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Leo Politi Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4723^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Leo Politi Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 504 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science falling well below both the district and state averages; for example, only about 30% of students are proficient in English and 23% in math, compared to a district average of 46% and 37%, respectively. This performance lags behind many nearby schools, including Hoover Street Elementary, which serves a similar student population but achieves much higher proficiency rates. A particular area of concern is science, where proficiency is less than half the district average.

Despite these academic struggles, the school has a more favorable student-teacher ratio than many neighbors and spends more per student than most comparable schools in the area. It has also made notable progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic. The data shows that while the school has resources and some positive trends, it has not yet translated these advantages into stronger academic outcomes for its students.

504

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,062

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2481 West 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90006-2961

(213) 480-1244

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Leo Politi Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Berendo 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:

94.6%

African American:

2.4%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd 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)

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,723^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

440^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	21.3	4723 of 5857	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	5224 of 5869	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5341 of 5859	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	5139 of 5883	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	5209 of 5789	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	5177 of 5662	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	5296 of 5692	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	5337 of 5614	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	4911 of 5611	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.4	4247 of 5530	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	4724 of 5390	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	4442 of 5377	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.5	4422 of 5314	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	4807 of 5193	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	4403 of 5113	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	4595 of 5113	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.6	4505 of 4818	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	4388 of 4822	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.8	4429 of 4809	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	1985 of 2227	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	2262 of 2585	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1975 of 2128	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	2548 of 3162	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3009 of 3245	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	3213 of 3311	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	3252 of 3275	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	3199 of 3246	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4488 of 5597	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4971 of 5612	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5150 of 5609	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4978 of 5635	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	5101 of 5492	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4858 of 5413	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3777 of 5107	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4271 of 5107	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4400 of 5087	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4122 of 5084	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4253 of 4963	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4219 of 4830	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	4055 of 5460	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4593 of 5517	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4719 of 5363	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4252 of 5264	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4362 of 5173	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4457 of 5084	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4577 of 5628	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5051 of 5643	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5105 of 5638	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4844 of 5663	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4781 of 5510	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	5035 of 5431	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	2359 of 2847	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2369 of 2635	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1907 of 2420	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, January 17, 2020

This school needs to get it together and concentrate more on academics and less on social issues. Instead of concentrating on solving its problems personnel is shifted around consistently resulting in increased low scores and lack of accountability. They also need to be more inclusive and diverse to succeed and raise their test scores and grades. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Leo Politi Elementary	Public	K-5	2481 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-1244	504	29	17.3	94.4%	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	477 (94.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	21.3	4723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		15.9	5224^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	501	12.9	12.9	33.7	27.1	30.0	30.5	31.8	21.1	15.1	22.5							$29,062	$6,208	$22,854
Hoover Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2726 Francis Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 387-3296	551	28	19.6	98.0%	9 (1.6%)	18 (3.3%)	508 (92.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	85.6	902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.1	1146^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.5%	244	44.8	44.8	57.0	72.6	79.2	69.8	64.4	69.9	67.7	67.2	95.8	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3		$21,973	$4,741	$17,232
Magnolia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1626 South Orchard Ave.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-6281	545	26	20.9	99.8%	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.0%)	503 (92.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	47.4	2740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		31.5	3813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	1073	29.8	29.8	32.9	53.5	51.5	46.0	35.2	41.1	35.6	37.0	91.7	94.5	97.3	97.3	94.5	97.3	$24,758	$5,191	$19,567
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
Equitas Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	1700 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-0440	427	15	28.4	90.4%	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	416 (97.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49.2	2638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		50.6	2526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	112			40.8	47.2		43.9	45.6	38.9		42.4							$22,390	$2,172	$20,218
Equitas Academy #3 Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	1050 Beacon Ave.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #3 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 204-0344	435	16	27.1	91.0%	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (96.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	41.2	3137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.4%		40.7	3146^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	9			35.4	47.2		40.9	30.9	42.5		36.4							$23,777	$2,556	$21,221
Equitas Academy 6	Public, Charter	K-4	1612 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 6 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5936	211	11	19.1	89.6%	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	200 (94.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	42	3065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%					(n/a)			38.0	41.4		39.2	40.8	37.9		39.7							$22,972	$1,361	$21,611
Equitas Academy 5	Public, Charter	K-4	1612 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 5 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5936	184	11	17.1	89.7%	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	168 (91.3%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	32.6	3756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		25.4	4327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.3%	571			34.6	36.5		35.9	29.6	32.7		31.7							$20,673	$801	$19,872
Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center	Public	K-2	987 South Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 385-0241	85	5	17.0	96.5%	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	74 (87.1%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)								(n/a)																	$59,195	$11,184	$48,011
Charles White Elementary	Public	1-5	2401 Wilshire Blvd.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-9172	233	14	16.6	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	222 (95.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	55.2	2297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%		30.8	3871^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	1574	26.5	26.5	51.2	36.2	47.9	44.9	50.0	50.0	49.0	49.7							$31,522	$6,966	$24,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Leo Politi Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Leo Politi Elementary?

Students at Leo Politi Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Leo Politi Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leo Politi Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berendo 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 Leo Politi Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Leo Politi Elementary.

Is Leo Politi Elementary a good school?

Leo Politi Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Leo Politi Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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