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Harvard Elementary

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Harvard Elementary ranks 3476 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harvard Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 249 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's performance has been volatile and currently ranks below the state average, with about one-third of students proficient in English and Math. While chronic absenteeism has improved and is now better than the district average, it remains higher than at several nearby schools. Interestingly, Harvard has a significant resource advantage, spending over $31,000 per student—substantially more than higher-performing neighbors like Charles H. Kim Elementary and Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary, which spend thousands less per student yet achieve much stronger academic results.

The school shows relative strengths in serving Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and it benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio. However, performance is inconsistent across grade levels, and outcomes for special education students are notably weak. Recent years show a positive trajectory in attendance and a recovery in statewide ranking from a low point, suggesting the school is implementing some effective strategies that could be expanded.

249

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$52,876

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 North Harvard Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004-4412

(323) 953-4540

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Harvard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Virgil Middle
High:	Fairfax Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

Asian:

8.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,476^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

295^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	36.1	3476 of 5857	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2902 of 5869	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	4052 of 5859	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4846 of 5883	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4738 of 5789	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3501 of 5662	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.1	4247 of 5692	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.6	3436 of 5614	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.1	2955 of 5611	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.4	2040 of 5530	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.6	1913 of 5390	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.7	1315 of 5377	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	64.7	1746 of 5314	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.1	1637 of 5193	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.5	1965 of 5113	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.6	3249 of 5113	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.2	1998 of 2585	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.0	1956 of 3162	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	2638 of 3245	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	2536 of 3311	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	3026 of 3275	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	2926 of 3246	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3650 of 5597	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	2329 of 5612	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	3834 of 5609	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4868 of 5635	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4692 of 5492	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3485 of 5413	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2353 of 5107	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	1975 of 5107	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	2862 of 5087	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3958 of 5084	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3796 of 4963	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2251 of 4830	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	2122 of 5460	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	1862 of 5517	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	2919 of 5363	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3737 of 5264	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3890 of 5173	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	2431 of 5084	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3079 of 5628	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	3217 of 5643	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3909 of 5638	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4211 of 5663	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4272 of 5510	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3278 of 5431	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	2266 of 2847	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, October 26, 2018

Very clean and organized school my son has attended Harvard elementary for 3 years now I must say I won’t be moving any time soon I want him to finish elementary in this school teachers are super nice specially mrs Paik from 1st grade. I recommend this school 100. I’m a happy parent. Close Quote

by a teacher
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

this used to be a great school when principal Estrada was there. student test scores have significantly dropped since the arrival of the new principal. 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 (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	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
Harvard Elementary	Public	K-5	330 North Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 953-4540	249	16	15.5	95.2%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	214 (85.9%)	22 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	36.1	3476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		44.4	2902^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	574	26.5		26.5	31.0	30.2	41.2				33.6	29.6	41.9	38.2				36.4							$52,876	$49,190	$3,686
Alexandria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4211 Oakwood Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 660-1936	502	26	19.3	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	457 (91.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	57.1	2207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		45.4	2836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	629	18.1		18.1	53.1	48.2	36.8				46.3	66.7	60.0	36.1				54.4	96.0	97.6	98.4	96.8	97.6	98.4	$45,010	$41,688	$3,322
Cahuenga Elementary	Public	K-5	220 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 386-6303	355	21	16.9	86.8%	10 (2.8%)	5 (1.4%)	219 (61.7%)	107 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	61.7	1981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		56.6	2206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	225	34.0		34.0	50.8	51.8	45.3				49.4	57.1	53.6	39.6				50.6	92.5			93.8	96.3		$41,045	$37,858	$3,187
Charles H. Kim Elementary	Public	K-5	225 South Oxford Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-5600	483	27	17.8	93.4%	17 (3.5%)	20 (4.1%)	242 (50.1%)	191 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	78.5	1215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.8	1253^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	38	45.0		45.0	57.8	53.9	70.0				60.1	61.5	56.9	66.7				61.5							$35,746	$32,748	$2,998
Frank del Olmo Elementary	Public	K-5	100 North New Hampshire Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 427-7200	456	21	21.7	97.8%	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	404 (88.6%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	41.2	3136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		34.2	3593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	457	23.9		23.9	27.8	41.1	53.7				40.6	32.5	41.5	34.7				36.6	94.9	96.3		97.8	97.8	97.8	$39,463	$35,990	$3,473
Van Ness Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	501 North Van Ness Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 469-0992	189	12	16.4	83.1%	15 (7.9%)	6 (3.2%)	144 (76.2%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	37.3	3393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		51.4	2481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	912	14.3		14.3	22.9	53.9	19.1				31.7	38.9	46.2	38.1				41.0							$79,042	$75,394	$3,648
Everest Value	Public, Charter	K-8	240 North Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Everest Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-7736	380	16	23.7	92.1%	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	358 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19.2	4901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		42.9	3006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	1895	10.7	1.9	5.0	17.7	20.7	28.6	38.6	50.0	30.6	33.2	19.4	20.0	6.9	21.1	42.9	26.4	24.4
Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Council St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-8775	551	24	22.9	92.7%	19 (3.4%)	29 (5.3%)	309 (56.1%)	141 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	78.3	1231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		70.7	1566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.3%	335	43.0		43.0	62.4	55.2	61.2				59.4	70.9	61.0	54.0				61.5							$31,621	$28,772	$2,849
Dayton Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	607 North Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 661-3308	214	12	17.8	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	193 (90.2%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	2562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		59.6	2083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	479	9.3		9.3	51.2	57.1	46.5				51.3	54.8	57.1	18.6				42.5	94.2						$69,249	$64,242	$5,007
Kingsley Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 West Virginia Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-7700	288	15	19.2	96.5%	22 (7.6%)	5 (1.7%)	240 (83.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	38.6	3309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		33.4	3643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	334	14.9		14.9	20.4	64.9	40.0				39.7	21.6	58.5	31.9				36.0	96.4		96.4	96.4	96.4		$47,334	$43,674	$3,660

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvard Elementary

What district is Harvard Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Harvard Elementary?

Students at Harvard Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Harvard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Harvard Elementary.

Is Harvard Elementary a good school?

Harvard Elementary ranks 3476^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Harvard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harvard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Virgil Middle
High : Fairfax Senior High

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