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Charles H. Kim Elementary

Q: Is Charles H. Kim Elementary a good school?

Charles H. Kim Elementary ranks 1215 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Charles H. Kim Elementary is a high-performing public K-5 school in the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 483 students in a community where over 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet it consistently ranks in the top 21% of all California schools.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in math (61.5%) and English (60.1%) far exceeding both district and state averages. What makes Charles H. Kim truly stand out is its exceptional success with all students, including those learning English and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, for whom it earns 5-star ratings. Furthermore, the school maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.4%, which is less than half the district average, indicating a strong, engaging school culture.

Remarkably, Charles H. Kim achieves these outstanding results while spending significantly less per student than many nearby schools. For example, it spends about 28% less per student than Harvard Elementary and 47% less than Van Ness Avenue Elementary, while outperforming them both academically. It also outperforms nearby charter schools like Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2. This consistent excellence over many years makes Charles H. Kim a compelling model of effective and efficient education within its community.

483

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,646

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 South Oxford Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004-5104

(213) 368-5600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Charles H. Kim Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Virgil Middle
High:	Ambassador-Global Leadership
	Los Angeles High School of the Arts
	School for the Visual Arts and Humanities

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

Asian:

39.5%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,215^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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	78.5	1215 of 5857	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	1253 of 5869	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	1218 of 5859	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	1320 of 5883	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	1856 of 5789	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	1824 of 5662	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.5	2089 of 5692	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.6	1832 of 5614	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.0	1500 of 5611	73.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	1191 of 5530	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	1259 of 5390	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	1206 of 5377	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	1335 of 5314	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	64.1	1719 of 5193	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	1700 of 5113	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.2	2148 of 5113	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	371 of 1203	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	726 of 1205	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	659 of 1190	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	586 of 1154	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	774 of 1149	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	772 of 1071	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.1	182 of 3162	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	61.8	720 of 3245	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	660 of 3311	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	1372 of 3275	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	1898 of 3246	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	978 of 5597	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	1227 of 5612	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	1399 of 5609	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	1406 of 5635	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	2154 of 5492	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	1865 of 5413	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	959 of 5107	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	846 of 5107	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	1009 of 5087	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	1168 of 5084	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.1	2817 of 4963	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2533 of 4830	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	343 of 5460	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	582 of 5517	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	332 of 5363	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	290 of 5264	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	820 of 5173	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	732 of 5084	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	1451 of 5628	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	1192 of 5643	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	992 of 5638	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	1140 of 5663	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	1487 of 5510	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	1716 of 5431	68.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science45%+12 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
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							$22,646	$5,171	$17,475
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		$24,763	$4,722	$20,041
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							$31,398	$6,053	$25,345
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	$25,703	$5,069	$20,634
Wilshire Park Elementary	Public	K-5	4063 Ingraham St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-4760	329	16	20.5	86.6%	9 (2.7%)	25 (7.6%)	224 (68.1%)	60 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	64.3	1867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%		57.2	2186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	319	42.0		42.0	46.8	59.3	51.0				52.7	48.9	50.0	44.0				47.7	95.3						$27,193	$5,110	$22,083
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							$42,338	$6,119	$36,219
Wilton Place Elementary	Public	K-5	745 South Wilton Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 389-1181	297	21	14.1	93.9%	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	260 (87.5%)	20 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	39.2	3277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		26.8	4229^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	952	10.2		10.2	44.0	43.1	37.5				41.6	56.0	27.8	26.5				36.6	97.0						$33,739	$6,165	$27,574
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	$25,383	$4,991	$20,392
Ambassador School-Global Education	Public	K-5	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4520	332	18	18.9	94.9%	9 (2.7%)	8 (2.4%)	253 (76.2%)	31 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	17.2	5081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		19	4937^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.9%	144	3.3		3.3	30.0	35.4	17.2				26.9	27.8	26.5	5.0				19.0	94.0		97.0	97.0	97.0		$26,292	$7,713	$18,579
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2	Public, Charter	K-8	3400 West 3rd St.	Los Angeles	90020	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 736-5542	711	34	20.8	94.4%	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	686 (96.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20.7	4767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.4	5184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	417	16.9	13.5	14.9	12.7	35.2	21.5	32.6	32.6	37.1	29.3	14.1	35.7	20.0	15.1	13.8	12.4	18.0	70.8	72.2	88.9	70.8	70.8	77.8	$19,681	$999	$18,682

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles H. Kim Elementary

Is Charles H. Kim Elementary a good school?

Charles H. Kim Elementary ranks 1215^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Charles H. Kim Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Charles H. Kim Elementary.

What district is Charles H. Kim Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Charles H. Kim Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles H. Kim Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Virgil Middle
High : Ambassador-Global Leadership
High : Los Angeles High School of the Arts
High : School for the Visual Arts and Humanities

What is the racial makeup of Charles H. Kim Elementary?

Students at Charles H. Kim Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 40% Asian, 4% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

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