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Harry Bridges Span

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Harry Bridges Span ranks 2756 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harry Bridges Span is a large K-8 public school serving 1,171 students in Wilmington, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it currently performs in the middle range compared to all schools in the state.

The school shows particular strengths in supporting specific groups of students, with its Hispanic students and English Learners historically performing well above average for similar groups statewide. Academically, student performance in both English and Math noticeably improves in the upper grades, which is a positive pattern. However, science scores are a significant area for improvement, as they lag behind both the district and state averages. While chronic absenteeism is a challenge, the school's rate is better than the district average and compares favorably to some nearby schools like Fries Avenue Elementary.

Compared to other local schools with similar high-needs populations, such as George De La Torre Junior Elementary and Hawaiian Avenue Elementary, Harry Bridges Span achieves stronger academic outcomes. It also does this with lower per-student spending than several neighbors, suggesting efficient use of resources. For context, higher-performing nearby schools like Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary serve a community with a lower rate of economic disadvantage.

1,171

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,075

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1235 Broad Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744-2619

(310) 522-5400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Harry Bridges Span usually attend:

High:

Phineas Banning Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

African American:

1.7%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,756^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

914^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

225^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	2756 of 5857	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	2715 of 5869	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	3151 of 5859	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	2358 of 5883	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	1962 of 5789	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	2008 of 5662	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.8	2076 of 5692	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.4	2210 of 5614	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.7	2644 of 5611	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.1	904 of 2227	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	474 of 2585	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	46.8	856 of 2128	59.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	734 of 3162	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	43.4	1587 of 3245	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	645 of 3311	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	611 of 3275	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	767 of 3246	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	2630 of 5597	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2281 of 5612	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	2965 of 5609	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	2001 of 5635	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	1910 of 5492	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	2083 of 5413	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	1463 of 5107	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	1542 of 5107	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	1956 of 5087	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	1121 of 5084	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	868 of 4963	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	824 of 4830	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1877 of 5460	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	2014 of 5517	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	2186 of 5363	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	1028 of 5264	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	807 of 5173	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	693 of 5084	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2716 of 5628	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	2928 of 5643	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3148 of 5638	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	2520 of 5663	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	1908 of 5510	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1864 of 5431	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1074 of 2847	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	842 of 2635	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	1704 of 2420	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	914 of 2761	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	989 of 2783	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	1330 of 2781	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	1225 of 2740	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	911 of 2715	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	783 of 2480	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	1032 of 2508	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.4	1428 of 2497	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.8	1130 of 2477	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	831 of 1531	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.0	212 of 1491	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	370 of 1369	73.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	144 of 1478	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	787 of 2533	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	949 of 2551	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	1346 of 2531	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	1192 of 2509	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	831 of 2380	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	712 of 2262	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	484 of 2395	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	481 of 2388	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	755 of 2374	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	672 of 2359	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	367 of 2213	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	295 of 2072	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	539 of 2542	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	585 of 2579	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	863 of 2531	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	618 of 2458	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	360 of 2369	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	274 of 2230	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	924 of 2534	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	917 of 2552	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	1117 of 2538	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	1031 of 2527	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	829 of 2407	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	772 of 2273	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	343 of 1566	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	405 of 1552	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	658 of 1531	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics42%+4 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

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its a great school! has great staff and teachers. always so helpful offering great programs. Close Quote

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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
Harry Bridges Span	Public	K-8	1235 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 522-5400	1,171	57	20.3	90.8%	12 (1.0%)	20 (1.7%)	1,122 (95.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	47.1	2756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		47.3	2715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	41	17.4	12.4	14.8	38.0	47.2	47.0	47.8	61.3	57.0	49.9	46.2	47.7	28.7	34.5	40.1	53.3	41.6	98.4				98.4		$31,075	$28,388	$2,687
Fries Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Fries Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-6431	325	18	18.0	90.2%	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	294 (90.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	24.4	4467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		17.9	5039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	572	25.0		25.0	17.1	24.2	35.0				25.6	37.1	23.8	25.0				27.5	87.2	97.4	97.4	92.3	96.2	91.0	$48,421	$43,716	$4,705
Gulf Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	828 West L St.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3157	634	31	20.4	92.6%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	606 (95.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	41.5	3119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		34.9	3534^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	415	25.5		25.5	38.5	37.3	40.6				38.8	40.8	36.9	38.2				38.6							$34,367	$31,480	$2,887
George De La Torre Junior Elementary	Public	K-8	500 North Island Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1400	598	32	18.6	98.5%	14 (2.3%)	9 (1.5%)	571 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25	4409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		16.2	5200^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	791	13.0	25.9	18.7	25.4	34.8	20.9	26.9	40.4	38.5	30.9	34.9	29.0	23.5	30.2	31.7	32.1	30.1							$40,966	$37,258	$3,708
Scholarship Prep - South Bay	Public, Charter	K-8	24910 S. Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Scholarship Prep - South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 251-9089	421	17	24.7	92.2%	10 (2.4%)	81 (19.2%)	313 (74.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	29.3	4018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		24	4471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	453	21.9	15.2	18.0	30.6	48.9	40.6	12.9	42.9	41.3	37.3	36.7	35.6	3.1	3.2	20.4	17.4	21.4	86.7	86.7			86.7	91.1	$42,389	$41,108	$1,281
Wilmington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Mahar Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 518-7460	472	22	21.4	96.0%	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	453 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.7	3366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		37.2	3352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	14	19.1		19.1	18.2	52.2	41.6				37.0	27.6	44.9	36.0				35.9							$51,907	$47,742	$4,165
Broad Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	24815 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3118	441	24	18.3	85.3%	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	395 (89.6%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	47.2	2745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		39.2	3226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	481	21.4		21.4	39.4	41.8	45.7				42.3	43.7	46.3	41.4				43.8	95.9						$46,353	$43,230	$3,123
Hawaiian Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	540 Hawaiian Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-1151	455	22	20.6	96.5%	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	427 (93.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	19.3	4891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		20.5	4811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	80	13.2		13.2	21.1	23.0	32.4				25.1	25.6	29.5	19.1				24.7	94.8			97.0			$51,403	$48,124	$3,279
Catskill Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	23536 Catskill Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-7241	419	21	19.9	90.2%	5 (1.2%)	26 (6.2%)	339 (80.9%)	33 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	59.4	2095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		47.5	2703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	608	30.2		30.2	45.3	55.4	46.9				48.9	53.1	57.9	39.1				49.7	93.2	98.3	97.4	94.9	96.6	97.4	$44,477	$41,398	$3,079
Normont Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 West 253rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5261	270	15	18.0	98.5%	14 (5.2%)	60 (22.2%)	176 (65.2%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	31.8	3817^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		24.7	4396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	579	17.1		17.1	38.2	31.7	34.3				34.6	28.6	34.2	34.3				32.4	81.8	89.1	92.7	89.1	89.1	90.9	$71,682	$67,832	$3,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Bridges Span

What schools do graduates of Harry Bridges Span attend?

Students who attend Harry Bridges Span usually go on to attend:

High : Phineas Banning Senior High

How many students attend Harry Bridges Span?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,171 students attended Harry Bridges Span.

Is Harry Bridges Span a good school?

Harry Bridges Span ranks 2756^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Harry Bridges Span?

Students at Harry Bridges Span are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White.

What district is Harry Bridges Span in?

Los Angeles Unified

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