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Teresa Hughes Elementary

Q: Is Teresa Hughes Elementary a good school?

Teresa Hughes Elementary ranks 2635 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Teresa Hughes Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 515 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need community in Cudahy, CA, and has demonstrated remarkable academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of impressive growth, climbing from a 1-star to a 3-star rating since 2019, now ranking slightly above average statewide. This consistent upward trend sets it apart from some neighboring schools like Corona Avenue Elementary and San Gabriel Avenue Elementary, which have seen declines. Key strengths include exceptional science proficiency, significantly beating district and state averages, and a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism from over 49% to just 16.6%, showcasing a strong post-pandemic recovery.

Teresa Hughes is particularly effective in serving specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking in the 70th-79th percentiles for these subgroups. While it performs comparably to a high-achieving neighbor like Jaime Escalante Elementary in some subjects, its trajectory of improvement is more pronounced. The school achieves these outcomes with resources similar to other area schools, indicating effective use of funding, though challenges remain in areas like 4th-grade English.

515

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,480

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4242 Clara St.
Cudahy, CA 90201-5010

(323) 560-4422

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Teresa Hughes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orchard Academies 2B
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:

97.9%

White:

1.0%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,635^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

205^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	49.3	2635 of 5857	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	2721 of 5869	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	3573 of 5859	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3733 of 5883	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	4297 of 5789	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3702 of 5662	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.9	4006 of 5692	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.7	3949 of 5614	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	4472 of 5611	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	4427 of 5530	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	4347 of 5390	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	4137 of 5377	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	4158 of 5314	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	3633 of 5193	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.1	4047 of 5113	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	4053 of 5113	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	4126 of 4818	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.3	3944 of 4822	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.4	3842 of 4809	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	1557 of 2227	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1669 of 2585	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1117 of 2128	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	659 of 3162	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	37.2	2007 of 3245	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	2941 of 3311	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	2970 of 3275	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	2867 of 3246	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2955 of 5597	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3310 of 5612	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3631 of 5609	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3676 of 5635	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3925 of 5492	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3296 of 5413	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	1401 of 5107	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	1370 of 5107	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.6	2317 of 5087	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	2443 of 5084	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	3154 of 4963	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	2505 of 4830	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	1635 of 5460	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	1694 of 5517	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2559 of 5363	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	2426 of 5264	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	3250 of 5173	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2551 of 5084	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	2209 of 5628	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	2060 of 5643	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	3242 of 5638	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3498 of 5663	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4231 of 5510	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3817 of 5431	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1580 of 2847	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1332 of 2635	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1673 of 2420	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+18 vs school

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

Male (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science38%+5 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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
Teresa Hughes Elementary	Public	K-6	4242 Clara St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-4422	515	26	20.1	96.7%	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	504 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49.3	2635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		47.2	2721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	86	37.5		37.5	40.0	29.1	57.1	49.2			42.2	50.7	32.6	35.7	40.9			39.9							$38,480	$35,156	$3,324
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							$53,887	$49,952	$3,935
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							$39,002	$35,840	$3,162
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8628 San Gabriel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1488	432	22	19.6	95.6%	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22.8	4609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		27.5	4157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	452	17.2		17.2	27.4	29.1	29.7				28.8	35.5	23.1	18.8				25.5							$43,629	$40,908	$2,721
Martha Escutia Primary Center	Public	K	6401 Bear Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-8237	179	8	22.3	95.5%	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)																		97.4			97.9			$52,154	$49,490	$2,664
Hope Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7560 State St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5700	338	16	21.1	93.2%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	329 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	24.5	4455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		27.4	4168^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.0%	287	16.7		16.7	27.3	31.6	37.5				32.2	27.3	26.3	20.8				24.8	89.9	97.1	97.1	92.8	97.1	92.8	$41,472	$38,858	$2,614
Aspire Firestone Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	94606	Alameda County	Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	330	17	19.3	95.8%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	316 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	43.6	2976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		57.9	2151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	825	17.0		17.0	35.9	36.4	42.4				38.3	34.0	54.6	45.8				44.9	96.8				96.8
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	94606	Alameda County	Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	344	16	21.2	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	326 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	37.9	3347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		35	3518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	171	18.5		18.5	32.8	41.3	34.6				35.8	50.8	32.6	30.8				39.4
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	$41,628	$38,606	$3,022
Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	8435 Victoria Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-9559	418	22	19.0	94.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	35.6	3533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		46.7	2751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	782	22.0		22.0	42.3	34.0	40.0				39.3	33.8	41.5	23.9				31.5							$50,252	$47,132	$3,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Teresa Hughes Elementary

What schools do graduates of Teresa Hughes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Teresa Hughes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orchard Academies 2B
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

Is Teresa Hughes Elementary a good school?

Teresa Hughes Elementary ranks 2635^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Teresa Hughes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Teresa Hughes Elementary.

What district is Teresa Hughes Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Teresa Hughes Elementary?

Students at Teresa Hughes Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

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