.0	16.7		16.7	31.8	55.2	43.9				43.2	38.5	45.8	19.7				34.2						$22,269	$3,110	$19,159
Union Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	150 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 483-1345	809	37	21.8	93.9%	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	775 (95.8%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	33.4	3685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		36.9	3373^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	312																	23.4		23.4	34.5	40.0	37.5				37.1	32.7	30.8	28.2				30.7	95.5	96.7	97.2	96.7	97.8	$21,870	$4,992	$16,878
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	680 Little St.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 484-0326	577	27	21.3	97.9%	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.6%)	539 (93.4%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	30.7	3899^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		25	4365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	466																	20.0		20.0	23.6	36.0	41.4				33.4	33.6	33.6	26.7				31.4	93.9	96.5	94.8	96.5	96.5	$24,625	$4,584	$20,041
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	697 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-4245	603	30	20.2	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	602 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.2	3780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		30.9	3863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	83																	14.8	23.3	19.0	20.6	28.6	26.2	51.7	38.3	45.0	34.9	36.5	36.5	18.0	42.4	38.3	46.7	36.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	96.5	$23,192	$2,614	$20,578
Betty Plasencia Elementary	Public	K-5	1321 Cortez St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-7450	411	21	20.0	95.1%	16 (3.9%)	14 (3.4%)	360 (87.6%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	27.4	4177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		31.7	3801^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	376																	19.7		19.7	28.3	29.7	39.0				32.1	32.8	28.0	24.6				28.4	94.9		94.9		95.9	$30,428	$6,125	$24,303
Olympic Primary Center	Public	K	950 South Albany St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-2753	96	5	19.2	96.9%	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	88 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)								(n/a)																																							$48,349	$5,802	$42,547
Lake Street Primary	Public	K-1	135 North Lake St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-3305	104	6	17.3	94.2%	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.7%)	80 (76.9%)	14 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)																																							$48,692	$6,725	$41,967
Tenth Street Elementary	Public	1-5	1000 Grattan St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 380-8990	339	16	21.1	96.8%	7 (2.1%)	14 (4.1%)	314 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.8	4430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		18.3	4999^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	569																	22.6		22.6	30.4	12.2	31.8				24.3	50.7	15.1	15.9				27.3						$27,320	$6,108	$21,212
MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts	Public	K-5	2300 West Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 381-7217	338	16	21.1	97.9%	7 (2.1%)	10 (3.0%)	311 (92.0%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.4	4643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		25.3	4337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	306																	8.2		8.2	18.0	40.4	24.5				27.2	23.4	42.3	12.2				26.1	90.9	93.5	97.4	94.8	97.4	$26,576	$6,216	$20,360

Frequently Asked Questions about Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)

What schools do graduates of Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) attend?

Students who attend Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) usually go on to attend:

Middle : John H. Liechty Middle
High : Belmont Senior High
High : Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
High : Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
High : Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
High : Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
High : School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

How many students attend Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS).

What is the racial makeup of Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)?

Students at Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) are 80% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) a good school?

Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) ranks in the bottom 18.8% of California elementary schools.

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