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Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary is a high-performing public magnet school serving about 550 students in grades K-5 within the Los Angeles Unified district, standing out for its exceptional results with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school consistently outperforms nearly all nearby schools in core subjects like English and math, and it achieves these strong academic results while spending significantly less per student than neighbors such as Dayton Heights Elementary and Harvard Elementary. A key strength is its remarkable effectiveness in serving students from low-income families, ranking in the top 5% of schools statewide in this area. Furthermore, students miss fewer days of school here, with a chronic absenteeism rate well below the district and state averages.

While the specialized medical and health science magnet program appears to be a major asset, the school's success is notable when compared to local charter options like Everest Value and Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2, which have lower academic rankings. The data shows Dr. Sammy Lee has improved its statewide ranking over the past decade, even as some area schools like Commonwealth Avenue Elementary have declined, demonstrating a sustainable model for success in the community.

551

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,621

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Council St.
Los Angeles, CA 90004-4840

(213) 368-8775

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Virgil Middle
High:	Belmont Senior High
	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
	Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
	More...
	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

Asian:

25.6%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,231^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^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	78.3	1231 of 5857	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1566 of 5869	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	1589 of 5859	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	1314 of 5883	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	1361 of 5789	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	1504 of 5662	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	70.9	1524 of 5692	73.2%	★★★★☆
2016	56.0	2179 of 5614	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	2013 of 5611	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	715 of 1203	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	627 of 1205	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	823 of 1190	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	663 of 1154	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	504 of 1149	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	674 of 1071	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.5	525 of 3162	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	22.4	3022 of 3245	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1910 of 3311	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1218 of 3275	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1604 of 3246	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	1648 of 5597	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	1774 of 5612	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	2071 of 5609	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	1341 of 5635	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	1406 of 5492	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	1672 of 5413	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	637 of 5107	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	1543 of 5107	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	1255 of 5087	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	651 of 5084	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	1171 of 4963	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	1193 of 4830	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	282 of 5460	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	753 of 5517	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	559 of 5363	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	92.7	253 of 5264	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	306 of 5173	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	472 of 5084	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	859 of 5628	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	1285 of 5643	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	1190 of 5638	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	1249 of 5663	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	1276 of 5510	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	1368 of 5431	74.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Science43%+10 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 (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Council St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-8775	551	24	22.9	92.7%	19 (3.4%)	29 (5.3%)	309 (56.1%)	141 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	78.3	1231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		70.7	1566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.3%	335	43.0		43.0	62.4	55.2	61.2				59.4	70.9	61.0	54.0				61.5							$31,621	$28,772	$2,849
Everest Value	Public, Charter	K-8	240 North Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Everest Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-7736	380	16	23.7	92.1%	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	358 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19.2	4901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		42.9	3006^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	1895	10.7	1.9	5.0	17.7	20.7	28.6	38.6	50.0	30.6	33.2	19.4	20.0	6.9	21.1	42.9	26.4	24.4
Commonwealth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	215 South Commonwealth Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 384-2546	504	26	19.3	88.7%	26 (5.2%)	14 (2.8%)	370 (73.4%)	72 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	42.1	3061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.7%		58.1	2142^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	919	28.1		28.1	27.1	50.0	43.2				39.9	33.3	40.2	37.1				36.8	94.0			96.0		98.0	$40,049	$37,052	$2,997
Frank del Olmo Elementary	Public	K-5	100 North New Hampshire Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 427-7200	456	21	21.7	97.8%	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	404 (88.6%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	41.2	3136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.5%		34.2	3593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.8%	457	23.9		23.9	27.8	41.1	53.7				40.6	32.5	41.5	34.7				36.6	94.9	96.3		97.8	97.8	97.8	$39,463	$35,990	$3,473
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2	Public, Charter	K-8	3400 West 3rd St.	Los Angeles	90020	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 736-5542	711	34	20.8	94.4%	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	686 (96.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20.7	4767^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.4	5184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	417	16.9	13.5	14.9	12.7	35.2	21.5	32.6	32.6	37.1	29.3	14.1	35.7	20.0	15.1	13.8	12.4	18.0	70.8	72.2	88.9	70.8	70.8	77.8
Dayton Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	607 North Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 661-3308	214	12	17.8	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	193 (90.2%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	2562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		59.6	2083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	479	9.3		9.3	51.2	57.1	46.5				51.3	54.8	57.1	18.6				42.5	94.2						$69,249	$64,242	$5,007
Alexandria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4211 Oakwood Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 660-1936	502	26	19.3	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	457 (91.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	57.1	2207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		45.4	2836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	629	18.1		18.1	53.1	48.2	36.8				46.3	66.7	60.0	36.1				54.4	96.0	97.6	98.4	96.8	97.6	98.4	$45,010	$41,688	$3,322
Lafayette Park Primary Center	Public	K	310 South La Fayette Park Pl.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 380-5039	78	4	19.5	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	72 (92.3%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		96.7			96.7			$82,781	$79,082	$3,699
Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake	Public, Charter	K-8	110 North Coronado St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 462-2840	718	30	24.0	70.3%	125 (17.4%)	60 (8.4%)	396 (55.2%)	65 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.3%)	53.6	2391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	59.2%		58.4	2130^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	261	37.5	28.0	32.9	53.6	58.5	51.3	33.7	33.3	36.8	43.7	52.2	52.4	31.3	28.9	27.3	36.4	37.0
Rise Kohyang Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	600 South La Fayette Park Pl.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 224-8900	278	13	21.1	88.5%	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	214 (77.0%)	39 (14.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	34	3650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		34.3	3583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	67	12.8		12.8	25.6	33.3	25.5				28.2	53.5	42.2	31.9				42.2	77.3	79.6	84.1	79.6	79.6	77.3	$46,802	$45,628	$1,174

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary

Is Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary a good school?

Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary ranks 1231^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Virgil Middle
High : Belmont Senior High
High : Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
High : Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
High : Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
High : Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
High : School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

How many students attend Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary.

What district is Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary?

Students at Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% White.

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