Is Fries Avenue Elementary a good school?

Fries Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fries Avenue Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 358 students attended Fries Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fries Avenue Elementary?

Students at Fries Avenue Elementary are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Fries Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fries Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet High : Phineas Banning Senior High

Fries Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Fries Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wilmington, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 358 students. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Fries Avenue Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 4,724 and 5,655 out of around 5,800 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating it is one of the lower-performing schools in the state. This is largely due to the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 13.8% to 42.2% over the past several years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Fries Avenue Elementary students consistently perform well below the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, with only 22.44% and 18.75% of students, respectively, being proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Fries Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement. Nearby schools, such as Catskill Avenue Elementary, Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary, and Harry Bridges Span, generally perform better than Fries Avenue Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, indicating that there may be strategies or resources employed by these schools that could be leveraged to help improve the performance of Fries Avenue Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

1301 Fries Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744-2510

(310) 834-6431

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5032^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,045

Students who attend Fries Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High:	Phineas Banning Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 358

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fries Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 85.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 448^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 17.9. (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

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fries Avenue Elementary is 18.8, which is the 146^th 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 Fries Avenue Elementary is $12,045, which is the 195^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fries Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fries Avenue Elementary 5032^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fries 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 Fries Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fries Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.54	4060^th	4809	15.6%
2005	14.61	4364^th	4822	9.5%
2006	14.20	4402^nd	4818	8.6%
2007	17.64	4469^th	5113	12.6%
2008	13.45	4751^st	5113	7.1%
2009	14.95	4732^nd	5193	8.9%
2010	22.57	4419^th	5314	16.8%
2011	29.94	3988^th	5377	25.8%
2012	39.04	3325^th	5390	38.3%
2013	31.39	3935^th	5530	28.8%
2015	16.35	4957^th	5611	11.7%
2016	20.12	4608^th	5614	17.9%
2017	29.68	3862^nd	5692	32.2%
2018	19.49	4724^th	5662	16.6%
2019	18.13	4980^th	5789	14.0%
2022	11.25	5655^th	5883	3.9%
2023	16.04	5231^st	5874	10.9%
2024	17.90	5032^nd	5862	14.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fries Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.16	3035^th	3246	6.5%
2019	22.63	3038^th	3275	7.2%
2022	17.95	3263^rd	3311	1.4%
2023	30.04	2530^th	3250	22.2%
2024	25.12	2830^th	3160	10.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fries Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.51	2376^th	2420	1.8%
2024	25.82	2071^st	2634	21.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.16	3899^th	5084	23.3%
2019	28.55	3979^th	5173	23.1%
2022	15.75	4924^th	5264	6.5%
2023	21.26	4609^th	5374	14.2%
2024	22.03	4610^th	5511	16.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Fries Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.23	4827^th	5413	10.8%
2019	17.49	4832^nd	5492	12.0%
2022	10.18	5526^th	5635	1.9%
2023	10.95	5461^st	5617	2.8%
2024	16.29	5019^th	5605	10.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fries Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	21.10	2288^th	2585	11.5%
2022	17.76	2170^th	2227	2.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Fries Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.58	4220^th	5431	22.3%
2019	19.91	4670^th	5510	15.2%
2022	13.74	5322^nd	5663	6.0%
2023	23.08	4439^th	5650	21.4%
2024	20.70	4637^th	5636	17.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fries Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.54	3520^th	4830	27.1%
2019	28.48	3805^th	4963	23.3%
2022	15.11	4792^nd	5084	5.7%
2023	21.95	4331^st	5098	15.0%
2024	24.16	4167^th	5102	18.3%

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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 Fries Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	53	28	33	942	0	n/a	n/a	0	1056
1989	40	19	18	961	8	n/a	n/a	0	1046
1990	39	10	24	970	1	n/a	n/a	0	1044
1991	33	30	26	1139	2	n/a	n/a	0	1230
1992	35	59	33	1075	3	n/a	n/a	0	1205
1993	28	59	31	1187	4	n/a	n/a	0	1309
1994	24	71	20	1159	3	n/a	n/a	0	1277
1995	24	78	23	1149	3	n/a	n/a	0	1277
1996	24	78	23	1149	3	n/a	n/a	0	1277
1997	22	56	24	1167	0	n/a	n/a	0	1269
1998	25	50	20	1232	2	n/a	n/a	0	1329
1999	15	29	26	1255	3	n/a	n/a	0	1328
2000	15	24	22	1212	5	n/a	n/a	0	1278
2001	18	20	17	1233	4	n/a	n/a	0	1292
2002	9	21	4	1190	7	n/a	n/a	0	1231
2003	9	21	4	1190	7	n/a	n/a	0	1231
2004	4	16	4	1195	4	n/a	n/a	0	1223
2005	4	14	6	1186	3	n/a	n/a	0	1213
2006	8	18	14	1144	3	n/a	n/a	0	1187
2007	6	6	7	769	7	n/a	n/a	0	795
2008	3	8	5	735	4	n/a	n/a	0	755
2009	5	14	3	755	5	3	1	0	786
2010	4	6	1	755	4	4	4	0	778
2011	6	4	0	719	4	2	1	0	736
2012	4	9	3	693	5	2	2	0	718
2013	6	4	1	491	1	2	0	0	505
2014	4	8	2	533	1	2	0	0	550
2015	12	9	2	500	0	3	1	0	527
2016	22	4	1	483	0	2	2	0	514
2017	19	7	2	519	0	2	2	0	551
2018	18	9	2	492	0	1	2	0	524
2019	19	7	4	455	0	2	0	0	487
2020	12	8	3	421	0	1	2	0	447
2021	10	6	4	367	0	0	2	0	389
2022	7	5	5	341	0	4	2	0	364
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	358	358

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fries Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1056	42.0	25.1	n/a
1989	1046	42.0	24.9	n/a
1990	1044	41.0	25.4	n/a
1991	1230	47.0	26.1	n/a
1992	1205	47.8	25.2	90.8
1993	1309	49.0	26.7	89.7
1994	1277	47.0	27.2	93.8
1995	1277	49.0	26.1	95
1996	1277	49.0	26.1	95
1997	1269	52.5	24.2	95
1998	1329	59.0	22.5	95
1999	1328	65.5	20.3	94.7
2000	1278	63.0	20.3	96.1
2001	1292	63.5	20.3	89.2
2002	1231	64.0	19.2	92.8
2003	1231	64.0	19.2	92.8
2004	1223	63.0	19.4	94.9
2005	1213	62.0	19.6	91.1
2006	1187	60.0	19.8	89.7
2007	795	42.6	18.7	91.9
2008	755	45.0	16.8	91.1
2009	786	41.0	17.9	92.1
2010	778	36.0	21.6	91.3
2011	736	n/a	n/a	91.2
2012	718	32.0	22.4	n/a
2013	505	22.0	22.9	74.1
2014	550	25.0	22.0	82.9
2015	527	24.0	21.9	82
2016	514	24.0	21.4	89.5
2017	551	25.0	22.0	92
2018	524	25.0	20.9	90.3
2019	487	24.0	20.2	93
2020	447	n/a	n/a	96.6
2021	389	19.5	19.9	96.1
2022	364	17.0	21.3	93.1
2023	358	19.0	18.8	93.6

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 Fries Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1056	42.0	25.1	n/a
1989	1046	42.0	24.9	n/a
1990	1044	41.0	25.4	n/a
1991	1230	47.0	26.1	n/a
1992	1205	47.8	25.2	90.8
1993	1309	49.0	26.7	89.7
1994	1277	47.0	27.2	93.8
1995	1277	49.0	26.1	95
1996	1277	49.0	26.1	95
1997	1269	52.5	24.2	95
1998	1329	59.0	22.5	95
1999	1328	65.5	20.3	94.7
2000	1278	63.0	20.3	96.1
2001	1292	63.5	20.3	89.2
2002	1231	64.0	19.2	92.8
2003	1231	64.0	19.2	92.8
2004	1223	63.0	19.4	94.9
2005	1213	62.0	19.6	91.1
2006	1187	60.0	19.8	89.7
2007	795	42.6	18.7	91.9
2008	755	45.0	16.8	91.1
2009	786	41.0	17.9	92.1
2010	778	36.0	21.6	91.3
2011	736	n/a	n/a	91.2
2012	718	32.0	22.4	n/a
2013	505	22.0	22.9	74.1
2014	550	25.0	22.0	82.9
2015	527	24.0	21.9	82
2016	514	24.0	21.4	89.5
2017	551	25.0	22.0	92
2018	524	25.0	20.9	90.3
2019	487	24.0	20.2	93
2020	447	n/a	n/a	96.6
2021	389	19.5	19.9	96.1
2022	364	17.0	21.3	93.1
2023	358	19.0	18.8	93.6

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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