Is Fifty-Second Street Elementary a good school?

Fifty-Second Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fifty-Second Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 616 students attended Fifty-Second Street Elementary.

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

Students at Fifty-Second Street Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

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

Students who attend Fifty-Second Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John Muir Middle High : Augustus Hawkins High

Fifty-Second Street Elementary

Summary:

Fifty-Second Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 619 students in grades K-5. 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-Second Street Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of California schools for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for African American students is relatively better, ranking in the top 40% of California schools in 2021-2022. Fifty-Second Street Elementary has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.5% to 57.6% over the past several years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The nearby West Vernon Avenue Elementary and Budlong Avenue Elementary schools generally perform better than Fifty-Second Street Elementary, but still struggle, with most ranking in the bottom 30-40% of California schools and having proficiency rates below the district and state averages. The charter schools in the area, such as KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy and ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter, tend to outperform Fifty-Second Street Elementary, with higher rankings and proficiency rates, though they still face challenges. The high concentration of poverty in the area likely contributes to the academic challenges faced by these schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

816 West 51st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037-3603

(323) 753-3175

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4853^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,318

Students who attend Fifty-Second Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	Augustus Hawkins High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.1

Number of students: 616

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

African American:

12.2%

White:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fifty-Second Street Elementary ranks worse than 82.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 434^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 20.1. (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 (81.8%), African American (12.2%), White (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fifty-Second Street Elementary is 18.1, which is the 107^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Fifty-Second Street Elementary employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fifty-Second Street Elementary is $11,318. 257 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fifty-Second Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fifty-Second Street Elementary 4853^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fifty-Second 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-Second Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fifty-Second Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	8.90	4721^st	4809	1.8%
2005	7.97	4738^th	4822	1.7%
2006	7.03	4745^th	4818	1.5%
2007	6.33	5062^nd	5113	1.0%
2008	13.76	4734^th	5113	7.4%
2009	7.25	5106^th	5193	1.7%
2010	9.65	5167^th	5314	2.8%
2011	7.59	5291^st	5377	1.6%
2012	4.23	5359^th	5390	0.6%
2013	11.32	5241^st	5530	5.2%
2015	13.08	5271^st	5611	6.1%
2016	17.86	4811^th	5614	14.3%
2017	17.35	4918^th	5692	13.6%
2018	16.79	4946^th	5662	12.6%
2019	12.82	5397^th	5789	6.8%
2022	15.49	5322^nd	5883	9.5%
2023	17.11	5147^th	5874	12.4%
2024	20.10	4853^rd	5862	17.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.44	2963^rd	3246	8.7%
2019	22.47	3048^th	3275	6.9%
2022	22.21	3096^th	3311	6.5%
2023	24.14	2942^nd	3250	9.5%
2024	27.67	2711^th	3160	14.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.99	1858^th	2420	23.2%
2024	16.64	2586^th	2634	1.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.88	4128^th	5084	18.8%
2019	19.30	4610^th	5173	10.9%
2022	22.70	4446^th	5264	15.5%
2023	24.42	4353^rd	5374	19.0%
2024	27.65	4176^th	5511	24.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Fifty-Second Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.59	4731^st	5413	12.6%
2019	15.53	4993^rd	5492	9.1%
2022	15.66	5131^st	5635	8.9%
2023	14.94	5149^th	5617	8.3%
2024	20.12	4695^th	5605	16.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fifty-Second Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.30	2103^rd	2128	1.2%
2019	18.82	2410^th	2585	6.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Fifty-Second Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.81	4755^th	5431	12.4%
2019	12.02	5254^th	5510	4.6%
2022	17.67	4957^th	5663	12.5%
2023	20.79	4646^th	5650	17.8%
2024	21.38	4576^th	5636	18.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.19	342^nd	700	51.1%
2019	25.97	585^th	747	21.7%
2022	62.72	172^nd	663	74.1%
2024	34.20	374^th	593	36.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fifty-Second Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.81	3992^nd	4830	17.3%
2019	19.16	4429^th	4963	10.8%
2022	19.92	4505^th	5084	11.4%
2023	24.68	4139^th	5098	18.8%
2024	30.50	3703^rd	5102	27.4%

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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 Fifty-Second 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	718	2	460	0	n/a	n/a	0	1180
1989	0	642	6	518	0	n/a	n/a	0	1166
1990	0	604	14	629	0	n/a	n/a	0	1247
1991	1	547	2	708	3	n/a	n/a	0	1261
1992	0	513	1	758	0	n/a	n/a	0	1272
1993	0	514	0	773	0	n/a	n/a	0	1287
1994	0	493	0	739	0	n/a	n/a	0	1232
1995	0	422	0	737	0	n/a	n/a	0	1159
1996	0	422	0	737	0	n/a	n/a	0	1159
1997	0	446	0	783	0	n/a	n/a	0	1229
1998	0	385	0	810	0	n/a	n/a	0	1195
1999	0	451	0	849	0	n/a	n/a	0	1300
2000	0	413	0	905	0	n/a	n/a	0	1318
2001	0	381	0	882	0	n/a	n/a	0	1263
2002	1	338	0	937	2	n/a	n/a	0	1278
2003	1	338	0	937	2	n/a	n/a	0	1278
2004	1	312	1	921	1	n/a	n/a	0	1236
2005	0	243	1	796	0	n/a	n/a	0	1040
2006	0	192	2	744	0	n/a	n/a	0	938
2007	0	186	1	672	0	n/a	n/a	2	861
2008	n/a	133	n/a	657	2	n/a	n/a	0	792
2009	0	140	1	636	1	0	2	0	780
2010	0	138	1	614	0	1	2	0	756
2011	0	131	1	660	1	0	4	0	797
2012	0	149	1	664	3	0	2	0	819
2013	2	149	0	633	4	0	2	0	790
2014	3	145	1	687	2	1	1	0	840
2015	19	137	0	695	2	1	1	0	855
2016	17	129	0	694	1	1	4	0	846
2017	21	136	2	716	0	0	6	0	881
2018	29	133	1	667	0	1	9	0	840
2019	29	101	0	638	0	1	2	0	771
2020	27	80	0	620	1	0	12	0	740
2021	21	73	0	595	1	0	6	0	696
2022	21	65	0	514	0	0	9	0	609
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	619	619
2024	20	75	0	504	1	0	16	0	616

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-Second Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1180	50.0	23.6	n/a
1989	1166	49.0	23.7	n/a
1990	1247	50.0	24.9	n/a
1991	1261	50.0	25.2	n/a
1992	1272	50.8	25.0	95
1993	1287	49.0	26.3	95
1994	1232	47.0	26.2	95
1995	1159	45.0	25.8	95
1996	1159	45.0	25.8	95
1997	1229	48.0	25.6	95
1998	1195	54.0	22.1	95
1999	1300	65.0	20.0	95
2000	1318	62.0	21.3	99.2
2001	1263	60.5	20.9	99.8
2002	1278	66.0	19.4	84.4
2003	1278	66.0	19.4	84.4
2004	1236	63.0	19.6	84
2005	1040	53.0	19.6	87.4
2006	938	48.0	19.5	92.4
2007	861	43.0	20.0	94.5
2008	792	45.0	17.6	43.3
2009	780	40.0	17.7	94.1
2010	756	35.0	21.6	99.6
2011	797	n/a	n/a	86.8
2012	819	34.0	24.0	n/a
2013	790	35.5	22.2	82.8
2014	840	35.5	23.6	91.2
2015	855	38.0	22.5	95
2016	846	39.0	21.6	92.6
2017	881	40.0	22.0	87.7
2018	840	38.0	22.1	92.9
2019	771	34.0	22.6	93.1
2020	740	n/a	n/a	98.2
2021	696	33.0	21.0	99.3
2022	609	30.0	20.3	98.9
2023	619	32.0	19.3	98.5
2024	616	34.0	18.1	98.5

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-Second Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1180	50.0	23.6	n/a
1989	1166	49.0	23.7	n/a
1990	1247	50.0	24.9	n/a
1991	1261	50.0	25.2	n/a
1992	1272	50.8	25.0	95
1993	1287	49.0	26.3	95
1994	1232	47.0	26.2	95
1995	1159	45.0	25.8	95
1996	1159	45.0	25.8	95
1997	1229	48.0	25.6	95
1998	1195	54.0	22.1	95
1999	1300	65.0	20.0	95
2000	1318	62.0	21.3	99.2
2001	1263	60.5	20.9	99.8
2002	1278	66.0	19.4	84.4
2003	1278	66.0	19.4	84.4
2004	1236	63.0	19.6	84
2005	1040	53.0	19.6	87.4
2006	938	48.0	19.5	92.4
2007	861	43.0	20.0	94.5
2008	792	45.0	17.6	43.3
2009	780	40.0	17.7	94.1
2010	756	35.0	21.6	99.6
2011	797	n/a	n/a	86.8
2012	819	34.0	24.0	n/a
2013	790	35.5	22.2	82.8
2014	840	35.5	23.6	91.2
2015	855	38.0	22.5	95
2016	846	39.0	21.6	92.6
2017	881	40.0	22.0	87.7
2018	840	38.0	22.1	92.9
2019	771	34.0	22.6	93.1
2020	740	n/a	n/a	98.2
2021	696	33.0	21.0	99.3
2022	609	30.0	20.3	98.9
2023	619	32.0	19.3	98.5
2024	616	34.0	18.1	98.5

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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