Is Felton Elementary a good school?

Felton Elementary ranks 3520 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Felton Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 361 students attended Felton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Felton Elementary?

Students at Felton Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Felton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Felton Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lennox Middle High : Hawthorne High High : Lawndale High High : Leuzinger High

Felton Elementary

Summary:

Felton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lennox, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 361 students. The school is part of the Lennox District, which is ranked 827 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Felton Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a high percentage of socioeconomically disadvantaged students. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen from 7.1% in 2017-2018 to 51.4% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the Lennox district average. Academically, Felton Elementary's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the Lennox district and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 34.41% of Felton Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 41.5% in the Lennox district and 47.04% statewide. Additionally, Felton Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.41% to 99.34% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the Lennox district average.

While Felton Elementary is part of the Lennox District, it appears to be underperforming compared to other schools in the district, such as Moffett Elementary, Dolores Huerta Elementary, and Buford Elementary, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Felton Elementary's performance is significantly lower than that of the nearby Del Aire Elementary, which is part of the Wiseburn Unified District and consistently ranks among the top 30% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

10417 Felton Ave.
Lennox, CA 90304-1709

(310) 680-8950

District: Lennox

SchoolDigger Rank:
3520^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,432

Students who attend Felton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lennox Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 361

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

African American:

1.9%

Two or more races:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Felton Elementary ranks worse than 60% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Lennox School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.95. (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 Felton Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Lennox School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.7%), African American (1.9%), two or more races (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Felton Elementary is 18, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Lennox School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Felton Elementary is $12,432, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Lennox School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Felton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Felton Elementary 3520^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Felton Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lennox:

SchoolDigger ranks Lennox 827^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Felton Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Felton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.59	4155^th	4809	13.6%
2005	19.35	4013^th	4822	16.8%
2006	15.90	4295^th	4818	10.9%
2007	19.09	4368^th	5113	14.6%
2008	23.99	4051^st	5113	20.8%
2009	43.87	2823^rd	5193	45.6%
2010	55.50	2250^th	5314	57.7%
2011	68.40	1555^th	5377	71.1%
2012	64.84	1794^th	5390	66.7%
2013	61.44	2039^th	5530	63.1%
2015	26.24	4005^th	5611	28.6%
2016	47.97	2608^th	5614	53.5%
2017	51.37	2476^th	5692	56.5%
2018	46.62	2748^th	5662	51.5%
2019	43.98	2950^th	5789	49.0%
2022	25.97	4251^st	5883	27.7%
2023	36.05	3426^th	5874	41.7%
2024	34.95	3520^th	5862	40.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Felton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.30	1800^th	3246	44.5%
2019	66.60	626^th	3275	80.9%
2022	45.78	1424^th	3311	57.0%
2023	41.57	1710^th	3250	47.4%
2024	47.02	1356^th	3160	57.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Felton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	20.85	2352^nd	2634	10.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Felton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.26	1500^th	5084	70.5%
2019	62.48	1602^nd	5173	69.0%
2022	38.60	3122^nd	5264	40.7%
2023	53.42	2138^th	5374	60.2%
2024	46.88	2607^th	5511	52.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Felton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.34	2642^nd	5413	51.2%
2019	40.53	3069^th	5492	44.1%
2022	28.45	3884^th	5635	31.1%
2023	41.82	2901^st	5617	48.4%
2024	41.33	2955^th	5605	47.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Felton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.62	1115^th	2128	47.6%
2019	25.00	2065^th	2585	20.1%
2022	41.66	1017^th	2227	54.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Felton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.75	2733^rd	5431	49.7%
2019	46.91	2615^th	5510	52.5%
2022	24.76	4260^th	5663	24.8%
2023	31.33	3660^th	5650	35.2%
2024	29.61	3845^th	5636	31.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Felton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.38	1362^nd	4830	71.8%
2019	63.44	1501^st	4963	69.8%
2022	37.98	3057^th	5084	39.9%
2023	54.65	1966^th	5098	61.4%
2024	51.55	2170^th	5102	57.5%

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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 Felton Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	15	30	6	644	2	n/a	n/a	0	697
1989	24	25	11	670	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
1990	17	31	14	734	0	n/a	n/a	0	796
1991	9	26	10	767	1	n/a	n/a	0	813
1992	7	19	8	754	0	n/a	n/a	0	788
1993	6	26	9	696	0	n/a	n/a	0	737
1994	9	26	0	685	0	n/a	n/a	0	720
1995	6	25	7	713	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1996	6	25	7	713	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1997	10	31	15	811	0	n/a	n/a	0	867
1998	10	40	12	755	0	n/a	n/a	0	817
1999	10	29	14	826	0	n/a	n/a	1	880
2000	11	14	16	833	0	n/a	n/a	0	874
2001	7	16	12	810	0	n/a	n/a	4	849
2002	5	17	10	784	0	n/a	n/a	1	817
2003	5	17	10	784	0	n/a	n/a	1	817
2004	6	20	4	742	0	n/a	n/a	1	773
2005	5	16	3	717	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
2006	0	12	8	664	0	n/a	n/a	5	689
2007	1	13	10	626	0	n/a	n/a	3	653
2008	2	9	5	609	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	625
2009	2	7	2	600	0	1	3	0	615
2010	3	8	5	586	0	2	3	0	607
2011	8	15	4	551	0	2	4	0	584
2012	8	8	5	550	0	4	7	0	582
2013	3	4	5	536	0	4	13	0	565
2014	3	8	4	523	0	5	15	0	558
2015	2	8	3	544	1	5	17	0	580
2016	3	7	3	544	0	5	12	0	574
2017	2	8	5	552	0	4	15	0	586
2018	3	9	7	503	1	2	11	0	536
2019	3	7	8	491	0	1	16	0	526
2020	3	4	5	480	0	0	16	0	508
2021	2	5	4	426	0	0	17	0	454
2022	2	6	3	382	0	1	20	0	414
2023	0	7	0	349	0	0	5	0	361

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 Felton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	697	29.0	24.0	n/a
1989	730	28.0	26.0	n/a
1990	796	33.0	24.1	n/a
1991	813	34.5	23.5	n/a
1992	788	35.1	22.4	94.9
1993	737	31.0	23.8	95
1994	720	31.5	22.9	95
1995	751	33.0	22.8	93.2
1996	751	33.0	22.8	93.2
1997	867	38.0	22.8	90.7
1998	817	42.0	19.5	95
1999	880	41.0	21.5	95.1
2000	874	43.5	20.1	95.9
2001	849	44.0	19.3	95.7
2002	817	42.0	19.5	96
2003	817	42.0	19.5	96
2004	773	38.0	20.3	87.3
2005	741	38.2	19.4	91.2
2006	689	35.0	19.7	92.8
2007	653	35.3	18.5	88.8
2008	625	39.0	16.0	95.8
2009	615	36.0	15.5	85.4
2010	607	34.8	17.4	92.1
2011	584	n/a	n/a	91.4
2012	582	28.2	20.5	n/a
2013	565	29.2	19.3	91.3
2014	558	28.8	19.3	94.4
2015	580	30.0	19.3	89.8
2016	574	31.0	18.5	96.2
2017	586	28.0	20.9	96.6
2018	536	24.0	22.3	95.5
2019	526	23.8	22.1	95.6
2020	508	n/a	n/a	95.7
2021	454	22.0	20.6	99.3
2022	414	20.3	20.3	88.4
2023	361	20.0	18.0	91.7

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 Felton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	697	29.0	24.0	n/a
1989	730	28.0	26.0	n/a
1990	796	33.0	24.1	n/a
1991	813	34.5	23.5	n/a
1992	788	35.1	22.4	94.9
1993	737	31.0	23.8	95
1994	720	31.5	22.9	95
1995	751	33.0	22.8	93.2
1996	751	33.0	22.8	93.2
1997	867	38.0	22.8	90.7
1998	817	42.0	19.5	95
1999	880	41.0	21.5	95.1
2000	874	43.5	20.1	95.9
2001	849	44.0	19.3	95.7
2002	817	42.0	19.5	96
2003	817	42.0	19.5	96
2004	773	38.0	20.3	87.3
2005	741	38.2	19.4	91.2
2006	689	35.0	19.7	92.8
2007	653	35.3	18.5	88.8
2008	625	39.0	16.0	95.8
2009	615	36.0	15.5	85.4
2010	607	34.8	17.4	92.1
2011	584	n/a	n/a	91.4
2012	582	28.2	20.5	n/a
2013	565	29.2	19.3	91.3
2014	558	28.8	19.3	94.4
2015	580	30.0	19.3	89.8
2016	574	31.0	18.5	96.2
2017	586	28.0	20.9	96.6
2018	536	24.0	22.3	95.5
2019	526	23.8	22.1	95.6
2020	508	n/a	n/a	95.7
2021	454	22.0	20.6	99.3
2022	414	20.3	20.3	88.4
2023	361	20.0	18.0	91.7

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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