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Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy

Public Grades K-5

3153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy is a public K-5 elementary school in the Los Angeles Unified school district, serving 454 students with a specialized focus on math, science, and technology.

The school is a strong performer, especially in its core subjects, with math and science scores that meet or beat both the district average and many nearby schools like Aurora Elementary. It has shown impressive improvement over the last decade and is particularly effective at helping students from low-income families achieve academic success. While the school spends less per student than some neighbors, such as Holmes Avenue Elementary, it delivers solid results, ranking third-highest among the listed nearby schools.

A significant challenge the school faces is chronic absenteeism, which is higher than the state average and can impact learning. While English Language Arts scores are improving as students move up in grades, they still have room to grow. Overall, Dr. Lawrence H. Moore stands out in its area for its successful STEM focus and its trajectory of getting better year after year.

454

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,023

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1321 East 61st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90001-1218

(323) 277-2310

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas A. Edison 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:

95.2%

African American:

3.1%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,153^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

253^rd 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	41.0	3153 of 5857	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2913 of 5869	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	2858 of 5859	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	2963 of 5883	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	4088 of 5789	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4398 of 5662	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	4287 of 5692	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	4547 of 5614	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	4446 of 5611	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.9	2240 of 2585	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1469 of 2128	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	2153 of 3162	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1551 of 3245	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	2066 of 3311	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	1392 of 3275	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.5	3166 of 3246	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3092 of 5597	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2792 of 5612	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	2598 of 5609	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	2985 of 5635	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3837 of 5492	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3836 of 5413	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	1756 of 5107	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	1606 of 5107	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	1456 of 5087	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	1729 of 5084	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	2830 of 4963	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3369 of 4830	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	2055 of 5460	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	1891 of 5517	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	1519 of 5363	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	1572 of 5264	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	2997 of 5173	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3491 of 5084	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	2992 of 5628	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2854 of 5643	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2984 of 5638	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2803 of 5663	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	4045 of 5510	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4728 of 5431	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1562 of 2847	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science30%-3 vs state

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by a teacher
Friday, August 3, 2018

The parents in this community care a lot about their children's education and there are many parents volunteering in the school. There are many highly skilled teachers at the school who give of themselves to improve the lives of their students. We have highly efficient office staff and a principal that cares about students and families. My students have closed the academic achievement gap in language arts (performing on state-mandated tests at the same level as average white students in the state). Too bad websites like this don't show how substantially a child has grown while at a school. If so, this school would be one of the highest rated. 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 (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
Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy	Public	K-5	1321 East 61st St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2310	454	21	21.6	97.8%	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	432 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	41	3153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		44.1	2913^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	240	30.0	30.0	27.9	32.9	50.6		38.1	41.2	35.7	33.3		36.4							$22,023	$4,744	$17,279
Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 East 68th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-1257	631	32	19.7	96.7%	6 (1.0%)	17 (2.7%)	608 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	5033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		10.1	5684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	651	15.1	15.1	27.1	13.1	30.2		22.8	30.2	11.2	23.3		21.1	79.5	87.0	96.6	85.6	87.7	88.4	$28,848	$5,463	$23,385
Lillian Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5909 Lillian St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-0705	302	15	20.1	94.7%	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.3%)	290 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28.9	4060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.7%		26.3	4261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	201	10.5	10.5	33.3	31.0	34.2	45.2	35.3	25.6	33.3	18.4	32.3	27.3							$25,447	$5,205	$20,242
Hooper Avenue Primary Center	Public	K	1280 East 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 233-5866	142	8	17.7	97.9%	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	132 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)													94.9	98.3		97.2	97.2	98.3	$36,556	$4,691	$31,865
Aurora Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 East 52nd Pl.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-1500	304	17	17.8	97.0%	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.9%)	269 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	26.7	4253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%		18	5029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.3%	776	18.2	18.2	21.3	27.6	35.9		28.5	33.3	33.9	25.5		30.9	92.9	95.7		97.1	95.7		$29,664	$5,649	$24,015
Wisdom Elementary	Public	K-6	1125 East 74th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5760	648	30	21.6	97.7%	10 (1.5%)	31 (4.8%)	599 (92.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	35.3	3554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		28.1	4102^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	548	22.2	22.2	36.0	37.5	37.4	33.0	35.9	35.0	44.4	33.3	22.3	33.2							$22,187	$4,245	$17,942
Hooper Avenue Elementary	Public	1-5	1225 East 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-3571	608	31	19.6	98.8%	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.5%)	568 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	17.1	5090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.2	5465^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	375	13.4	13.4	23.8	29.8	24.3		25.8	23.8	21.2	14.4		19.9							$25,955	$5,794	$20,161
Holmes Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5108 Holmes Ave.	Los Angeles	90058	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7238	125	8	15.6	100.0%	1 (0.8%)	34 (27.2%)	83 (66.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	15.3	5237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		8.8	5735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.3%	498	7.1	7.1	33.3	21.4	7.1	30.0	23.8	20.0	7.1	7.1	20.0	14.3							$44,015	$9,598	$34,417
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
Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-1589	649	29	22.3	97.8%	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.3%)	580 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	48.9	2648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		48.6	2638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	10	24.1	24.1	42.2	26.7	46.0	41.9	38.9	50.5	48.0	40.2	44.1	46.0	96.8	98.4		98.4	97.6		$22,921	$4,682	$18,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy

What district is Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy?

Students at Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Is Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy a good school?

Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy ranks 3153^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy attend?

Students who attend Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas A. Edison 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

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