Is El Dorado Avenue Elementary a good school?

El Dorado Avenue Elementary ranks 3519 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend El Dorado Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 352 students attended El Dorado Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of El Dorado Avenue Elementary?

Students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of El Dorado Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Dorado Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Robert Frost Middle High : John F. Kennedy High High : Northridge Academy High High : Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

El Dorado Avenue Elementary

Summary:

El Dorado Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Sylmar, California, serving 362 students in grades K-5 as part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. While the school is part of a large district, it has struggled to keep up with nearby schools in terms of academic performance and attendance.

El Dorado Avenue Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.6% in 2017-2018 to 42.6% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the 22.5% to 44.3% range of nearby schools. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments, with only 38.46% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy in 2023-2024, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. While the school's English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform relatively better, the school struggles with its Female, Male, and Hispanic student populations, which rank significantly lower than the state averages.

Compared to nearby schools like Sylmar Leadership Academy and Dyer Street Elementary, which are within a 1.5-mile radius, El Dorado Avenue Elementary consistently underperforms in test scores and overall rankings. The high chronic absenteeism rates at the school may be linked to the high percentage of students from low-income families, which can contribute to additional challenges such as transportation issues, health concerns, and family responsibilities. To improve student outcomes, the school may need to explore targeted interventions and support programs, particularly in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as strategies to engage with families and address the high chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-5

12749 El Dorado Ave.
Sylmar, CA 91342-3704

(818) 367-5816

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3519^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,648

Students who attend El Dorado Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robert Frost Middle
High:	John F. Kennedy High
	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Student/teacher ratio: 18.5

Number of students: 352

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

White:

3.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details El Dorado Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 60% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 286^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 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.3%), White (3.4%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Dorado Avenue Elementary is 18.5, which is the 126^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare El Dorado Avenue Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Dorado Avenue Elementary is $12,648, which is the 149^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Dorado Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks El Dorado Avenue Elementary 3519^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See El Dorado Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 El Dorado Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	38.29	2730^th	4809	43.2%
2005	31.72	3177^th	4822	34.1%
2006	37.08	2877^th	4818	40.3%
2007	30.67	3520^th	5113	31.2%
2008	32.86	3402^nd	5113	33.5%
2009	23.22	4194^th	5193	19.2%
2010	20.66	4553^rd	5314	14.3%
2011	26.95	4192^nd	5377	22.0%
2012	41.81	3149^th	5390	41.6%
2013	30.74	3985^th	5530	27.9%
2015	21.93	4434^th	5611	21.0%
2016	19.96	4620^th	5614	17.7%
2017	11.37	5408^th	5692	5.0%
2018	23.32	4392^nd	5662	22.4%
2019	18.95	4904^th	5789	15.3%
2022	13.96	5451^st	5883	7.3%
2023	18.08	5040^th	5874	14.2%
2024	34.95	3519^th	5862	40.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.29	3087^th	3246	4.9%
2019	20.35	3160^th	3275	3.5%
2022	18.19	3260^th	3311	1.5%
2023	25.01	2879^th	3250	11.4%
2024	59.70	734^th	3160	76.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.92	2273^rd	2420	6.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.80	3572^nd	5084	29.7%
2019	26.45	4131^st	5173	20.1%
2022	20.69	4604^th	5264	12.5%
2023	25.34	4284^th	5374	20.3%
2024	46.75	2618^th	5511	52.5%

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Rank History for Female students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.55	4405^th	5413	18.6%
2019	19.15	4695^th	5492	14.5%
2022	18.15	4879^th	5635	13.4%
2023	17.55	4929^th	5617	12.2%
2024	44.73	2740^th	5605	51.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	27.34	1564^th	2128	26.5%
2019	30.67	1759^th	2585	32.0%

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Rank History for Male students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.09	4012^th	5431	26.1%
2019	21.24	4543^rd	5510	17.5%
2022	12.89	5381^st	5663	5.0%
2023	20.83	4642^nd	5650	17.8%
2024	25.94	4185^th	5636	25.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.55	3456^th	4830	28.4%
2019	25.11	4030^th	4963	18.8%
2022	17.26	4682^nd	5084	7.9%
2023	23.30	4232^nd	5098	17.0%
2024	46.77	2481^st	5102	51.4%

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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 Dorado Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	76	17	11	424	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1989	68	15	15	475	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1990	60	25	13	485	3	n/a	n/a	0	586
1991	47	21	11	555	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
1992	35	16	11	568	0	n/a	n/a	0	630
1993	28	18	16	604	1	n/a	n/a	0	667
1994	29	17	15	612	1	n/a	n/a	0	674
1995	35	12	10	631	3	n/a	n/a	0	691
1996	35	12	10	631	3	n/a	n/a	0	691
1997	28	6	9	547	2	n/a	n/a	0	592
1998	29	9	11	535	1	n/a	n/a	0	585
1999	21	12	8	570	6	n/a	n/a	0	617
2000	15	8	9	609	7	n/a	n/a	0	648
2001	15	4	4	604	3	n/a	n/a	0	630
2002	14	9	6	708	3	n/a	n/a	0	740
2003	14	9	6	708	3	n/a	n/a	0	740
2004	14	14	10	715	3	n/a	n/a	0	756
2005	14	6	11	678	4	n/a	n/a	0	713
2006	13	5	8	642	2	n/a	n/a	0	670
2007	11	6	9	612	3	n/a	n/a	1	642
2008	4	6	9	616	3	n/a	n/a	0	638
2009	5	7	6	605	4	0	4	0	631
2010	3	5	8	596	4	0	2	0	618
2011	7	5	8	567	4	1	3	0	595
2012	6	6	5	549	3	1	0	0	570
2013	12	5	6	554	1	1	0	0	579
2014	13	8	4	545	2	0	0	0	572
2015	12	2	5	470	3	0	1	0	493
2016	14	6	4	471	3	0	3	0	501
2017	21	4	7	486	2	0	0	0	520
2018	18	2	6	456	2	0	0	0	484
2019	17	4	5	410	1	0	0	0	437
2020	18	10	6	386	1	2	2	0	425
2021	20	7	4	352	1	2	5	0	391
2022	11	9	3	316	0	0	5	0	344
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	362	362
2024	12	2	3	325	0	0	10	0	352

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at El Dorado Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	528	22.0	24.0	n/a
1989	573	25.0	22.9	n/a
1990	586	24.5	23.9	n/a
1991	634	27.5	23.0	n/a
1992	630	27.9	22.5	82.4
1993	667	28.0	23.8	84.7
1994	674	28.0	24.1	88.6
1995	691	28.2	24.5	94.6
1996	691	28.2	24.5	94.6
1997	592	31.0	19.1	93.6
1998	585	31.2	18.8	87.7
1999	617	34.7	17.8	73.6
2000	648	34.7	18.7	80.2
2001	630	36.7	17.2	97.1
2002	740	38.0	19.5	92.6
2003	740	38.0	19.5	92.6
2004	756	39.0	19.4	95
2005	713	37.0	19.3	89.8
2006	670	35.0	19.1	87
2007	642	34.0	18.9	87.1
2008	638	36.5	17.5	83.7
2009	631	35.0	16.6	86.1
2010	618	30.0	20.6	85.6
2011	595	n/a	n/a	83.7
2012	570	24.0	23.7	n/a
2013	579	24.0	24.1	53.9
2014	572	25.0	22.8	77.4
2015	493	23.0	21.4	85
2016	501	22.0	22.7	89
2017	520	24.0	21.6	83.1
2018	484	22.0	22.0	87.6
2019	437	20.0	21.8	81.2
2020	425	n/a	n/a	81.4
2021	391	20.0	19.5	89.5
2022	344	19.0	18.1	92.4
2023	362	17.0	21.2	94.5
2024	352	19.0	18.5	94

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 Dorado Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	528	22.0	24.0	n/a
1989	573	25.0	22.9	n/a
1990	586	24.5	23.9	n/a
1991	634	27.5	23.0	n/a
1992	630	27.9	22.5	82.4
1993	667	28.0	23.8	84.7
1994	674	28.0	24.1	88.6
1995	691	28.2	24.5	94.6
1996	691	28.2	24.5	94.6
1997	592	31.0	19.1	93.6
1998	585	31.2	18.8	87.7
1999	617	34.7	17.8	73.6
2000	648	34.7	18.7	80.2
2001	630	36.7	17.2	97.1
2002	740	38.0	19.5	92.6
2003	740	38.0	19.5	92.6
2004	756	39.0	19.4	95
2005	713	37.0	19.3	89.8
2006	670	35.0	19.1	87
2007	642	34.0	18.9	87.1
2008	638	36.5	17.5	83.7
2009	631	35.0	16.6	86.1
2010	618	30.0	20.6	85.6
2011	595	n/a	n/a	83.7
2012	570	24.0	23.7	n/a
2013	579	24.0	24.1	53.9
2014	572	25.0	22.8	77.4
2015	493	23.0	21.4	85
2016	501	22.0	22.7	89
2017	520	24.0	21.6	83.1
2018	484	22.0	22.0	87.6
2019	437	20.0	21.8	81.2
2020	425	n/a	n/a	81.4
2021	391	20.0	19.5	89.5
2022	344	19.0	18.1	92.4
2023	362	17.0	21.2	94.5
2024	352	19.0	18.5	94

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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