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Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 449 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science far below both district and state averages, placing it in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools. This performance is lower than most nearby schools, such as the higher-performing Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Junior Science Center and Global Education Academy, though it is similar to Fifty-Second Street Elementary. Despite these academic struggles, LaMotte has shown a remarkable and positive trend in dramatically reducing chronic student absenteeism over the last three years.

The school spends over $25,000 per student, which is more than some higher-performing neighbors, and has a student-teacher ratio of about 20-to-1. A notable finding is that the school's effectiveness varies considerably for different student groups, with some performing much better than others. The persistent low ranking over many years suggests deep-seated challenges, but the recent success in improving attendance indicates the school is capable of implementing effective programs to support its students.

449

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,212

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4410 Orchard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90037-3018

(323) 235-8350

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary usually attend:

High:

Manual Arts Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

African American:

10.0%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg39%

California avg41%

5,285^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

479^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	14.7	5285 of 5857	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	5388 of 5869	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5285 of 5859	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5517 of 5883	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	5462 of 5789	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	5148 of 5662	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	4876 of 5692	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	4635 of 5614	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	5070 of 5611	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	215 of 569	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	467 of 663	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.3	2434 of 2585	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	2034 of 2128	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	2631 of 3162	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	2783 of 3245	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3009 of 3311	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	2784 of 3275	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3127 of 3246	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5156 of 5597	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	5296 of 5612	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5126 of 5609	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5175 of 5635	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	5282 of 5492	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	5034 of 5413	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4255 of 5107	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4374 of 5107	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	4179 of 5087	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4591 of 5084	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	4533 of 4963	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4209 of 4830	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4651 of 5460	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4839 of 5517	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4623 of 5363	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4809 of 5264	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4704 of 5173	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4385 of 5084	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	4983 of 5628	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5047 of 5643	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	5025 of 5638	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	5370 of 5663	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	5076 of 5510	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4790 of 5431	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	2201 of 2847	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science13%-19 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
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary	Public	K-5	4410 Orchard Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8350	449	22	20.4	97.8%	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.0%)	397 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	14.7	5285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%		14	5388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	103	13.4		13.4	19.7	24.1	27.5				23.8	15.6	19.5	14.6				16.6	87.9			94.8			$25,212	$6,071	$19,141
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center	Public	K-2	1017 West 47th St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8911	96	4	24.0	87.5%	4 (4.2%)	10 (10.4%)	81 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																								$60,363	$12,648	$47,715
Menlo Avenue Elementary	Public	K-8	4156 Menlo Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4291	531	29	18.3	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.0%)	464 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	36.2	3470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%		31.1	3854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	384	15.7	23.9	19.0	27.3	50.0	36.2	46.5	47.2	58.7	43.3	33.9	38.8	20.0	44.2	17.0	43.5	31.6	92.0	94.0		92.0	94.0	94.0	$24,576	$5,593	$18,983
KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4410 South Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8007	562	25	22.4	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	163 (29.0%)	383 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	40.6	3178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		33.1	3672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	494				45.0	32.7					38.8	41.3	34.6					37.9							$23,143	$3,405	$19,738
ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5029 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6997	237	10	23.7	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	87 (36.7%)	150 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.9	4235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.7	4490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	255	7.1		7.1	25.0	37.8	26.2				29.3	27.3	51.4	21.4				32.5							$25,411	$4,512	$20,899
Fifty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	816 West 51st St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-3175	606	32	18.9	98.5%	22 (3.6%)	75 (12.4%)	489 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	14	5345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		20.1	4860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	485	12.5		12.5	20.0	16.2	21.5				19.2	24.3	19.0	16.7				20.1	92.2	96.9	98.4	97.7	93.8	97.7	$27,993	$5,597	$22,396
Global Education Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4141 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Global Education Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-9588	358	18	19.8	96.4%	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	343 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.9	2502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%		36.5	3405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	903	22.0	16.2	19.2	57.5	38.5	48.8	40.5	45.2	63.9	48.9	65.0	53.9	39.0	13.5	19.1	43.2	39.0							$20,549	$2,626	$17,923
West Vernon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4312 South Grand Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4218	470	22	21.3	98.9%	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	432 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	42.9	3012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		38.7	3261^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	249	9.3		9.3	33.3	41.4	48.8				41.1	46.7	37.7	43.0				42.9	93.8	97.7	98.5	96.1	96.1		$23,510	$5,167	$18,343
Normandie Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4505 South Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5171	509	31	16.4	97.4%	2 (0.4%)	68 (13.4%)	429 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	17.1	5095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		19.2	4930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	165	10.1		10.1	18.5	31.2	16.7				21.7	25.6	29.5	16.2				23.2	97.7			98.5			$30,409	$6,133	$24,276
Accelerated	Public, Charter	K-8	4000 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Accelerated District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6343	729	37	19.8	88.9%	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	718 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25	4401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		31	3858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.3%	543	14.3	17.6	16.4	30.0	25.7	24.3	41.9	47.7	31.3	35.1	37.1	27.1	20.0	16.1	22.7	19.9	23.0	97.0			97.0		97.0	$17,261	$551	$16,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary

What district is Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Manual Arts Senior High

How many students attend Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary?

Students at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 10% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary a good school?

Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.8% of California elementary schools.

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