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Montara Avenue Elementary

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Montara Avenue Elementary ranks 2639 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montara Avenue Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 554 students in South Gate within the Los Angeles Unified district, and it stands out as a remarkable success story of academic improvement in a high-need community.

The school has made an impressive journey from being one of the lower-performing schools in the state a decade ago to now consistently ranking above average, achieving a 3-star rating and performing at the 55th percentile statewide. This growth is especially notable in mathematics, where students outperform both the district and state averages, and in dramatically reducing chronic student absenteeism. The school is particularly effective with students from low-income families, with those subgroups ranking at the 70th percentile statewide, and it achieves these strong results with resource efficiency compared to some nearby schools like Victoria Avenue Elementary.

While Montara excels in many areas, there are opportunities for growth, particularly in science proficiency, which lags behind district and state averages, and in addressing a performance gap between male and female students. Compared to other local schools, Montara ranks 4th among 8 nearby Los Angeles Unified schools, behind Victoria Avenue Elementary and Stanford Avenue Elementary, but ahead of others like Ritter Elementary and Madison Elementary, and it significantly outperforms Lincoln Elementary in the neighboring Lynwood Unified district.

554

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,178

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10018 Montara Ave.
South Gate, CA 90280-5605

(323) 567-1451

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Montara Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Middle
High:	International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
	South East High
	South Gate Senior High
	More...
	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

Two or more races:

1.4%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,639^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

207^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	49.2	2639 of 5857	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2591 of 5869	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	3955 of 5859	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2884 of 5883	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	2986 of 5789	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	3198 of 5662	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	3680 of 5692	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.6	3882 of 5614	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.1	4319 of 5611	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	4020 of 5530	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.6	4606 of 5390	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	4325 of 5377	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	4392 of 5314	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	3926 of 5193	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	3871 of 5113	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	4625 of 5113	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.1	3912 of 4818	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	3940 of 4822	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.1	3559 of 4809	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	57.7	779 of 2585	69.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	1246 of 3162	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.7	3206 of 3245	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	2857 of 3311	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	2919 of 3275	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2357 of 3246	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	2042 of 5597	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	2126 of 5612	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	3574 of 5609	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	2483 of 5635	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	2757 of 5492	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	3177 of 5413	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	1557 of 5107	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	1362 of 5107	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.3	2815 of 5087	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	1645 of 5084	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	1677 of 4963	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	1954 of 4830	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1651 of 5460	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	1769 of 5517	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	2987 of 5363	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	1815 of 5264	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	1774 of 5173	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	2081 of 5084	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3208 of 5628	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2976 of 5643	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4010 of 5638	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3175 of 5663	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	3018 of 5510	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	3019 of 5431	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1362 of 2847	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	1877 of 2635	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1692 of 2420	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)70th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science15%-18 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montara Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	10018 Montara Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1451	554	31	17.8	93.3%	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	537 (96.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	49.2	2639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		49.3	2591^st of 5869 public elementary schools	55.9%	48	14.8		14.8	46.0	38.8	42.0	56.8			44.4	60.8	40.0	32.1	47.7			44.4	97.3	98.2				$25,178	$4,816	$20,362
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	9820 Madison Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3900	482	25	19.2	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	472 (97.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34.9	3590^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		39.9	3179^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.8%	411	19.1		19.1	41.8	30.6	37.1				36.1	43.3	34.9	28.1				34.7						$23,271	$4,657	$18,614
Stanford Primary Center	Public	K	3020 Kansas Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-9208	112	6	18.6	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	109 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)																		97.2	97.9	97.9	97.2		$45,175	$6,488	$38,687
Victoria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3320 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1261	272	15	18.1	97.4%	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	256 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	63.4	1906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%		53.4	2377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.5%	471	28.6		28.6	60.5	53.9	50.0				54.4	65.8	48.1	40.8				50.4	97.1					$28,451	$4,876	$23,575
Stanford Avenue Elementary	Public	1-5	2833 Illinois Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-8117	329	16	20.5	96.7%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	319 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	61.3	2000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.9%		48.4	2646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	646	25.4		25.4	49.2	57.7	49.2				52.5	60.3	57.7	32.8				50.5						$26,474	$5,590	$20,884
Weigand Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10401 Weigand Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-9606	290	14	20.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	263 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	45.3	2865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		31	3856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	991	14.8		14.8	50.0	45.7	37.7				43.9	53.7	43.5	31.5				41.8						$25,460	$5,477	$19,983
Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	2777 Willow Pl.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5760	420	21	20.0	93.3%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	410 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	52	2498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.2	2440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.4%	58	22.6		22.6	41.4	48.6	59.7				49.5	37.1	55.7	32.3				42.1						$24,658	$4,544	$20,114
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	11031 State St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1518	328	13	25.2	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	321 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	4092^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		29.3	3990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	102	21.3		21.3	28.3	27.3	45.8	36.6			34.4	30.2	31.8	20.8	19.5			25.8	93.9	97.0	93.9	95.5	95.5
Ritter Elementary	Public	K-5	11108 Watts Ave.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2478	307	14	21.9	97.4%	3 (1.0%)	36 (11.7%)	249 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	48.6	2669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		33.2	3660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	991	20.8		20.8	55.3	39.5	35.4				43.6	51.1	50.0	33.3				44.4	92.3	95.4	95.4	93.9	95.4	$26,168	$4,906	$21,262
KIPP Corazon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8616 Long Beach Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	KIPP Corazon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 457-5051	1,070	44	24.3	87.4%	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1,041 (97.3%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	39	3284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		45.1	2858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	426	33.3	28.7	31.3	21.6	39.3	44.5	39.2	44.4	48.5	39.6	34.2	45.5	31.0	23.6	31.3	25.7	31.8						$20,393	$1,774	$18,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Montara Avenue Elementary

What district is Montara Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Montara Avenue Elementary?

Students at Montara Avenue Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Montara Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Southeast Middle
High : International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
High : Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
High : South East High
High : South Gate Senior High
High : Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Is Montara Avenue Elementary a good school?

Montara Avenue Elementary ranks 2639^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Montara Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Montara Avenue Elementary.

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