Is El Sereno Elementary a good school?

El Sereno Elementary ranks 2571 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend El Sereno Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 237 students attended El Sereno Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of El Sereno Elementary?

Students at El Sereno Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of El Sereno Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Sereno Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : El Sereno Middle High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

El Sereno Elementary

Summary:

El Sereno Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 262 students in grades K-6 and part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

While El Sereno Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, the school stands out in 5th grade, where it outperforms the district and state in both English Language Arts and Science. The school also performs relatively well for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 30-35% and top 25-35% of California elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. However, the school's performance for male students is concerning, ranking in the bottom 35-40% of California elementary schools. Additionally, El Sereno Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.6% in 2017-2018 to 43.9% in 2021-2022, which is well above the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Cesar Chavez Elementary and Huntington Drive Elementary perform significantly worse than El Sereno Elementary, while Sierra Park Elementary performs similarly. However, Monterey Hills Elementary, located in the neighboring South Pasadena Unified School District, significantly outperforms El Sereno Elementary and the other nearby schools in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-6

3838 Rosemead Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90032-1044

(323) 222-3389

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2571^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,331

Students who attend El Sereno Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sereno Middle
High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Number of students: 237

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

White:

2.1%

African American:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details El Sereno Elementary ranks better than 56.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 167^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 49.66. (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 (94.5%), White (2.1%), African American (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Sereno Elementary is 21.5. 377 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare El Sereno Elementary employs 11 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Sereno Elementary is $12,331, which is the 169^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Sereno Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks El Sereno Elementary 2571^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See El Sereno 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 El Sereno Elementary

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Rank History for all students at El Sereno Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.58	3100^th	4809	35.5%
2005	32.60	3129^th	4822	35.1%
2006	31.07	3234^th	4818	32.9%
2007	31.45	3466^th	5113	32.2%
2008	44.30	2700^th	5113	47.2%
2009	35.38	3341^st	5193	35.7%
2010	29.44	3893^rd	5314	26.7%
2011	33.14	3754^th	5377	30.2%
2012	41.32	3178^th	5390	41.0%
2013	48.96	2750^th	5530	50.3%
2015	34.73	3346^th	5611	40.4%
2016	48.12	2596^th	5614	53.8%
2017	48.66	2626^th	5692	53.9%
2018	47.62	2679^th	5662	52.7%
2019	45.73	2834^th	5789	51.0%
2022	44.42	2833^rd	5883	51.8%
2023	46.04	2761^st	5874	53.0%
2024	49.66	2571^st	5862	56.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Sereno Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.34	1377^th	5084	72.9%
2019	58.84	1840^th	5173	64.4%
2022	64.27	1454^th	5264	72.4%
2023	60.33	1726^th	5374	67.9%
2024	58.60	1881^st	5511	65.9%

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Rank History for Female students at El Sereno Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.21	2483^rd	5413	54.1%
2019	51.51	2412^th	5492	56.1%
2022	55.66	2117^th	5635	62.4%
2023	46.80	2591^st	5617	53.9%
2024	47.65	2546^th	5605	54.6%

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Rank History for Male students at El Sereno Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.33	2766^th	5431	49.1%
2019	40.68	2994^th	5510	45.7%
2022	29.03	3877^th	5663	31.5%
2023	44.62	2767^th	5650	51.0%
2024	52.32	2348^th	5636	58.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Sereno Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.73	1587^th	4830	67.1%
2019	58.31	1786^th	4963	64.0%
2022	60.15	1637^th	5084	67.8%
2023	57.14	1816^th	5098	64.4%
2024	61.93	1573^rd	5102	69.2%

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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 Sereno Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	12	6	54	704	0	n/a	n/a	0	776
1989	9	9	42	669	0	n/a	n/a	0	729
1990	3	5	52	722	7	n/a	n/a	0	789
1991	3	3	60	714	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
1992	4	9	68	708	0	n/a	n/a	0	789
1993	5	17	64	686	3	n/a	n/a	0	775
1994	9	11	62	652	1	n/a	n/a	0	735
1995	4	6	41	611	2	n/a	n/a	0	664
1996	4	6	41	611	2	n/a	n/a	0	664
1997	3	6	43	649	1	n/a	n/a	0	702
1998	2	9	56	657	2	n/a	n/a	0	726
1999	2	9	53	639	2	n/a	n/a	0	705
2000	1	6	51	670	4	n/a	n/a	0	732
2001	2	11	40	651	7	n/a	n/a	0	711
2002	4	11	29	627	9	n/a	n/a	0	680
2003	4	11	29	627	9	n/a	n/a	0	680
2004	2	6	26	606	6	n/a	n/a	0	646
2005	3	2	24	584	5	n/a	n/a	0	618
2006	2	3	22	542	3	n/a	n/a	0	572
2007	2	1	19	536	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2008	1	n/a	15	508	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	524
2009	3	0	11	485	0	0	0	0	499
2010	4	0	11	535	0	0	0	0	550
2011	1	1	11	477	1	0	1	0	492
2012	1	0	9	426	1	0	0	0	437
2013	4	0	9	425	0	0	0	0	438
2014	4	1	6	430	0	0	0	0	441
2015	8	0	5	419	0	0	0	0	432
2016	5	2	5	403	0	0	3	0	418
2017	6	0	7	357	0	0	2	0	372
2018	6	0	6	345	0	0	2	0	359
2019	7	1	6	326	0	0	0	0	340
2020	3	1	4	306	0	0	0	0	314
2021	7	1	5	292	0	0	0	0	305
2022	8	2	4	257	1	0	0	0	272
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	262	262
2024	5	4	2	224	1	0	1	0	237

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 El Sereno Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	776	34.0	22.8	n/a
1989	729	32.0	22.7	n/a
1990	789	32.5	24.2	n/a
1991	780	31.3	24.9	n/a
1992	789	31.8	24.8	94.9
1993	775	30.8	25.2	93.9
1994	735	30.3	24.3	95
1995	664	26.3	25.2	93.2
1996	664	26.3	25.2	93.2
1997	702	30.3	23.2	94.2
1998	726	33.3	21.8	91.7
1999	705	37.5	18.8	76.9
2000	732	36.8	19.9	94.3
2001	711	39.5	18.0	92.8
2002	680	36.0	18.9	92.1
2003	680	36.0	18.9	92.1
2004	646	34.0	19.0	93
2005	618	33.0	18.7	91.4
2006	572	30.0	19.1	89.7
2007	558	28.0	19.9	91.6
2008	524	30.5	17.2	86.6
2009	499	26.5	16.9	92.2
2010	550	23.0	23.9	88.4
2011	492	n/a	n/a	41.9
2012	437	18.0	24.2	n/a
2013	438	18.0	24.3	42.7
2014	441	18.0	24.5	85.3
2015	432	18.0	24.0	90.7
2016	418	18.0	23.2	88
2017	372	16.0	23.2	85.8
2018	359	15.0	23.9	88.9
2019	340	14.0	24.2	80.6
2020	314	n/a	n/a	91.1
2021	305	13.0	23.4	93.8
2022	272	13.0	20.9	93.8
2023	262	13.0	20.1	92.7
2024	237	11.0	21.5	95.4

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 Sereno Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	776	34.0	22.8	n/a
1989	729	32.0	22.7	n/a
1990	789	32.5	24.2	n/a
1991	780	31.3	24.9	n/a
1992	789	31.8	24.8	94.9
1993	775	30.8	25.2	93.9
1994	735	30.3	24.3	95
1995	664	26.3	25.2	93.2
1996	664	26.3	25.2	93.2
1997	702	30.3	23.2	94.2
1998	726	33.3	21.8	91.7
1999	705	37.5	18.8	76.9
2000	732	36.8	19.9	94.3
2001	711	39.5	18.0	92.8
2002	680	36.0	18.9	92.1
2003	680	36.0	18.9	92.1
2004	646	34.0	19.0	93
2005	618	33.0	18.7	91.4
2006	572	30.0	19.1	89.7
2007	558	28.0	19.9	91.6
2008	524	30.5	17.2	86.6
2009	499	26.5	16.9	92.2
2010	550	23.0	23.9	88.4
2011	492	n/a	n/a	41.9
2012	437	18.0	24.2	n/a
2013	438	18.0	24.3	42.7
2014	441	18.0	24.5	85.3
2015	432	18.0	24.0	90.7
2016	418	18.0	23.2	88
2017	372	16.0	23.2	85.8
2018	359	15.0	23.9	88.9
2019	340	14.0	24.2	80.6
2020	314	n/a	n/a	91.1
2021	305	13.0	23.4	93.8
2022	272	13.0	20.9	93.8
2023	262	13.0	20.1	92.7
2024	237	11.0	21.5	95.4

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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