Is Baldwin Hills Elementary a good school?

Baldwin Hills Elementary ranks 2624 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Baldwin Hills Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 428 students attended Baldwin Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Baldwin Hills Elementary?

Students at Baldwin Hills Elementary are 77% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Baldwin Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Baldwin Hills Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Audubon Middle High : Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High

Baldwin Hills Elementary

Summary:

Baldwin Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 395 students in grades K-5 and part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Baldwin Hills Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with 46.32% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 36.84% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 43.06% and 32.83% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where over 55% of students are proficient or better in both subjects. Baldwin Hills also stands out for its high-performing African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking among the top California elementary schools for these demographics. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 34.0% in the 2022-2023 school year, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Baldwin Hills Elementary generally outperforms schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Virginia Road Elementary, Shenandoah Street Elementary, and Cienega Elementary. However, Marvin Elementary also demonstrates strong academic performance, and Linwood E. Howe Elementary, a school in the neighboring Culver City Unified School District, consistently outperforms Baldwin Hills Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

5421 Rodeo Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016-5122

(323) 937-7223

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2624^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,364

Students who attend Baldwin Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Audubon Middle
High:	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 428

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.6%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Baldwin Hills Elementary ranks better than 55.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 173^rd among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.8. (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 (76.6%), Hispanic (12.6%), two or more races (7.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Baldwin Hills Elementary is 22.5. 427 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Baldwin Hills Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Baldwin Hills Elementary is $13,364, which is the 114^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Baldwin Hills Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Baldwin Hills Elementary 2624^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Baldwin Hills 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 Baldwin Hills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Baldwin Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	45.30	2393^rd	4809	50.2%
2005	42.92	2550^th	4822	47.1%
2006	46.98	2326^th	4818	51.7%
2007	41.99	2783^rd	5113	45.6%
2008	58.06	1945^th	5113	62.0%
2009	60.77	1886^th	5193	63.7%
2010	58.72	2052^nd	5314	61.4%
2011	55.21	2278^th	5377	57.6%
2012	67.31	1664^th	5390	69.1%
2013	65.36	1814^th	5530	67.2%
2015	46.25	2670^th	5611	52.4%
2016	51.46	2420^th	5614	56.9%
2017	52.89	2384^th	5692	58.1%
2018	59.89	2048^th	5662	63.8%
2019	49.55	2621^st	5789	54.7%
2022	47.32	2677^th	5883	54.5%
2023	48.00	2641^st	5874	55.0%
2024	48.80	2624^th	5862	55.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Baldwin Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.17	1068^th	5084	79.0%
2019	63.72	1529^th	5173	70.4%
2022	64.16	1463^rd	5264	72.2%
2023	59.01	1801^st	5374	66.5%
2024	55.54	2031^st	5511	63.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Baldwin Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.22	2014^th	5413	62.8%
2019	45.25	2783^rd	5492	49.3%
2022	37.08	3192^nd	5635	43.4%
2023	46.32	2615^th	5617	53.4%
2024	39.26	3119^th	5605	44.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Baldwin Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.25	2013^th	5431	62.9%
2019	52.72	2332^nd	5510	57.7%
2022	56.28	2131^st	5663	62.4%
2023	48.82	2521^st	5650	55.4%
2024	54.09	2255^th	5636	60.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Baldwin Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.66	27^th	700	96.1%
2019	83.30	79^th	747	89.4%
2022	83.21	73^rd	663	89.0%
2023	83.38	69^th	662	89.6%
2024	84.18	57^th	593	90.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Baldwin Hills Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	74.43	929^th	4830	80.8%
2019	63.91	1472^nd	4963	70.3%

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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 Baldwin Hills Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	54	449	16	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
1989	44	481	20	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
1990	56	469	13	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	620
1991	59	490	17	87	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
1992	47	496	14	70	3	n/a	n/a	0	630
1993	37	510	13	80	2	n/a	n/a	0	642
1994	30	496	13	86	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
1995	25	495	16	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1996	25	495	16	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1997	12	526	21	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	626
1998	12	571	16	68	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
1999	14	596	12	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
2000	7	641	5	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	706
2001	8	636	8	51	3	n/a	n/a	0	706
2002	10	630	8	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	703
2003	10	630	8	53	2	n/a	n/a	0	703
2004	7	606	7	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	680
2005	8	557	6	62	3	n/a	n/a	0	636
2006	5	530	5	61	1	n/a	n/a	0	602
2007	3	464	4	56	3	n/a	n/a	0	530
2008	3	432	8	66	2	n/a	n/a	0	511
2009	4	439	7	64	1	2	0	0	517
2010	4	431	8	64	1	3	4	0	515
2011	4	383	7	78	1	3	0	0	476
2012	5	326	7	73	0	2	2	0	415
2013	3	320	5	79	0	2	0	0	409
2014	5	304	3	79	2	1	0	0	394
2015	6	281	2	81	2	1	12	0	385
2016	12	271	2	99	2	1	17	0	404
2017	12	255	3	86	2	0	20	0	378
2018	8	261	7	88	2	2	19	0	387
2019	8	322	9	72	4	2	2	0	419
2020	4	312	4	70	1	1	25	0	417
2021	5	336	4	58	1	1	29	0	434
2022	9	303	4	47	1	1	31	0	396
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	395	395
2024	12	328	0	54	1	0	33	0	428

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 Baldwin Hills Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	633	28.5	22.2	n/a
1989	639	27.0	23.6	n/a
1990	620	27.0	22.9	n/a
1991	655	29.0	22.5	n/a
1992	630	29.5	21.3	61.4
1993	642	27.0	23.8	61.7
1994	625	26.0	24.0	65.1
1995	607	25.5	23.8	67.7
1996	607	25.5	23.8	67.7
1997	626	31.0	20.2	59.1
1998	668	33.0	20.2	75.3
1999	683	36.0	19.0	69.8
2000	706	37.0	19.1	70.7
2001	706	36.5	19.3	59.5
2002	703	38.0	18.5	71.8
2003	703	38.0	18.5	71.8
2004	680	35.0	19.4	75.3
2005	636	35.0	18.2	72.3
2006	602	32.0	18.8	69.3
2007	530	29.0	18.3	68.5
2008	511	33.0	15.5	69.7
2009	517	28.5	15.9	70.6
2010	515	28.0	18.3	72.6
2011	476	n/a	n/a	71.4
2012	415	19.5	21.2	n/a
2013	409	19.0	21.5	71.1
2014	394	19.0	20.7	72.3
2015	385	18.0	21.3	68.6
2016	404	18.0	22.4	71.5
2017	378	20.0	18.9	80.4
2018	387	20.0	19.3	72.9
2019	419	21.0	19.9	69.7
2020	417	n/a	n/a	77
2021	434	21.0	20.6	82.7
2022	396	20.5	19.3	79.3
2023	395	21.5	18.3	79
2024	428	19.0	22.5	68.9

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 Baldwin Hills Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	633	28.5	22.2	n/a
1989	639	27.0	23.6	n/a
1990	620	27.0	22.9	n/a
1991	655	29.0	22.5	n/a
1992	630	29.5	21.3	61.4
1993	642	27.0	23.8	61.7
1994	625	26.0	24.0	65.1
1995	607	25.5	23.8	67.7
1996	607	25.5	23.8	67.7
1997	626	31.0	20.2	59.1
1998	668	33.0	20.2	75.3
1999	683	36.0	19.0	69.8
2000	706	37.0	19.1	70.7
2001	706	36.5	19.3	59.5
2002	703	38.0	18.5	71.8
2003	703	38.0	18.5	71.8
2004	680	35.0	19.4	75.3
2005	636	35.0	18.2	72.3
2006	602	32.0	18.8	69.3
2007	530	29.0	18.3	68.5
2008	511	33.0	15.5	69.7
2009	517	28.5	15.9	70.6
2010	515	28.0	18.3	72.6
2011	476	n/a	n/a	71.4
2012	415	19.5	21.2	n/a
2013	409	19.0	21.5	71.1
2014	394	19.0	20.7	72.3
2015	385	18.0	21.3	68.6
2016	404	18.0	22.4	71.5
2017	378	20.0	18.9	80.4
2018	387	20.0	19.3	72.9
2019	419	21.0	19.9	69.7
2020	417	n/a	n/a	77
2021	434	21.0	20.6	82.7
2022	396	20.5	19.3	79.3
2023	395	21.5	18.3	79
2024	428	19.0	22.5	68.9

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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