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Ninth Street Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ninth Street Elementary is a K-5 public school in the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 302 students in a high-need area where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 45.7%, which is more than double the district and state averages and the highest among nearby schools like Olympic Primary Center (20.9%) and Nevin Avenue Elementary (20.5%). Academic proficiency in English and Math is also well below average, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% of the state. It has a higher student-teacher ratio (25:1) than many peers, such as Utah Street Elementary (15.9:1), which may impact individual attention.

Despite higher per-student spending than some similar schools, academic outcomes remain low. Nearby charter schools, including Synergy Charter Academy and Puente Charter, show stronger results with similar student demographics, suggesting different strategies in instruction or support. The school's performance for vulnerable student subgroups, such as homeless students and English learners, is among the lowest in the state, indicating a critical area for improvement through targeted interventions and potentially adopting successful practices from higher-performing schools in the area.

302

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,939

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835 St.anford Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021-1847

(213) 896-2700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.2%

Two or more races:

11.6%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg39%

California avg41%

5,445^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

485^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	12.7	5445 of 5857	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	5413 of 5869	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5250 of 5859	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5477 of 5883	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4216 of 5789	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	5142 of 5662	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	4984 of 5692	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	4237 of 5614	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	3912 of 5611	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	2761 of 3162	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	3220 of 3245	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	3265 of 3311	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	2452 of 3275	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	2918 of 3246	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	5198 of 5597	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5024 of 5612	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4948 of 5609	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5088 of 5635	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3700 of 5492	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4064 of 5413	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4469 of 5107	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4658 of 5107	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4102 of 5087	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4624 of 5084	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	2971 of 4963	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4015 of 4830	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	410 of 429	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	358 of 364	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4834 of 5460	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4963 of 5517	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4425 of 5363	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4574 of 5264	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	3032 of 5173	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4395 of 5084	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	5230 of 5628	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	5312 of 5643	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5125 of 5638	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	5369 of 5663	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4315 of 5510	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	5363 of 5431	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 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
Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	835 St.anford Ave.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 896-2700	302	12	25.1	99.0%	8 (2.6%)	27 (8.9%)	230 (76.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.6%)	12.7	5445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		13.7	5413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.8%	32	13.6		13.6	5.0	18.4	28.9				18.5	8.9	10.4	18.6				13.2	85.4	92.7		87.8	87.8	87.8	$28,939	$5,728	$23,211
Para Los Ninos Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1617 East Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Para Los Ninos Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-6605	301	15	20.0	88.0%	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	284 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	24.7	4434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.3%		55.7	2248^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	2186	12.8		12.8	19.6	42.5	34.0				31.2	25.5	34.9	19.2				26.2							$37,952	$5,081	$32,871
San Pedro Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 747-9538	403	20	20.1	98.3%	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	388 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.7	4081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.3%		39.5	3204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.4%	877	13.6		13.6	36.8	36.5	30.9				34.4	39.7	26.7	24.7				29.4							$26,463	$5,450	$21,013
Jardin de la Infancia	Public, Charter	K-1	1400 S Broadway Los Angeles CA	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Jardin de la Infancia District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 614-1745	21	2	10.5	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																								$27,274	$602	$26,672
Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 Stanford Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-3496	459	24	19.1	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	439 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	19.5	4878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.7%		21	4774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.7%	104	11.0		11.0	9.5	27.3	22.0				20.3	27.0	30.8	25.6				27.8							$32,422	$5,857	$26,565
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
Puente Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	501 South Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Puente Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-2961	300	14	21.4	84.3%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	296 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	3486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		64.4	1860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	1626	24.4		24.4	40.7	36.8	40.0				39.4	33.3	34.2	26.7				31.4							$20,296	$1,304	$18,992
Nevin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1569 East 32nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-2236	478	22	21.7	97.7%	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.7%)	454 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	32	3799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.1%		37.2	3351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	448	12.8		12.8	24.3	36.4	35.1				32.0	41.9	41.8	26.0				36.5	95.6	97.4	98.2	97.4	98.2	98.2	$28,313	$6,191	$22,122
Utah Street Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1171	360	23	15.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	338 (93.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	23.6	4537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		20.8	4790^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	253	13.8	28.3	22.7	20.0	19.4	34.5	41.5	30.2	53.2	34.0	22.5	26.7	37.9	12.2	18.9	34.0	24.6							$39,675	$6,423	$33,252
Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	K-5	260 East 31st St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-4820	321	15	21.4	99.1%	4 (1.2%)	16 (5.0%)	298 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	37.8	3355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		35.8	3449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.2%	94	22.8		22.8	48.7	53.1	42.9				47.9	33.3	25.0	17.5				24.3							$26,330	$5,557	$20,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Ninth Street Elementary

What district is Ninth Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ninth Street Elementary?

Students at Ninth Street Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% African American, 3% White.

Is Ninth Street Elementary a good school?

Ninth Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ninth Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Ninth Street Elementary.

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