Is Ambler Avenue Elementary a good school?

Ambler Avenue Elementary ranks 3382 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ambler Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 477 students attended Ambler Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ambler Avenue Elementary?

Students at Ambler Avenue Elementary are 72% African American, 24% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Ambler Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ambler Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle High : Gardena Senior High

Ambler Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Ambler Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Carson, California, serving 501 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ambler Avenue Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 38.72% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 32.05% in mathematics, compared to 43.06% and 32.83% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state, respectively. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.3% in 2017-2018 to 26.4% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, 75.65% of Ambler Avenue students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Ambler Avenue Elementary struggles overall, it performs exceptionally well in certain student subgroups, such as ranking 94th out of 593 California elementary schools for its African American students. Compared to nearby schools, Ambler Avenue's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than Leapwood Avenue Elementary and Gardena Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing Towne Avenue Elementary and the Compton Unified School District's Laurel Street Elementary and McKinley Elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

319 East Sherman Dr.
Carson, CA 90746-1158

(310) 532-4090

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3382^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,895

Students who attend Ambler Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle
High:	Gardena Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 477

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.7%

Hispanic:

23.9%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ambler Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 57.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 267^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.67. (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: African American (71.7%), Hispanic (23.9%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ambler Avenue Elementary is 19.8, which is the 235^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Ambler Avenue Elementary employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ambler Avenue Elementary is $11,895, which is the 213^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ambler Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ambler Avenue Elementary 3382^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Ambler Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ambler Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ambler Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	55.58	1896^th	4809	60.6%
2005	50.72	2163^rd	4822	55.1%
2006	43.15	2544^th	4818	47.2%
2007	33.23	3350^th	5113	34.5%
2008	47.23	2525^th	5113	50.6%
2009	35.02	3369^th	5193	35.1%
2010	38.96	3234^th	5314	39.1%
2011	36.90	3474^th	5377	35.4%
2012	50.99	2558^th	5390	52.5%
2013	39.32	3360^th	5530	39.2%
2015	30.56	3666^th	5611	34.7%
2016	36.00	3331^st	5614	40.7%
2017	30.94	3762^nd	5692	33.9%
2018	35.12	3459^th	5662	38.9%
2019	37.35	3361^st	5789	41.9%
2022	43.30	2892^nd	5883	50.8%
2023	42.90	2952^nd	5874	49.7%
2024	36.67	3382^nd	5862	42.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ambler Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	52.70	836^th	2420	65.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ambler Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.12	3007^th	5084	40.9%
2019	48.10	2531^st	5173	51.1%
2022	54.97	1980^th	5264	62.4%
2023	51.77	2244^th	5374	58.2%
2024	41.17	3047^th	5511	44.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ambler Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.16	3076^th	5413	43.2%
2019	41.39	3023^rd	5492	45.0%
2022	50.90	2373^rd	5635	57.9%
2023	46.87	2586^th	5617	54.0%
2024	41.12	2974^th	5605	46.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Ambler Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.75	3565^th	5431	34.4%
2019	31.99	3620^th	5510	34.3%
2022	34.78	3394^th	5663	40.1%
2023	38.46	3158^th	5650	44.1%
2024	32.43	3611^th	5636	35.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Ambler Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.85	109^th	700	84.4%
2019	79.04	103^rd	747	86.2%
2022	84.32	62^nd	663	90.6%
2023	83.04	71^st	662	89.3%
2024	76.37	94^th	593	84.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ambler Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.97	1786^th	4830	63.0%
2022	53.15	2010^th	5084	60.5%
2023	59.58	1694^th	5098	66.8%
2024	44.46	2648^th	5102	48.1%

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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 Ambler Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	37	441	14	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1989	19	442	19	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	508
1990	19	467	21	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1991	23	489	29	47	3	n/a	n/a	0	591
1992	13	465	29	49	4	n/a	n/a	0	560
1993	17	468	22	54	3	n/a	n/a	0	564
1994	11	496	19	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	571
1995	22	490	21	66	3	n/a	n/a	0	602
1996	22	490	21	66	3	n/a	n/a	0	602
1997	28	529	24	41	2	n/a	n/a	0	624
1998	17	528	22	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	630
1999	13	516	16	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	613
2000	10	519	12	71	4	n/a	n/a	0	616
2001	5	537	10	77	5	n/a	n/a	0	634
2002	9	576	10	79	3	n/a	n/a	0	677
2003	9	576	10	79	3	n/a	n/a	0	677
2004	7	581	7	90	2	n/a	n/a	0	687
2005	7	585	8	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	685
2006	9	566	7	75	3	n/a	n/a	0	660
2007	9	537	12	71	3	n/a	n/a	0	632
2008	8	511	13	69	2	n/a	n/a	0	603
2009	11	437	7	89	0	3	3	0	550
2010	5	400	4	88	0	2	1	0	500
2011	4	390	3	66	0	0	2	0	465
2012	4	368	3	75	0	1	3	0	454
2013	3	372	4	66	0	3	0	0	448
2014	3	376	6	71	1	1	0	0	458
2015	3	351	5	74	0	1	3	0	437
2016	3	409	5	84	0	1	2	0	504
2017	5	446	8	84	0	1	2	0	546
2018	2	480	13	85	1	2	9	0	592
2019	5	469	9	93	3	4	0	0	583
2020	5	444	8	101	0	1	11	0	570
2021	5	419	7	105	2	1	8	0	547
2022	3	368	6	100	2	0	7	0	486
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	501	501
2024	5	342	4	114	1	0	11	0	477

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 Ambler Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	524	21.5	24.3	n/a
1989	508	14.0	36.2	n/a
1990	544	22.0	24.7	n/a
1991	591	25.0	23.6	n/a
1992	560	25.4	22.0	50.7
1993	564	24.0	23.5	45.2
1994	571	23.0	24.8	56.6
1995	602	22.0	27.4	54.3
1996	602	22.0	27.4	54.3
1997	624	27.0	23.1	47.4
1998	630	28.0	22.5	57.8
1999	613	32.0	19.2	63.6
2000	616	33.0	18.7	62
2001	634	34.0	18.6	60.7
2002	677	37.0	18.3	74.9
2003	677	37.0	18.3	74.9
2004	687	36.0	19.1	69.6
2005	685	37.0	18.5	67.7
2006	660	34.0	19.4	66.8
2007	632	33.0	19.2	64.1
2008	603	39.0	15.5	64.8
2009	550	31.5	15.5	68.7
2010	500	23.0	21.7	68.8
2011	465	n/a	n/a	67.5
2012	454	21.0	21.6	n/a
2013	448	21.0	21.3	65.4
2014	458	20.0	22.9	76.6
2015	437	20.0	21.8	74.6
2016	504	22.0	22.9	76.8
2017	546	23.0	23.7	77.3
2018	592	25.0	23.6	79.6
2019	583	26.5	22.0	78.9
2020	570	n/a	n/a	76.7
2021	547	28.0	19.5	72.9
2022	486	26.0	18.6	69.5
2023	501	25.0	20.0	75.6
2024	477	24.0	19.8	78

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 Ambler Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	524	21.5	24.3	n/a
1989	508	14.0	36.2	n/a
1990	544	22.0	24.7	n/a
1991	591	25.0	23.6	n/a
1992	560	25.4	22.0	50.7
1993	564	24.0	23.5	45.2
1994	571	23.0	24.8	56.6
1995	602	22.0	27.4	54.3
1996	602	22.0	27.4	54.3
1997	624	27.0	23.1	47.4
1998	630	28.0	22.5	57.8
1999	613	32.0	19.2	63.6
2000	616	33.0	18.7	62
2001	634	34.0	18.6	60.7
2002	677	37.0	18.3	74.9
2003	677	37.0	18.3	74.9
2004	687	36.0	19.1	69.6
2005	685	37.0	18.5	67.7
2006	660	34.0	19.4	66.8
2007	632	33.0	19.2	64.1
2008	603	39.0	15.5	64.8
2009	550	31.5	15.5	68.7
2010	500	23.0	21.7	68.8
2011	465	n/a	n/a	67.5
2012	454	21.0	21.6	n/a
2013	448	21.0	21.3	65.4
2014	458	20.0	22.9	76.6
2015	437	20.0	21.8	74.6
2016	504	22.0	22.9	76.8
2017	546	23.0	23.7	77.3
2018	592	25.0	23.6	79.6
2019	583	26.5	22.0	78.9
2020	570	n/a	n/a	76.7
2021	547	28.0	19.5	72.9
2022	486	26.0	18.6	69.5
2023	501	25.0	20.0	75.6
2024	477	24.0	19.8	78

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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