Is Dominguez Elementary a good school?

Dominguez Elementary ranks 2037 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dominguez Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 440 students attended Dominguez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dominguez Elementary?

Students at Dominguez Elementary are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Dominguez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dominguez Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Dominguez Elementary

Summary:

Dominguez Elementary is a public elementary school located in Carson, California, serving 440 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Dominguez Elementary consistently outperforms the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 56.35% of Dominguez Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 41.21% of Dominguez Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 32.83% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also performs well in the California Science Assessment (CAST), with 31.94% of students proficient or better, compared to 23.96% for the district and 30.7% for the state. However, the school's English Language Learner students and disabled students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 40% and bottom 10% of California elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Broadacres Avenue Elementary and Del Amo Elementary, Dominguez Elementary generally outperforms them in terms of test scores and overall school performance. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Long Beach Unified School District, such as Longfellow Elementary and Los Cerritos Elementary, Dominguez Elementary lags behind in several key metrics, including test scores and chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-5

21250 Santa Fe Ave.
Carson, CA 90810-1446

(310) 835-7137

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2037^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,821

Students who attend Dominguez Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 440

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dominguez Elementary ranks better than 65.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 123^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 60.6. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dominguez Elementary is $9,821. 413 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dominguez Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dominguez Elementary 2037^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dominguez 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 Dominguez Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dominguez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.86	3497^th	4809	27.3%
2005	23.85	3707^th	4822	23.1%
2006	28.57	3413^th	4818	29.2%
2007	30.32	3551^st	5113	30.5%
2008	32.93	3398^th	5113	33.5%
2009	28.20	3830^th	5193	26.2%
2010	29.69	3875^th	5314	27.1%
2011	25.74	4281^st	5377	20.4%
2012	44.36	2980^th	5390	44.7%
2013	40.30	3297^th	5530	40.4%
2015	33.49	3434^th	5611	38.8%
2016	39.66	3098^th	5614	44.8%
2017	40.96	3044^th	5692	46.5%
2018	41.15	3074^th	5662	45.7%
2019	49.96	2598^th	5789	55.1%
2022	50.16	2530^th	5883	57.0%
2023	54.21	2322^nd	5874	60.5%
2024	60.60	2037^th	5862	65.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dominguez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	37.01	1982^nd	3275	39.5%
2022	32.66	2396^th	3311	27.6%
2023	14.97	3245^th	3250	0.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dominguez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.19	2217^th	5084	56.4%
2019	59.51	1805^th	5173	65.1%
2022	63.68	1484^th	5264	71.8%
2023	68.03	1329^th	5374	75.3%
2024	68.48	1330^th	5511	75.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Dominguez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.34	3396^th	5413	37.3%
2019	47.09	2671^st	5492	51.4%
2022	46.35	2617^th	5635	53.6%
2023	48.43	2493^rd	5617	55.6%
2024	54.65	2182^nd	5605	61.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dominguez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	18.13	2441^st	2585	5.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Dominguez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.99	2675^th	5431	50.7%
2019	51.58	2392^nd	5510	56.6%
2022	53.83	2249^th	5663	60.3%
2023	58.44	2020^th	5650	64.2%
2024	66.21	1691^st	5636	70.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dominguez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.43	2006^th	4830	58.5%
2019	64.97	1412^th	4963	71.5%
2022	68.98	1201^st	5084	76.4%
2023	68.79	1237^th	5098	75.7%
2024	73.90	991^st	5102	80.6%

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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 Dominguez Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	197	40	92	393	0	n/a	n/a	0	722
1989	161	42	99	351	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
1990	130	45	112	364	3	n/a	n/a	0	654
1991	126	44	105	387	4	n/a	n/a	0	666
1992	124	45	109	419	4	n/a	n/a	0	701
1993	114	49	103	392	4	n/a	n/a	0	662
1994	107	48	102	403	3	n/a	n/a	0	663
1995	76	53	89	413	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
1996	76	53	89	413	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
1997	70	53	80	425	1	n/a	n/a	0	629
1998	74	48	76	464	0	n/a	n/a	0	662
1999	61	61	78	517	1	n/a	n/a	0	718
2000	51	67	94	531	2	n/a	n/a	0	745
2001	37	43	81	562	2	n/a	n/a	0	725
2002	33	80	75	564	1	n/a	n/a	0	753
2003	33	80	75	564	1	n/a	n/a	0	753
2004	33	76	86	565	2	n/a	n/a	0	762
2005	28	71	76	580	2	n/a	n/a	0	757
2006	21	47	63	566	2	n/a	n/a	0	699
2007	22	42	75	523	2	n/a	n/a	2	666
2008	21	29	72	513	3	n/a	n/a	0	638
2009	22	30	36	517	4	29	5	0	643
2010	12	26	29	513	3	26	5	0	614
2011	14	29	41	483	1	22	1	0	591
2012	19	40	39	493	2	24	1	0	618
2013	15	40	38	490	2	24	0	0	609
2014	17	34	30	468	3	27	0	0	579
2015	16	34	31	460	1	25	9	0	576
2016	13	33	35	474	1	26	5	0	587
2017	19	29	28	459	0	26	7	0	568
2018	13	21	32	418	0	23	5	0	512
2019	20	26	34	418	0	31	0	0	529
2020	12	26	32	399	1	28	4	0	502
2021	12	19	36	405	1	23	5	0	501
2022	10	24	37	360	1	16	10	0	458
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	440	440

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 Dominguez Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	722	27.0	26.7	n/a
1989	655	25.0	26.2	n/a
1990	654	27.0	24.2	n/a
1991	666	27.0	24.6	n/a
1992	701	27.4	25.5	73.2
1993	662	24.0	27.6	74.6
1994	663	25.0	26.5	76.6
1995	631	25.0	25.2	84.5
1996	631	25.0	25.2	84.5
1997	629	29.0	21.7	80.1
1998	662	32.0	20.7	81.3
1999	718	37.0	19.4	84.7
2000	745	36.0	20.7	85.9
2001	725	37.0	19.6	84.3
2002	753	38.0	19.8	85.7
2003	753	38.0	19.8	85.7
2004	762	39.0	19.5	89.9
2005	757	38.0	19.9	87.3
2006	699	36.6	19.1	82.8
2007	666	35.0	19.0	85.8
2008	638	35.5	18.0	87.1
2009	643	32.0	18.4	87.4
2010	614	29.0	21.1	87.3
2011	591	n/a	n/a	81.6
2012	618	26.0	23.7	n/a
2013	609	25.3	24.0	50.4
2014	579	24.0	24.1	85.7
2015	576	24.0	24.0	77.3
2016	587	24.0	24.4	84.7
2017	568	23.0	24.6	87.1
2018	512	22.0	23.2	83.4
2019	529	23.0	23.0	87.5
2020	502	n/a	n/a	85.1
2021	501	22.5	22.2	86
2022	458	22.0	20.8	82.8
2023	440	21.0	20.9	84.3

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 Dominguez Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	722	27.0	26.7	n/a
1989	655	25.0	26.2	n/a
1990	654	27.0	24.2	n/a
1991	666	27.0	24.6	n/a
1992	701	27.4	25.5	73.2
1993	662	24.0	27.6	74.6
1994	663	25.0	26.5	76.6
1995	631	25.0	25.2	84.5
1996	631	25.0	25.2	84.5
1997	629	29.0	21.7	80.1
1998	662	32.0	20.7	81.3
1999	718	37.0	19.4	84.7
2000	745	36.0	20.7	85.9
2001	725	37.0	19.6	84.3
2002	753	38.0	19.8	85.7
2003	753	38.0	19.8	85.7
2004	762	39.0	19.5	89.9
2005	757	38.0	19.9	87.3
2006	699	36.6	19.1	82.8
2007	666	35.0	19.0	85.8
2008	638	35.5	18.0	87.1
2009	643	32.0	18.4	87.4
2010	614	29.0	21.1	87.3
2011	591	n/a	n/a	81.6
2012	618	26.0	23.7	n/a
2013	609	25.3	24.0	50.4
2014	579	24.0	24.1	85.7
2015	576	24.0	24.0	77.3
2016	587	24.0	24.4	84.7
2017	568	23.0	24.6	87.1
2018	512	22.0	23.2	83.4
2019	529	23.0	23.0	87.5
2020	502	n/a	n/a	85.1
2021	501	22.5	22.2	86
2022	458	22.0	20.8	82.8
2023	440	21.0	20.9	84.3

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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