Is La Ballona Elementary a good school?

La Ballona Elementary ranks 2103 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend La Ballona Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 568 students attended La Ballona Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of La Ballona Elementary?

Students at La Ballona Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of La Ballona Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Ballona Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Culver City Middle High : Culver City High

La Ballona Elementary

Summary:

La Ballona Elementary is a public elementary school in Culver City, California, serving 568 students in grades K-5 and part of the Culver City Unified School District.

While La Ballona Elementary has some strengths, such as relatively strong performance among African American and White students, the school faces several challenges. Its test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, and it has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 26.5% in 2022-2023. Additionally, La Ballona has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 53% receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to nearby Farragut Elementary and Linwood E. Howe Elementary, both in the same district, La Ballona lags behind in academic performance and other key metrics.

However, when compared to schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, La Ballona generally outperforms them in areas such as test scores and chronic absenteeism. For instance, Braddock Drive Elementary, Charnock Road Elementary, and Stoner Avenue Elementary have lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates than La Ballona. Addressing the disparities within La Ballona and improving overall academic outcomes should be a priority for the school and the district.

Detail:

Public K-5

10915 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232-4045

(310) 842-4334

District: Culver City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2103^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,618

Students who attend La Ballona Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Culver City Middle
High:	Culver City High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 568

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.5%

White:

14.4%

Two or more races:

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details La Ballona Elementary ranks better than 64.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Culver City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.07. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.5%), White (14.4%), two or more races (10.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Culver City Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Ballona Elementary is 22.5. 2 elementary schools in the Culver City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare La Ballona Elementary employs 25.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Ballona Elementary is $5,618. 2 elementary schools in the Culver City Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Ballona Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks La Ballona Elementary 2103^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See La Ballona Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Culver City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Culver City Unified 347^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for La Ballona Elementary

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Rank History for all students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	48.91	2211^th	4809	54.0%
2005	49.80	2203^rd	4822	54.3%
2006	43.61	2519^th	4818	47.7%
2007	50.82	2281^st	5113	55.4%
2008	54.56	2127^th	5113	58.4%
2009	63.30	1754^th	5193	66.2%
2010	51.38	2497^th	5314	53.0%
2011	67.54	1607^th	5377	70.1%
2012	62.73	1908^th	5390	64.6%
2013	75.36	1305^th	5530	76.4%
2015	59.81	1955^th	5611	65.2%
2016	56.01	2177^th	5614	61.2%
2017	62.22	1914^th	5692	66.4%
2018	66.05	1765^th	5662	68.8%
2019	64.29	1871^st	5789	67.7%
2021	48.72	662^nd	1417	53.3%
2022	54.63	2319^th	5883	60.6%
2023	52.73	2398^th	5874	59.2%
2024	59.07	2103^rd	5862	64.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	71.20	196^th	669	70.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.26	922^nd	3246	71.6%
2019	65.41	664^th	3275	79.7%
2021	50.22	197^th	602	67.3%
2022	52.70	1063^rd	3311	67.9%
2023	30.01	2533^rd	3250	22.1%
2024	37.78	1976^th	3160	37.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	75.73	373^rd	2420	84.6%
2024	64.47	611^th	2634	76.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.57	1208^th	5084	76.2%
2019	73.31	1015^th	5173	80.4%
2021	56.34	403^rd	1110	63.7%
2022	54.99	1978^th	5264	62.4%
2023	46.01	2630^th	5374	51.1%
2024	47.77	2542^nd	5511	53.9%

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Rank History for Female students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.28	1577^th	5413	70.9%
2019	68.36	1586^th	5492	71.1%
2021	55.02	511^th	1267	59.7%
2022	49.31	2450^th	5635	56.5%
2023	56.79	2092^nd	5617	62.8%
2024	64.40	1741^st	5605	68.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.66	1815^th	2585	29.8%

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Rank History for Male students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.13	1876^th	5431	65.5%
2019	59.15	1992^nd	5510	63.8%
2021	41.79	678^th	1272	46.7%
2022	58.52	2030^th	5663	64.2%
2023	48.11	2554^th	5650	54.8%
2024	51.22	2398^th	5636	57.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	22.84	987^th	1203	18.0%

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Rank History for African American students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	83.58	59^th	593	90.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.47	1354^th	4830	72.0%
2019	68.90	1222^nd	4963	75.4%
2022	48.89	2280^th	5084	55.2%
2023	51.03	2174^th	5098	57.4%
2024	55.40	1922^nd	5102	62.3%

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Rank History for White students at La Ballona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.66	568^th	2737	79.2%
2022	83.83	312^th	2726	88.6%
2023	75.67	597^th	2662	77.6%
2024	72.78	712^th	2647	73.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for La Ballona Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	164	28	69	143	2	n/a	n/a	0	406
1989	168	36	65	138	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1990	172	38	77	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	442
1991	161	32	90	165	1	n/a	n/a	0	449
1992	169	51	78	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1993	184	65	77	182	0	n/a	n/a	0	508
1994	162	63	79	204	1	n/a	n/a	0	509
1995	118	67	64	249	9	n/a	n/a	0	507
1996	118	67	64	249	9	n/a	n/a	0	507
1997	135	61	43	277	7	n/a	n/a	0	523
1998	142	53	63	358	6	n/a	n/a	0	622
1999	121	47	70	372	7	n/a	n/a	0	617
2000	104	40	75	397	4	n/a	n/a	0	620
2001	100	32	78	415	4	n/a	n/a	0	629
2002	88	27	72	397	5	n/a	n/a	5	594
2003	88	27	72	397	5	n/a	n/a	5	594
2004	67	25	63	353	1	n/a	n/a	53	562
2005	59	25	56	361	1	n/a	n/a	58	560
2006	51	31	52	355	1	n/a	n/a	76	566
2007	55	19	47	338	1	n/a	n/a	67	527
2008	48	16	36	315	1	n/a	n/a	0	416
2009	49	15	41	321	1	1	72	0	500
2010	77	25	48	354	1	1	3	0	509
2011	79	34	50	357	0	1	8	0	529
2012	86	37	50	347	1	1	12	0	534
2013	87	41	56	354	1	0	17	0	556
2014	83	38	51	370	1	1	22	0	566
2015	91	37	47	378	1	1	32	0	587
2016	87	33	46	369	1	1	32	0	569
2017	86	27	47	377	1	1	41	0	580
2018	92	27	41	394	0	1	43	0	598
2019	89	35	46	379	0	1	45	0	595
2020	92	40	46	352	0	4	50	0	584
2021	70	38	43	350	0	3	56	0	560
2022	72	29	44	349	0	3	59	0	556
2023	82	29	42	355	0	2	58	0	568

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at La Ballona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	406	18.0	22.5	n/a
1989	407	19.0	21.4	n/a
1990	442	20.0	22.1	n/a
1991	449	20.0	22.4	n/a
1992	485	20.3	23.8	26
1993	508	20.0	25.4	37.4
1994	509	19.0	26.8	42.4
1995	507	19.0	26.7	51.3
1996	507	19.0	26.7	51.3
1997	523	23.0	22.7	74.6
1998	622	31.0	20.1	72.3
1999	617	31.0	19.9	61.6
2000	620	31.0	20.0	58.9
2001	629	31.5	20.0	67.9
2002	594	32.0	18.6	59.3
2003	594	32.0	18.6	59.3
2004	562	28.5	19.7	72.7
2005	560	29.0	19.3	65.5
2006	566	29.5	19.2	67.8
2007	527	29.5	17.9	65.9
2008	416	27.0	15.4	72.8
2009	500	24.5	18.9	73.4
2010	509	23.5	21.6	74.9
2011	529	n/a	n/a	74.9
2012	534	23.0	23.2	68.5
2013	556	24.0	23.1	64
2014	566	24.0	23.5	62.4
2015	587	26.0	22.5	58.9
2016	569	25.0	22.7	53.4
2017	580	25.0	23.2	54.1
2018	598	25.0	23.9	60.5
2019	595	25.0	23.8	56.8
2020	584	n/a	n/a	53.1
2021	560	25.0	22.4	44.3
2022	556	25.6	21.6	55.9
2023	568	25.2	22.5	53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio La Ballona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	406	18.0	22.5	n/a
1989	407	19.0	21.4	n/a
1990	442	20.0	22.1	n/a
1991	449	20.0	22.4	n/a
1992	485	20.3	23.8	26
1993	508	20.0	25.4	37.4
1994	509	19.0	26.8	42.4
1995	507	19.0	26.7	51.3
1996	507	19.0	26.7	51.3
1997	523	23.0	22.7	74.6
1998	622	31.0	20.1	72.3
1999	617	31.0	19.9	61.6
2000	620	31.0	20.0	58.9
2001	629	31.5	20.0	67.9
2002	594	32.0	18.6	59.3
2003	594	32.0	18.6	59.3
2004	562	28.5	19.7	72.7
2005	560	29.0	19.3	65.5
2006	566	29.5	19.2	67.8
2007	527	29.5	17.9	65.9
2008	416	27.0	15.4	72.8
2009	500	24.5	18.9	73.4
2010	509	23.5	21.6	74.9
2011	529	n/a	n/a	74.9
2012	534	23.0	23.2	68.5
2013	556	24.0	23.1	64
2014	566	24.0	23.5	62.4
2015	587	26.0	22.5	58.9
2016	569	25.0	22.7	53.4
2017	580	25.0	23.2	54.1
2018	598	25.0	23.9	60.5
2019	595	25.0	23.8	56.8
2020	584	n/a	n/a	53.1
2021	560	25.0	22.4	44.3
2022	556	25.6	21.6	55.9
2023	568	25.2	22.5	53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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