Summary:
ZIP code 90062 has two Western Avenue Technology Magnet serves grades K–8 and enrolls 563 students, while Martin Luther King Junior Elementary serves K–5 and enrolls 278; both are in Los Angeles Unified. The clearest shared concern is that neither school reaches California’s all-grades proficiency results in ELA, math, or science. Across the two schools, average proficiency is 32% in ELA versus 49% statewide, 25% in math versus 38%, and 17% in science versus 36%. Science has the largest average gap from the state, at 19 points.
No school leads in every subject: Western Avenue is slightly ahead in all-grades ELA, at 33% versus 31%, and science, at 17% versus 16%, while Martin Luther King leads in math, 25% to 24%. These overall differences are small, but shared-grade results vary more: Martin Luther King leads in third- and fifth-grade ELA and math, while Western Avenue leads in fourth grade in both subjects. For example, in fifth-grade math, Martin Luther King scores 27% versus Western Avenue’s 10%; in fourth-grade ELA, Western leads 37% to 21%. All reported results in shared grades are below their respective state figures.
Both schools improved in all-grades ELA and math from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while science progress differed: Western Avenue’s science result fell from 18% to 17%, and Martin Luther King’s rose from 7% to 16%. SchoolDigger gives each school one star; its 2025–26 rankings place Western Avenue at the 19th percentile and Martin Luther King at the 23rd, though their reported ranking trends moved in different directions. Their student–teacher ratios are similar, 18.6 at Western Avenue and 19.1 at Martin Luther King. Both report direct certification for free meals for 2024–25: 60% at Western Avenue and 64% at Martin Luther King. Chronic absenteeism is another concern, at 26% and 30%, respectively, compared with 18% statewide.
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