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Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary is a 449-student K–5 school in Los Angeles, part of Los Angeles Unified. SchoolDigger ranked it at the 23rd percentile statewide in 2025–26, with 1 star, while the district was at the 54th percentile, with 3 stars. The clearest academic concern is science: only 13% of students were proficient, well below the state and district.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby K–5 schools, while science is its weakest overall. In 2025–26, 33% were proficient in ELA—17 points below the state and 16 below the district, but only 3 points below the nearby-peer average; LaMotte ranked third of five schools. Math proficiency was 26%, 13 points below the state and 14 below the district; nearby peers averaged 35%, and LaMotte ranked last. Science proficiency was 13%, 23 points below the state and 19 below the district. Nearby peers averaged 21%, and LaMotte again ranked last. Math is the least far behind the state and district, but science has the lowest proficiency and the largest state gap.

ELA and math have improved substantially: since 2022–23, proficiency rose 11 points in ELA and 10 in math, and their gaps with the state narrowed by 8 and 6 points, respectively. Science gained 4 points over that period, but fell 1 point in the latest year and its state gap widened by 2 points. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking rose 15 percentile points from 2023–24 to 2025–26, though LaMotte remains fifth among six nearby schools with current rankings. In 2024–25, its student–teacher ratio was 20.4, the local median; 98% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest among nearby schools reporting that same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for African American students was notably higher than the school’s overall ranking: the group was at the 62nd percentile in 2024–25 versus 10th overall. The Hispanic student ranking also rose sharply, from the 14th percentile in 2023–24 to the 37th in 2025–26.

449

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,576

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg42%

California avg42%

4,457^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

437^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	24.0	4457 of 5817	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.2	4407 of 5581	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	36.9	3215 of 5094	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	34.0	3651 of 5423	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.4	4172 of 5603	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.4	2363 of 2927	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

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

Disabled (2019)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

Science13%-23 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	24	4457^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.4%		14.7	5285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%	828	12.8		12.8	33.9	34.3	29.9				32.5	22.0	28.8	26.0				25.8	97%	0%	$41,576	$37,460	$4,116
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)																		89%	0%	$81,992	$76,418	$5,574
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	—	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.0%)	464 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	40.6	3191^st of 5817 public elementary schools	45.1%		36.2	3470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.8%	279	31.1	23.9	27.5	23.4	34.5	38.3	47.2	55.3	57.5	42.1	42.6	34.5	28.9	45.3	42.1	25.5	36.5	93%	1%	$41,484	$38,690	$2,794
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%)	42.6	3074^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.2%		40.6	3178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%	104				32.7	38.1					35.3	38.9	50.5					44.5	98%	0%
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	—	0 (0.0%)	87 (36.7%)	150 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45	2917^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.9%		26.9	4235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%	1318	31.1		31.1	26.8	37.5	53.3				39.7	39.0	32.5	51.1				41.3	≥ 95%
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	—	22 (3.6%)	75 (12.4%)	489 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	20.5	4766^th of 5817 public elementary schools	18.1%		14	5345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%	579	15.5		15.5	11.2	26.7	31.0				23.0	32.6	21.9	29.8				27.7	84%	0%	$50,525	$46,816	$3,709
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%)	51.4	2531^st of 5817 public elementary schools	56.5%		51.9	2502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%	29	14.0	13.5	13.8	56.4	52.3	30.2	51.6	43.8	40.5	45.6	61.5	45.5	39.5	29.0	25.0	18.9	37.6	93%	0%
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	—	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	432 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	40.9	3178^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.4%		42.9	3012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%	166	15.7		15.7	33.3	32.2	55.6				39.8	38.9	39.1	43.7				40.4	95%	0%	$39,706	$36,338	$3,368
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%)	28.1	4150^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.7%		17.1	5095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%	945	16.7		16.7	30.9	23.6	37.4				30.4	36.3	33.3	29.8				33.1	80%	0%	$58,051	$53,590	$4,461
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%)	21.9	4645^th of 5817 public elementary schools	20.1%		25	4401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%	244	10.1	29.8	22.8	32.8	20.0	18.8	31.0	51.4	39.5	35.6	34.4	37.1	23.2	15.5	23.3	25.8	25.7	≥ 98%

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Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary?

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

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

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.

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