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Judith F. Baca Arts Academy

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Judith F. Baca Arts Academy ranks 3936 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Judith F. Baca Arts Academy is a public K-6 elementary school serving 495 students in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages, placing it in the 33rd percentile statewide; however, it has shown the most consistent and significant improvement in the area, climbing 29 percentile points over the last decade. The school demonstrates particular strengths in supporting its English Language Learners and has achieved a dramatic reduction in chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate nearly in half since the pandemic. Interestingly, while the school spends more per student than several higher-performing neighbors like Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary and Ninety-Second Street Elementary, its overall academic results have not yet caught up to theirs.

Key patterns include strong early-grade performance that fades in later years, especially in math, and a post-pandemic recovery that outpaces many nearby schools. When compared to other local options, Baca Arts Academy sits at the top of a lower-performing cluster of schools, notably outperforming the nearby KIPP Ignite Academy charter school. The analysis suggests the school is effectively implementing strategies for improvement and serving the specific needs of its community, making it a school on a positive trajectory with notable successes in attendance and growth for certain student groups.

495

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,470

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 6th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,936^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

360^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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)49th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 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 (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 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
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%)	30.3	3936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		32.7	3716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	220	16.4	16.4	42.1	31.1	30.0	29.3	32.8	52.6	32.4	22.9	15.0	30.3	93.3	96.7		96.7	95.6		$25,470	$4,904	$20,566
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%)	29.3	4019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.8	4227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	208	14.1	14.1	37.2	32.9	43.6	27.4	35.8	31.4	38.6	20.5	16.1	27.0	92.6	95.4		95.4	93.5	95.4	$28,023	$5,556	$22,467
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%)	34.8	3602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		37.1	3363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	239	11.5	11.5	31.6	34.3	28.9	41.2	34.0	35.7	32.3	28.9	48.0	36.2	96.1	98.5	98.5	96.9			$23,032	$4,112	$18,920
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	98.6%	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.5%)	503 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	40.4	3185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%		42.3	3044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	141	16.0	16.0	43.5	37.5	37.8	39.7	39.4	49.3	48.8	21.0	37.0	37.6							$24,731	$5,419	$19,312
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%)	19.4	4888^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		14.7	5328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	440	10.7	10.7	25.6	29.1	14.7	11.8	22.0	32.1	36.1	12.0	8.8	24.9	96.5	97.4		97.4	97.4	96.5	$26,706	$5,142	$21,564
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		$20,870	$2,193	$18,677
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%)	48.5	2670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		44.1	2915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.3%	245	14.6	14.6	34.3	53.6	38.9	46.7	43.3	38.6	74.7	29.1	35.6	46.5	78.4	86.5	96.0	82.4	83.8	83.8	$24,395	$4,793	$19,602
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	99.5%	5 (1.3%)	93 (23.3%)	274 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	16.8	5120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		10.7	5650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	530	8.6	8.6	19.4	19.6	32.9		24.4	19.1	19.3	24.3		21.0	68.3	73.2	91.5	74.4	72.0	74.4	$34,887	$6,577	$28,310
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%)	37.6	3371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.4%		30.9	3868^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	497	23.7	23.7	39.6	27.7	41.3	44.8	38.6	35.4	21.2	34.4	36.8	32.1	95.7				96.8		$22,516	$4,892	$17,624
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%)	36.7	3430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		45.8	2805^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	625	14.0	14.0	39.4	33.3	35.7		36.0	64.7	34.2	23.3		39.1	89.1	96.4		94.6	90.9	92.7	$33,007	$6,277	$26,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Judith F. Baca Arts Academy

Is Judith F. Baca Arts Academy a good school?

Judith F. Baca Arts Academy ranks 3936^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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.

How many students attend Judith F. Baca Arts Academy?

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

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