Is Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary a good school?

Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 207 students attended Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary?

Students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 26% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Crenshaw Sci Technical Engr Math and Med Magnet High : Horace Mann UCLA Community

Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Summary:

Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 213 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, only 19.8% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for Los Angeles Unified and 47.04% for California. The school's performance in Mathematics (29.7% proficient) and Science (8.33% proficient) is also concerning. Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary serves a predominantly minority student population, with 92.5% of students identifying as African American or Hispanic, and 92.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby schools, such as YES Academy, Angeles Mesa Elementary, and Western Avenue Technology Magnet, also struggle with low academic performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism, some nearby schools, like Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary and Learning by Design Charter, have shown relatively stronger academic performance compared to Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary and the district/state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

5939 Second Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90043-3219

(323) 294-5118

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4528^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,717

Students who attend Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary usually attend:

High:	Crenshaw Sci Technical Engr Math and Med Magnet
	Horace Mann UCLA Community

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 207

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.6%

African American:

25.6%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary ranks worse than 77.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 409^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 23.45. (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 (68.6%), African American (25.6%), two or more races (5.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary is 13.8, which is the 3^rd best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary is $14,717, which is the 63^rd highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary 4528^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fifty-Ninth Street 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 Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.25	4392^nd	4809	8.7%
2005	13.14	4451^st	4822	7.7%
2006	10.11	4627^th	4818	4.0%
2007	12.84	4783^rd	5113	6.5%
2008	12.04	4812^th	5113	5.9%
2009	11.27	4945^th	5193	4.8%
2010	29.00	3924^th	5314	26.2%
2011	19.45	4721^st	5377	12.2%
2012	15.79	4909^th	5390	8.9%
2013	17.80	4876^th	5530	11.8%
2015	9.21	5518^th	5611	1.7%
2016	6.13	5579^th	5614	0.6%
2017	6.43	5640^th	5692	0.9%
2018	9.78	5449^th	5662	3.8%
2019	11.26	5499^th	5789	5.0%
2022	12.14	5593^rd	5883	4.9%
2023	11.68	5600^th	5874	4.7%
2024	23.45	4528^th	5862	22.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.14	2715^th	3246	16.4%
2019	34.29	2185^th	3275	33.3%
2023	37.45	1984^th	3250	39.0%
2024	52.95	1029^th	3160	67.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	31.42	1729^th	2634	34.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.57	4725^th	5084	7.1%
2019	16.33	4767^th	5173	7.8%
2022	17.28	4822^nd	5264	8.4%
2023	17.01	4908^th	5374	8.7%
2024	28.05	4141^st	5511	24.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.75	5289^th	5413	2.3%
2019	11.72	5214^th	5492	5.1%
2022	17.42	4947^th	5635	12.2%
2023	17.18	4955^th	5617	11.8%
2024	23.99	4341^st	5605	22.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	22.64	1837^th	2128	13.7%
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.96	5155^th	5431	5.1%
2019	12.66	5204^th	5510	5.6%
2022	10.44	5532^nd	5663	2.3%
2023	10.04	5519^th	5650	2.3%
2024	24.73	4290^th	5636	23.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.17	549^th	700	21.6%
2019	18.06	687^th	747	8.0%
2022	17.91	633^rd	663	4.5%
2023	33.33	421^st	662	36.4%
2024	39.12	325^th	593	45.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.60	4433^rd	4830	8.2%
2019	25.49	4002^nd	4963	19.4%
2022	23.51	4239^th	5084	16.6%
2023	18.51	4585^th	5098	10.1%
2024	32.20	3554^th	5102	30.3%

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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 Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	0	394	0	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1989	3	417	2	103	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1990	3	372	1	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1991	0	360	0	127	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
1992	1	367	0	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1993	0	329	0	231	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
1994	0	323	1	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1995	0	355	1	197	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1996	0	355	1	197	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1997	1	372	1	184	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1998	0	354	1	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1999	0	325	0	213	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
2000	0	316	0	216	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2001	0	271	0	215	1	n/a	n/a	0	487
2002	1	251	1	187	3	n/a	n/a	0	443
2003	1	251	1	187	3	n/a	n/a	0	443
2004	0	248	0	180	1	n/a	n/a	0	429
2005	0	245	1	200	1	n/a	n/a	0	447
2006	0	250	1	198	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
2007	0	234	0	219	0	n/a	n/a	1	454
2008	1	207	n/a	203	4	n/a	n/a	0	415
2009	4	206	1	196	5	2	0	0	414
2010	1	184	0	212	4	3	1	0	405
2011	2	159	0	212	1	0	0	0	374
2012	2	168	0	210	0	2	0	0	382
2013	1	178	0	209	1	1	0	0	390
2014	2	160	0	236	1	1	0	0	400
2015	4	145	0	221	2	1	2	0	375
2016	3	131	1	221	2	1	2	0	361
2017	3	128	1	225	1	1	2	0	361
2018	4	110	0	197	1	0	6	0	318
2019	6	107	1	179	3	0	2	0	298
2020	3	84	1	164	0	0	7	0	259
2021	1	70	0	165	0	0	5	0	241
2022	0	51	0	158	0	0	12	0	221
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	213	213
2024	0	53	0	142	0	0	12	0	207

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 Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	530	27.0	19.6	n/a
1989	525	25.0	21.0	n/a
1990	523	24.0	21.7	n/a
1991	487	25.0	19.4	n/a
1992	570	25.4	22.4	94.9
1993	560	25.0	22.4	95
1994	523	23.0	22.7	94.8
1995	553	26.0	21.3	94.9
1996	553	26.0	21.3	94.9
1997	558	25.0	22.3	95
1998	557	32.0	17.4	87.8
1999	538	33.0	16.3	94.8
2000	532	30.0	17.7	98.1
2001	487	30.0	16.2	91.8
2002	443	26.0	17.0	90.5
2003	443	26.0	17.0	90.5
2004	429	23.0	18.7	97
2005	447	24.0	18.6	96.2
2006	450	24.0	18.8	98
2007	454	24.0	18.9	93.8
2008	415	24.5	16.9	43.1
2009	414	23.0	16.6	94.4
2010	405	20.0	20.2	90.6
2011	374	n/a	n/a	40.1
2012	382	16.0	23.8	n/a
2013	390	16.0	24.3	54.9
2014	400	16.0	25.0	81.5
2015	375	18.0	20.8	82.4
2016	361	16.0	22.5	91.1
2017	361	15.0	24.0	95
2018	318	17.0	18.7	91.5
2019	298	15.0	19.8	96
2020	259	n/a	n/a	88.8
2021	241	13.0	18.5	95.9
2022	221	13.0	17.0	93.7
2023	213	11.0	19.3	93
2024	207	15.0	13.8	92.3

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 Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	530	27.0	19.6	n/a
1989	525	25.0	21.0	n/a
1990	523	24.0	21.7	n/a
1991	487	25.0	19.4	n/a
1992	570	25.4	22.4	94.9
1993	560	25.0	22.4	95
1994	523	23.0	22.7	94.8
1995	553	26.0	21.3	94.9
1996	553	26.0	21.3	94.9
1997	558	25.0	22.3	95
1998	557	32.0	17.4	87.8
1999	538	33.0	16.3	94.8
2000	532	30.0	17.7	98.1
2001	487	30.0	16.2	91.8
2002	443	26.0	17.0	90.5
2003	443	26.0	17.0	90.5
2004	429	23.0	18.7	97
2005	447	24.0	18.6	96.2
2006	450	24.0	18.8	98
2007	454	24.0	18.9	93.8
2008	415	24.5	16.9	43.1
2009	414	23.0	16.6	94.4
2010	405	20.0	20.2	90.6
2011	374	n/a	n/a	40.1
2012	382	16.0	23.8	n/a
2013	390	16.0	24.3	54.9
2014	400	16.0	25.0	81.5
2015	375	18.0	20.8	82.4
2016	361	16.0	22.5	91.1
2017	361	15.0	24.0	95
2018	318	17.0	18.7	91.5
2019	298	15.0	19.8	96
2020	259	n/a	n/a	88.8
2021	241	13.0	18.5	95.9
2022	221	13.0	17.0	93.7
2023	213	11.0	19.3	93
2024	207	15.0	13.8	92.3

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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