Summary
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy is a 367-student K–5 school in Los Angeles, California, within Los Angeles Unified. In 2025–2026, its students scored below the state and district in all three tested subjects: 33% were proficient in English language arts (ELA), compared with 49% statewide and 48% districtwide; math was 34%, versus 38% and 40%; and science was 22%, versus 36% and 32%. The school did, however, score above the average of five nearby K–5 schools in all three subjects. The key takeaway is that its results compare favorably with nearby peers but still trail state and district levels.
Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to state and district results: its proficiency gap was 4 points below the state and 6 below the district, smaller than the gaps in ELA and science. Against the five nearby schools, Sally Ride scored 2 points above their average in ELA, 1 point above in math, and 2 points above in science, placing third among the six schools in each subject. Grade-level results vary: third grade stood out, with 42% proficient in ELA and 48% in math; its math result was 1 point above the state and ranked first among the comparable nearby schools. Fourth-grade ELA is the clearest concern: 21% were proficient, 25 points below both the state and district, and the school ranked last among the six local schools with grade-level data.
Scores have generally risen since 2022–2023: ELA increased 7 points, math 10, and science 16. But science fell 11 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while ELA was nearly unchanged and math rose 4 points. SchoolDigger ranks Sally Ride at the 35th percentile statewide, with 2 stars, compared with the district’s 54th percentile and 3 stars. Chronic absenteeism is a positive measure: 16% in 2025–2026, below the state’s 18% and district’s 23%, and down 33 points since 2021–2022. The student–teacher ratio was 21.5 in 2024–2025, higher than most nearby schools. That year, 97% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California provides free school meals statewide. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for English Language Learner Students reached the 86th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 43rd percentile that year; no later group ranking is provided.
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