Is El Marino Elementary a good school?

El Marino Elementary ranks 859 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend El Marino Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 786 students attended El Marino Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of El Marino Elementary?

Students at El Marino Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 23% Two or more races, 21% Asian, 16% White, 3% African American.

El Marino Elementary

Summary:

El Marino Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Culver City, California, serving 779 students in grades K-5 and part of the Culver City Unified School District.

El Marino Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with 70.56% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 69.89% in Mathematics, compared to 63.1% and 51.2% for the district, respectively. The school's performance for Hispanic and White students is particularly strong, ranking in the top 15% of California elementary schools. However, the school's performance for Asian students and English Language Learners is relatively lower, indicating a need to address the unique needs of these student groups.

Compared to nearby schools, El Marino Elementary stands out with its consistently high academic achievement, low chronic absenteeism rates, and a relatively advantaged student population. The Los Angeles Unified schools in the area have significantly lower academic performance, while the Ocean Charter and Goethe International Charter schools are also strong performers, with some metrics on par with or exceeding El Marino Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

11450 Port Rd.
Culver City, CA 90230-5346

(310) 842-4241

District: Culver City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
859^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $545

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 786

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.0%

Two or more races:

23.2%

Asian:

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details El Marino Elementary ranks better than 85.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Culver City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.12. (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 El Marino Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Culver City Unified School District. Student population at El Marino Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (37%), two or more races (23.2%), Asian (20.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 17.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Culver City Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Marino Elementary is 22.4. 2 elementary schools in the Culver City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare El Marino Elementary employs 35 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Marino Elementary is $545, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Culver City Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Marino Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks El Marino Elementary 859^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See El Marino 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 El Marino Elementary

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Rank History for all students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	92.75	346^th	4809	92.8%
2005	93.38	303^rd	4822	93.7%
2006	92.55	357^th	4818	92.6%
2007	93.81	301^st	5113	94.1%
2008	90.92	430^th	5113	91.6%
2009	86.16	696^th	5193	86.6%
2010	86.76	647^th	5314	87.8%
2011	88.69	513^th	5377	90.5%
2012	92.52	250^th	5390	95.4%
2013	91.61	355^th	5530	93.6%
2015	94.96	329^th	5611	94.1%
2016	95.67	265^th	5614	95.3%
2017	95.52	295^th	5692	94.8%
2018	95.56	244^th	5662	95.7%
2019	93.21	421^st	5789	92.7%
2021	86.09	192^nd	1417	86.5%
2022	91.54	619^th	5883	89.5%
2023	90.91	646^th	5874	89.0%
2024	87.12	859^th	5862	85.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.50	67^th	339	80.2%
2019	79.19	70^th	445	84.3%
2022	63.09	253^rd	610	58.5%
2023	77.10	142^nd	669	78.8%
2024	69.68	217^th	669	67.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.11	98^th	3246	97.0%
2019	85.67	236^th	3275	92.8%
2021	82.03	49^th	602	91.9%
2022	80.74	288^th	3311	91.3%
2023	59.57	796^th	3250	75.5%
2024	51.76	1088^th	3160	65.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	77.49	389^th	2634	85.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.47	171^st	5084	96.6%
2019	93.12	196^th	5173	96.2%
2021	80.48	141^st	1110	87.3%
2022	80.28	749^th	5264	85.8%
2023	78.93	811^th	5374	84.9%
2024	81.47	769^th	5511	86.0%

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Rank History for Female students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.48	191^st	5413	96.5%
2019	92.74	384^th	5492	93.0%
2021	84.79	190^th	1267	85.0%
2022	91.99	515^th	5635	90.9%
2023	88.87	700^th	5617	87.5%
2024	85.60	838^th	5605	85.0%

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Rank History for Male students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.53	351^st	5431	93.5%
2019	91.52	477^th	5510	91.3%
2021	84.74	194^th	1272	84.7%
2022	88.61	703^rd	5663	87.6%
2023	90.12	609^th	5650	89.2%
2024	85.27	861^st	5636	84.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.56	433^rd	1071	59.6%
2019	58.73	576^th	1149	49.9%
2022	56.43	645^th	1154	44.1%
2023	58.12	637^th	1190	46.5%
2024	45.12	810^th	1203	32.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	98.62	34^th	4830	99.3%
2019	96.08	110^th	4963	97.8%
2022	95.15	182^nd	5084	96.4%
2023	89.90	355^th	5098	93.0%
2024	88.32	416^th	5102	91.8%

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Rank History for White students at El Marino Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.05	32^nd	2737	98.8%
2019	88.55	132^nd	2834	95.3%
2022	81.94	376^th	2726	86.2%
2023	79.64	433^rd	2662	83.7%
2024	74.58	645^th	2647	75.6%

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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 El Marino Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	247	23	78	113	7	n/a	n/a	0	468
1996	247	23	78	113	7	n/a	n/a	0	468
1997	252	31	92	118	7	n/a	n/a	0	500
1998	269	34	107	131	6	n/a	n/a	0	547
1999	269	45	120	147	3	n/a	n/a	0	584
2000	275	45	139	163	2	n/a	n/a	0	624
2001	251	54	151	166	2	n/a	n/a	0	624
2002	257	64	162	166	0	n/a	n/a	4	653
2003	257	64	162	166	0	n/a	n/a	4	653
2004	233	48	101	146	0	n/a	n/a	143	671
2005	233	41	115	139	0	n/a	n/a	168	696
2006	227	42	100	123	0	n/a	n/a	202	694
2007	231	39	106	136	0	n/a	n/a	185	697
2008	219	30	90	116	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	455
2009	210	33	115	131	0	0	219	0	708
2010	263	53	174	210	2	1	31	0	734
2011	241	48	169	226	2	1	62	0	749
2012	220	41	154	261	1	0	86	0	763
2013	214	31	153	267	1	0	106	0	772
2014	195	29	141	307	1	0	136	0	809
2015	179	25	140	315	0	0	154	0	813
2016	171	26	136	331	0	0	163	0	827
2017	179	29	133	328	0	0	154	0	823
2018	188	29	142	314	0	0	169	0	842
2019	183	37	142	302	0	0	178	0	842
2020	184	32	149	292	0	1	184	0	842
2021	171	33	148	295	0	0	192	0	839
2022	157	31	150	276	0	0	181	0	795
2023	129	25	158	279	0	0	188	0	779
2024	127	23	163	291	0	0	182	0	786

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 El Marino Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	468	16.4	28.5	16.7
1996	468	16.4	28.5	16.7
1997	500	21.0	23.8	16.2
1998	547	28.2	19.4	16.3
1999	584	29.2	20.0	15.9
2000	624	30.6	20.4	16.8
2001	624	31.0	20.1	16.3
2002	653	33.0	19.8	14.5
2003	653	33.0	19.8	14.5
2004	671	32.0	21.0	14.6
2005	696	33.0	21.1	14
2006	694	34.0	20.4	70.3
2007	697	33.0	21.1	12.7
2008	455	34.6	13.2	15.6
2009	708	33.0	20.5	11.7
2010	734	34.6	21.2	12.8
2011	749	n/a	n/a	14
2012	763	33.8	22.5	15.2
2013	772	33.8	22.8	14.5
2014	809	34.0	23.7	14.5
2015	813	35.0	23.2	12.9
2016	827	35.0	23.6	9.6
2017	823	35.0	23.5	9.8
2018	842	35.0	24.0	14
2019	842	34.0	24.7	11.5
2020	842	n/a	n/a	10.6
2021	839	35.0	23.9	10.1
2022	795	35.6	22.3	18.1
2023	779	35.0	22.2	16.9
2024	786	35.0	22.4	17.3

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 El Marino Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	468	16.4	28.5	16.7
1996	468	16.4	28.5	16.7
1997	500	21.0	23.8	16.2
1998	547	28.2	19.4	16.3
1999	584	29.2	20.0	15.9
2000	624	30.6	20.4	16.8
2001	624	31.0	20.1	16.3
2002	653	33.0	19.8	14.5
2003	653	33.0	19.8	14.5
2004	671	32.0	21.0	14.6
2005	696	33.0	21.1	14
2006	694	34.0	20.4	70.3
2007	697	33.0	21.1	12.7
2008	455	34.6	13.2	15.6
2009	708	33.0	20.5	11.7
2010	734	34.6	21.2	12.8
2011	749	n/a	n/a	14
2012	763	33.8	22.5	15.2
2013	772	33.8	22.8	14.5
2014	809	34.0	23.7	14.5
2015	813	35.0	23.2	12.9
2016	827	35.0	23.6	9.6
2017	823	35.0	23.5	9.8
2018	842	35.0	24.0	14
2019	842	34.0	24.7	11.5
2020	842	n/a	n/a	10.6
2021	839	35.0	23.9	10.1
2022	795	35.6	22.3	18.1
2023	779	35.0	22.2	16.9
2024	786	35.0	22.4	17.3

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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