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Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary

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Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary ranks 3622 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 657 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 796 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance and student engagement. The school has consistently low test scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics lagging behind the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.19% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.45% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.8% over the past few years, which are much higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary, Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary performs worse on key metrics like test scores and attendance. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 97.26% to 98.36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which likely contributes to the challenges the school faces. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted academic support, attendance-focused initiatives, and addressing the socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student success.

669

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,199

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8919 South Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90003-3718

(323) 565-2960

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle
High:	Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
	John C. Fremont Senior High
	Mervyn M. Dymally High
	More...
	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.7%

African American:

14.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,622^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

317^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	34.5	3622 of 5857	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3781 of 5869	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3523 of 5859	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4150 of 5883	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5394 of 5789	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4803 of 5662	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	4837 of 5692	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	5476 of 5614	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	5579 of 5611	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	4821 of 5530	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	230 of 569	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	232 of 593	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	331 of 661	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	233 of 663	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	499 of 747	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	337 of 700	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	1218 of 2227	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2300 of 2585	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1551 of 2128	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.9	1902 of 3162	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	2179 of 3245	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2558 of 3311	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	3261 of 3275	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	3074 of 3246	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3522 of 5597	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	3519 of 5612	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2706 of 5609	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	3241 of 5635	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	5060 of 5492	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4446 of 5413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	2073 of 5107	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	2343 of 5107	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	1870 of 5087	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	2777 of 5084	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4466 of 4963	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3893 of 4830	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	2711 of 5460	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	2959 of 5517	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	2312 of 5363	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	3056 of 5264	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4620 of 5173	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3927 of 5084	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3470 of 5628	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3684 of 5643	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3964 of 5638	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4617 of 5663	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	5237 of 5510	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4782 of 5431	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	1754 of 2635	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1287 of 2420	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science16%-16 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	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 6th 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 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
Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary	Public	K-6	8919 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2960	669	33	20.2	97.5%	2 (0.3%)	94 (14.1%)	553 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	34.5	3622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		32.1	3781^st of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	159	16.5	16.5	33.0	39.8	40.0	33.3	37.2	38.6	34.6	31.9	18.0	32.9	91.1	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	98.2	$38,199	$34,978	$3,221
Watts Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-5	310 West 95th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Watts Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-9900	368	13	28.3	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	141 (38.3%)	224 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	42.1	3060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		41	3127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	67	33.3	33.3	35.7	45.6	35.1		38.8	34.6	44.6	29.8		36.3
Ninety-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-6	330 East 93rd St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-2869	772	41	18.8	97.5%	6 (0.8%)	103 (13.3%)	626 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	30.3	3933^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		22.9	4587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	654	16.5	16.5	23.3	34.2	38.4	25.0	31.5	35.3	38.2	31.5	11.1	32.8	92.1	95.8	97.0	96.4	95.8	97.0	$42,657	$39,430	$3,227
Charles W. Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	419 West 98th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1419	473	24	20.1	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	90 (19.0%)	366 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	20.6	4774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		33.1	3677^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	1097	14.3	14.3	27.0	30.1	25.0		27.5	25.0	28.2	18.2		24.0	96.6			96.6			$58,119	$54,046	$4,073
South Park Elementary	Public	K-6	8510 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4591	825	39	21.1	97.8%	6 (0.7%)	89 (10.8%)	702 (85.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	19.8	4839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	5318^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	479	19.2	19.2	25.0	21.0	32.0	20.7	24.7	26.6	20.6	24.0	18.0	22.3	93.7		98.1	98.1	96.2	98.1	$37,600	$34,590	$3,010
KIPP Empower Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	8466 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 750-2279	588	27	21.7	76.7%	4 (0.7%)	230 (39.1%)	344 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	39.6	3249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		18.7	4973^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	1724			36.6	29.2			33.2	47.3	37.1			42.6
Manchester Avenue Elementary	Public	1-6	661 West 87th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-3472	509	25	20.3	98.0%	5 (1.0%)	83 (16.3%)	384 (75.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	28.8	4070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.5%		24	4463^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	393	25.5	25.5	22.6	32.0	44.6	37.5	34.0	16.7	17.4	32.4	27.6	23.2							$40,319	$36,972	$3,347
Danny J. Bakewell Senior Primary Center	Public	K	8621 South Baring Cross St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 751-3887	170	8	21.2	98.2%	11 (6.5%)	14 (8.2%)	120 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.1%)								(n/a)													97.8				97.8		$53,588	$50,624	$2,964
One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary	Public	K-5	147 East 107th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-8137	804	40	20.1	98.5%	8 (1.0%)	174 (21.6%)	597 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	15	5263^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.8	5402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.0%	139	14.0	14.0	17.4	21.4	34.9		24.6	10.5	15.4	17.2		14.3	91.0	94.8		92.9	94.8	94.8	$45,692	$42,336	$3,356
KIPP Ignite Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	9110 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	KIPP Ignite Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6402	448	21	21.3	87.1%	2 (0.4%)	180 (40.2%)	252 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	12.2	5491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		8.5	5751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	260			18.0	18.8			18.4	19.2	20.3			19.7	95.2				96.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary?

Students at Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 14% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mary McLeod Bethune Middle
High : Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
High : John C. Fremont Senior High
High : Mervyn M. Dymally High
High : Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

How many students attend Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary.

What district is Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary a good school?

Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary ranks 3622^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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