Is Florence Avenue Elementary a good school?

Florence Avenue Elementary ranks 3501 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Florence Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 520 students attended Florence Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Florence Avenue Elementary?

Students at Florence Avenue Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Florence Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Florence Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas A. Edison Middle High : Huntington Park Senior High High : Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med High : Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy High : Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice

Florence Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Florence Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 528 students in grades K-6. It 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.

Florence Avenue Elementary faces several key challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.6% in 2017-2018 to 46.2% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the surrounding schools. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.54% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, with lower rankings compared to other California elementary schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Another key factor is the school's high poverty concentration, with an exceptionally high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 94.91% to 95.73% over the past three school years. This is significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which have rates ranging from 68.21% to 97.82%. Addressing the school's challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, underperformance in academic achievement, and struggles to support its diverse student subgroups, will be crucial for enhancing the educational outcomes and opportunities for the students at Florence Avenue Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

7211 Bell Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90001-2716

(323) 582-0758

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3501^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,359

Students who attend Florence Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas A. Edison Middle
High:	Huntington Park Senior High
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice

Student/teacher ratio: 20.1

Number of students: 520

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

African American:

1.3%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Florence Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 59.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 284^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 35.12. (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 (96.7%), African American (1.3%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Florence Avenue Elementary is 20.1. 263 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Florence Avenue Elementary employs 25.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Florence Avenue Elementary is $12,359, which is the 167^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Florence Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Florence Avenue Elementary 3501^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Florence 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 Florence Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Florence Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.62	4215^th	4809	12.4%
2005	16.51	4209^th	4822	12.7%
2006	31.61	3199^th	4818	33.6%
2007	29.77	3588^th	5113	29.8%
2008	30.51	3541^st	5113	30.7%
2009	23.14	4200^th	5193	19.1%
2010	31.54	3739^th	5314	29.6%
2011	20.15	4674^th	5377	13.1%
2012	45.10	2942^nd	5390	45.4%
2013	55.80	2366^th	5530	57.2%
2015	33.84	3414^th	5611	39.2%
2016	34.29	3457^th	5614	38.4%
2017	38.40	3210^th	5692	43.6%
2018	39.80	3159^th	5662	44.2%
2019	45.87	2828^th	5789	51.1%
2022	21.44	4703^rd	5883	20.1%
2023	24.44	4416^th	5874	24.8%
2024	35.12	3501^st	5862	40.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Florence Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.59	2353^rd	3246	27.5%
2019	48.05	1347^th	3275	58.9%
2022	22.80	3069^th	3311	7.3%
2023	31.24	2454^th	3250	24.5%
2024	49.89	1185^th	3160	62.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Florence Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.56	1771^st	2420	26.8%
2024	38.31	1411^th	2634	46.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Florence Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.67	1996^th	5084	60.7%
2019	63.46	1543^rd	5173	70.2%
2022	28.67	3945^th	5264	25.1%
2023	31.79	3754^th	5374	30.1%
2024	42.28	2960^th	5511	46.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Florence Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.86	2959^th	5413	45.3%
2019	39.02	3171^st	5492	42.3%
2022	22.94	4416^th	5635	21.6%
2023	27.33	4030^th	5617	28.3%
2024	39.61	3081^st	5605	45.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Florence Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.75	1460^th	2128	31.4%
2019	37.66	1394^th	2585	46.1%
2022	23.38	1838^th	2227	17.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Florence Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.56	3186^th	5431	41.3%
2019	51.62	2386^th	5510	56.7%
2022	21.40	4577^th	5663	19.2%
2023	23.22	4424^th	5650	21.7%
2024	30.94	3744^th	5636	33.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Florence Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.97	2039^th	4830	57.8%
2019	61.30	1614^th	4963	67.5%
2022	31.06	3619^th	5084	28.8%
2023	35.08	3308^th	5098	35.1%
2024	48.11	2391^st	5102	53.1%

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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 Florence Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	7	12	2	1106	4	n/a	n/a	0	1131
1989	7	17	2	1144	3	n/a	n/a	0	1173
1990	9	19	0	1142	1	n/a	n/a	0	1171
1991	7	23	0	1212	0	n/a	n/a	0	1242
1992	6	19	1	1173	1	n/a	n/a	0	1200
1993	3	18	1	1164	0	n/a	n/a	0	1186
1994	4	17	2	1137	1	n/a	n/a	0	1161
1995	4	12	0	1007	1	n/a	n/a	0	1024
1996	4	12	0	1007	1	n/a	n/a	0	1024
1997	3	7	2	1105	4	n/a	n/a	0	1121
1998	4	5	0	1094	0	n/a	n/a	0	1103
1999	4	2	0	1109	0	n/a	n/a	0	1115
2000	3	1	2	1158	0	n/a	n/a	0	1164
2001	4	6	2	1143	1	n/a	n/a	0	1156
2002	2	10	0	1120	0	n/a	n/a	0	1132
2003	2	10	0	1120	0	n/a	n/a	0	1132
2004	1	10	0	1082	0	n/a	n/a	0	1093
2005	2	9	0	1020	0	n/a	n/a	0	1031
2006	2	7	0	1004	1	n/a	n/a	0	1014
2007	2	3	1	859	2	n/a	n/a	0	867
2008	1	7	1	807	1	n/a	n/a	0	817
2009	2	6	1	776	1	0	1	0	787
2010	0	7	1	783	1	0	1	0	793
2011	1	5	1	835	1	0	0	0	843
2012	1	7	4	832	1	0	1	0	846
2013	1	4	1	797	0	0	0	0	803
2014	0	3	1	793	0	0	0	0	797
2015	3	6	1	766	0	0	4	0	780
2016	8	5	0	731	0	0	4	0	748
2017	17	9	0	724	0	0	3	0	753
2018	9	9	0	695	0	0	3	0	716
2019	12	9	0	686	0	0	2	0	709
2020	11	12	0	635	0	0	3	0	661
2021	10	12	0	603	0	0	4	0	629
2022	6	5	0	523	0	0	5	0	539
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	528	528
2024	5	7	0	503	0	0	5	0	520

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 Florence Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1131	50.0	22.6	n/a
1989	1173	48.3	24.2	n/a
1990	1171	48.0	24.3	n/a
1991	1242	52.0	23.8	n/a
1992	1200	52.8	22.7	89.8
1993	1186	50.0	23.7	95
1994	1161	45.5	25.5	94.9
1995	1024	46.0	22.3	94.9
1996	1024	46.0	22.3	94.9
1997	1121	48.0	23.4	94.9
1998	1103	55.5	19.9	94.9
1999	1115	67.0	16.6	95
2000	1164	65.5	17.8	98.7
2001	1156	65.5	17.6	90.7
2002	1132	65.0	17.4	88.1
2003	1132	65.0	17.4	88.1
2004	1093	62.0	17.6	85.8
2005	1031	59.0	17.5	88.5
2006	1014	52.0	19.5	93.5
2007	867	47.0	18.4	92.2
2008	817	48.0	17.0	93.9
2009	787	41.0	17.5	96.4
2010	793	34.0	23.3	92.3
2011	843	n/a	n/a	94.7
2012	846	36.0	23.5	n/a
2013	803	33.0	24.3	55.5
2014	797	32.0	24.9	87.8
2015	780	34.0	22.9	93.2
2016	748	32.0	23.3	92.1
2017	753	33.0	22.8	88.7
2018	716	34.0	21.0	93.7
2019	709	32.0	22.1	93.1
2020	661	n/a	n/a	94.3
2021	629	31.0	20.2	94.9
2022	539	27.0	19.9	95.7
2023	528	27.0	19.5	95.5
2024	520	25.7	20.1	97.5

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 Florence Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1131	50.0	22.6	n/a
1989	1173	48.3	24.2	n/a
1990	1171	48.0	24.3	n/a
1991	1242	52.0	23.8	n/a
1992	1200	52.8	22.7	89.8
1993	1186	50.0	23.7	95
1994	1161	45.5	25.5	94.9
1995	1024	46.0	22.3	94.9
1996	1024	46.0	22.3	94.9
1997	1121	48.0	23.4	94.9
1998	1103	55.5	19.9	94.9
1999	1115	67.0	16.6	95
2000	1164	65.5	17.8	98.7
2001	1156	65.5	17.6	90.7
2002	1132	65.0	17.4	88.1
2003	1132	65.0	17.4	88.1
2004	1093	62.0	17.6	85.8
2005	1031	59.0	17.5	88.5
2006	1014	52.0	19.5	93.5
2007	867	47.0	18.4	92.2
2008	817	48.0	17.0	93.9
2009	787	41.0	17.5	96.4
2010	793	34.0	23.3	92.3
2011	843	n/a	n/a	94.7
2012	846	36.0	23.5	n/a
2013	803	33.0	24.3	55.5
2014	797	32.0	24.9	87.8
2015	780	34.0	22.9	93.2
2016	748	32.0	23.3	92.1
2017	753	33.0	22.8	88.7
2018	716	34.0	21.0	93.7
2019	709	32.0	22.1	93.1
2020	661	n/a	n/a	94.3
2021	629	31.0	20.2	94.9
2022	539	27.0	19.9	95.7
2023	528	27.0	19.5	95.5
2024	520	25.7	20.1	97.5

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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