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Judith F. Baca Arts Academy

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Judith F. Baca Arts Academy ranks 3642 nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Judith F. Baca Arts Academy is a 495-student elementary school serving grades K–6 in Los Angeles, where nearby school results vary widely. The central concern for families is that its 2025–26 proficiency results were below both district and state levels in all three tested subjects.

Science is Baca’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, while ELA and math lag behind the local averages. Baca’s science proficiency was 25%, above the nearby-school average of 21%, but below the Los Angeles Unified average of 32% and the state’s 36%. In ELA, Baca’s 34% was 2 points below the nearby average, 14 points below the district, and 15 below the state; its 33% in math was 4 points below nearby schools, 7 below the district, and 5 below the state. Grade-level results vary sharply: sixth-grade proficiency was 25% in ELA and 15% in math, while fifth-grade ELA was 44%, the second-highest among nearby schools with comparable data.

Results have improved since 2022–23, but progress is uneven: ELA rose 7 percentage points and its state gap narrowed by 4 points; science rose 8 points and its gap narrowed by 2; math rose 3 points, while its state gap widened by 1. SchoolDigger rates Baca at the 37th percentile and 2 stars for 2025–26, up from the 4th percentile and 0 stars in 2014–15; nearby schools range from the 10th to the 69th percentile. In 2024–25, Baca had 18.3 students per teacher and 98% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable SchoolDigger subgroup result is for English Language Learner Students: the school ranked at the 55th percentile in 2023–24, up from the 6th percentile in 2021–22, indicating a notable improvement in how well it serves this group.

495

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,648

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

93%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1536 East 89th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90002-1316

(323) 826-3560

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Judith F. Baca Arts Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Charles Drew 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:

91.7%

African American:

4.4%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

California avg42%

3,642^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

349^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	34.2	3642 of 5817	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	3936 of 5857	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3716 of 5869	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3898 of 5859	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4482 of 5883	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4628 of 5789	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	4747 of 5662	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	4730 of 5692	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	4945 of 5614	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	5373 of 5611	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.9	5213 of 5530	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	1741 of 2227	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	2189 of 2585	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1825 of 2128	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	1434 of 3162	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.3	2447 of 3245	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	3098 of 3311	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	2591 of 3275	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	2691 of 3246	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	3829 of 5581	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	3168 of 5597	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3928 of 5612	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3348 of 5609	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4435 of 5635	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4541 of 5492	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4821 of 5413	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	2426 of 5094	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.5	2833 of 5107	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	2274 of 5107	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	2570 of 5087	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3382 of 5084	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3422 of 4963	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3628 of 4830	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	2611 of 5423	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.6	2975 of 5460	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	2911 of 5517	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	2741 of 5363	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3511 of 5264	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3755 of 5173	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3890 of 5084	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	3291 of 5603	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	4061 of 5628	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3333 of 5643	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	4019 of 5638	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4177 of 5663	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4164 of 5510	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4194 of 5431	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	1351 of 2927	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.4	1447 of 2847	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1194 of 2635	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	1606 of 2420	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science25%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Judith F. Baca Arts Academy	Public	K-6	1536 East 89th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3560	495	27	18.3	97.8%	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.4%)	454 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	34.2	3642^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	37.4%		30.3	3936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%	294	25.4	25.4	35.2	29.6	44.1	25.0	34.4	49.3	31.5	30.9	14.6	33.2	93%	0%	$42,648	$39,358	$3,290
Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1471 East 96th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-8871	527	30	17.5	97.0%	3 (0.6%)	93 (17.6%)	406 (77.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	36.5	3472^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	40.3%		29.3	4019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%	547	22.2	22.2	33.3	36.6	35.6	45.0	37.5	52.5	35.4	20.8	30.0	34.2	86%	0%	$47,648	$43,758	$3,890
Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	1263 East Firestone Blvd.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7247	739	37	19.9	97.4%	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.2%)	674 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	38.4	3336^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.7%		34.8	3602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%	266	20.6	20.6	34.8	41.1	40.2	44.3	40.4	36.8	35.8	27.8	36.4	33.9	93%	0%	$38,331	$35,434	$2,897
Ninety-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9211 Grape St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-7946	568	31	18.3	—	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.5%)	503 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	46.5	2815^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.6%		40.4	3185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%	370	16.3	16.3	55.8	36.2	31.3	46.0	42.5	54.6	44.9	25.0	44.8	42.2	93%	0%	$43,332	$40,036	$3,296
Graham Elementary	Public	K-6	8407 South Fir Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-1263	522	28	18.6	97.7%	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.1%)	496 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	33.9	3672^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	36.9%		19.4	4888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%	1216	29.3	29.3	15.4	31.9	41.5	34.9	30.6	25.6	44.4	42.7	16.3	34.2	95%	0%	$46,237	$43,042	$3,195
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%)	13.6	5341^st of 5817 public elementary schools	8.2%		12.2	5491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%	150			21.0	18.0			19.5	23.8	20.5			22.2	96%	0%
Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9900 South Wadsworth Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2677	487	25	19.4	97.1%	6 (1.2%)	100 (20.5%)	362 (74.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	65.3	1812^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.8%		48.5	2670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%	858	35.8	35.8	40.0	56.5	56.7	36.7	50.0	60.0	69.1	46.3	40.0	55.8	79%	0%	$46,221	$43,362	$2,859
Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	1963 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-8141	399	21	19.0	—	5 (1.3%)	93 (23.3%)	274 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	14.9	5229^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.8	5120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%	109	7.7	7.7	12.7	21.5	27.5		20.5	26.8	21.5	21.2		23.1	85%	0%	$57,067	$53,134	$3,933
Parmelee Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1338 East 76th Pl.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 587-4235	670	33	20.6	95.4%	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	639 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	33.6	3698^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.4%		37.6	3371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%	327	21.6	21.6	36.3	31.9	37.1	42.5	36.8	37.2	31.9	20.5	36.3	31.2	97%	0%	$36,948	$33,694	$3,254
Compton Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1515 East 104th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-5767	265	15	18.2	95.8%	6 (2.3%)	42 (15.8%)	202 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	54	2383^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	59.0%		36.7	3430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%	1047	17.7	17.7	65.7	36.0	32.4		45.7	71.4	44.0	44.1		54.3	88%	0%	$53,321	$49,894	$3,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Judith F. Baca Arts Academy

How many students attend Judith F. Baca Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Judith F. Baca Arts Academy.

Is Judith F. Baca Arts Academy a good school?

Judith F. Baca Arts Academy ranks 3642^nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Judith F. Baca Arts Academy?

Students at Judith F. Baca Arts Academy are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Judith F. Baca Arts Academy attend?

Students who attend Judith F. Baca Arts Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles Drew 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

What district is Judith F. Baca Arts Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

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