Is Graham Elementary a good school?

Graham Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Graham Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 551 students attended Graham Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Graham Elementary?

Students at Graham Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Graham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Graham Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Charles Drew Middle High : Jordan High

Graham Elementary

Summary:

Graham Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, CA, serving 563 students in grades KG-6. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Graham Elementary faces significant challenges, with high rates of chronic absenteeism (48.7% in 2021-2022) and consistently low test scores compared to the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 20.5% of Graham students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and just 16.08% were proficient or better in math, compared to 43.06% and 32.83% for the district, respectively. The school's subgroup performance is also concerning, with Graham ranking in the bottom 20-30% of California elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Graham Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, such as Judith F. Baca Arts Academy, Ninety-Second Street Elementary, and Russell Elementary, it becomes clear that Graham is significantly underperforming. These nearby schools have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that Graham may benefit from targeted interventions, increased support for students and teachers, and a focus on improving attendance to address the challenges it faces.

Detail:

Public K-6

8407 South Fir Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90001-4123

(323) 583-1263

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5321^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,963

Students who attend Graham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles Drew Middle
High:	Jordan High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.7

Number of students: 551

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

African American:

3.6%

White:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Graham Elementary ranks worse than 90.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 470^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 14.74. (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 (95.5%), African American (3.6%), White (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Graham Elementary is 17.7, which is the 76^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Graham Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Graham Elementary is $9,963. 405 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Graham Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Graham Elementary 5321^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Graham 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 Graham Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.19	4248^th	4809	11.7%
2005	15.12	4328^th	4822	10.2%
2006	12.47	4508^th	4818	6.4%
2007	10.72	4885^th	5113	4.5%
2008	8.39	4995^th	5113	2.3%
2009	8.98	5043^rd	5193	2.9%
2010	22.06	4457^th	5314	16.1%
2011	22.07	4530^th	5377	15.8%
2012	16.48	4873^rd	5390	9.6%
2013	11.40	5237^th	5530	5.3%
2015	15.54	5049^th	5611	10.0%
2016	20.10	4611^th	5614	17.9%
2017	18.97	4789^th	5692	15.9%
2018	23.05	4422^nd	5662	21.9%
2019	19.93	4805^th	5789	17.0%
2022	17.87	5067^th	5883	13.9%
2023	27.06	4164^th	5874	29.1%
2024	14.74	5321^st	5862	9.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.41	2764^th	3246	14.8%
2019	30.60	2448^th	3275	25.3%
2022	18.42	3253^rd	3311	1.8%
2023	25.28	2859^th	3250	12.0%
2024	30.42	2518^th	3160	20.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.57	3434^th	5084	32.5%
2019	28.98	3930^th	5173	24.0%
2022	26.29	4138^th	5264	21.4%
2023	37.45	3278^th	5374	39.0%
2024	19.93	4781^st	5511	13.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.80	4468^th	5413	17.5%
2019	15.38	5005^th	5492	8.9%
2022	19.11	4800^th	5635	14.8%
2023	26.62	4079^th	5617	27.4%
2024	13.83	5201^st	5605	7.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	57.55	634^th	2128	70.2%
2022	56.35	680^th	2227	69.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.84	3954^th	5431	27.2%
2019	27.11	4012^th	5510	27.2%
2022	18.72	4845^th	5663	14.4%
2023	28.49	3926^th	5650	30.5%
2024	16.93	4980^th	5636	11.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.03	3410^th	4830	29.4%
2019	29.05	3755^th	4963	24.3%
2022	26.01	4043^rd	5084	20.5%
2023	39.91	2910^th	5098	42.9%
2024	19.95	4455^th	5102	12.7%

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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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by a parent
Friday, August 24, 2018

one of the best schools in south la. been to many of them i this oen far best. A+ keep it up Close Quote

Enrollment information for Graham Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	6	152	1	1162	4	n/a	n/a	0	1325
1989	1	148	2	1150	3	n/a	n/a	0	1304
1990	0	148	2	1287	0	n/a	n/a	0	1437
1991	0	119	2	1209	0	n/a	n/a	0	1330
1992	4	132	2	1257	1	n/a	n/a	0	1396
1993	1	141	2	1235	0	n/a	n/a	0	1379
1994	3	138	2	1217	1	n/a	n/a	0	1361
1995	0	96	1	1021	1	n/a	n/a	0	1119
1996	0	96	1	1021	1	n/a	n/a	0	1119
1997	2	72	1	1025	1	n/a	n/a	0	1101
1998	1	78	2	1127	2	n/a	n/a	0	1210
1999	0	72	3	1124	0	n/a	n/a	0	1199
2000	2	90	1	1124	0	n/a	n/a	0	1217
2001	3	71	1	1143	3	n/a	n/a	0	1221
2002	0	81	0	1122	5	n/a	n/a	0	1208
2003	0	81	0	1122	5	n/a	n/a	0	1208
2004	0	70	0	1087	7	n/a	n/a	0	1164
2005	1	51	0	1050	7	n/a	n/a	0	1109
2006	2	32	1	962	3	n/a	n/a	0	1000
2007	1	33	1	853	2	n/a	n/a	0	890
2008	n/a	35	1	787	1	n/a	n/a	0	824
2009	1	37	0	784	1	0	0	0	823
2010	0	33	0	720	1	0	1	0	755
2011	0	33	0	797	3	0	2	0	835
2012	0	26	0	799	4	1	0	0	830
2013	0	22	0	764	3	0	0	0	789
2014	0	23	0	772	4	0	0	0	799
2015	3	27	0	779	0	0	1	0	810
2016	7	29	0	764	0	0	0	0	800
2017	7	30	0	772	1	0	0	0	810
2018	5	27	0	752	1	0	1	0	786
2019	5	32	0	708	2	0	0	0	747
2020	5	26	0	670	2	0	0	0	703
2021	6	18	0	642	2	0	0	0	668
2022	2	22	0	531	2	1	0	0	558
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	563	563
2024	2	20	1	526	1	0	1	0	551

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 Graham Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1325	57.0	23.2	n/a
1989	1304	56.0	23.2	n/a
1990	1437	62.0	23.1	n/a
1991	1330	54.0	24.6	n/a
1992	1396	54.9	25.4	95
1993	1379	53.0	26.0	90.5
1994	1361	50.0	27.2	94.9
1995	1119	45.0	24.9	95
1996	1119	45.0	24.9	95
1997	1101	50.0	22.0	94.9
1998	1210	60.5	20.0	75
1999	1199	64.5	18.6	95
2000	1217	63.0	19.3	98.4
2001	1221	64.0	19.1	95.2
2002	1208	63.0	19.2	92.5
2003	1208	63.0	19.2	92.5
2004	1164	58.0	20.1	93.3
2005	1109	57.0	19.5	90.6
2006	1000	53.0	18.9	89.4
2007	890	48.0	18.5	91.9
2008	824	48.0	17.2	95.5
2009	823	44.0	17.5	94.4
2010	755	36.0	20.9	98.1
2011	835	n/a	n/a	47.4
2012	830	34.0	24.4	n/a
2013	789	31.0	25.4	54.9
2014	799	31.0	25.7	85
2015	810	34.0	23.8	92.5
2016	800	32.0	25.0	92.6
2017	810	33.0	24.5	89.9
2018	786	32.0	24.5	95.5
2019	747	31.0	24.0	93.4
2020	703	n/a	n/a	95.3
2021	668	30.0	22.2	96
2022	558	30.0	18.5	96.6
2023	563	30.0	18.7	96.6
2024	551	31.0	17.7	97.8

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 Graham Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1325	57.0	23.2	n/a
1989	1304	56.0	23.2	n/a
1990	1437	62.0	23.1	n/a
1991	1330	54.0	24.6	n/a
1992	1396	54.9	25.4	95
1993	1379	53.0	26.0	90.5
1994	1361	50.0	27.2	94.9
1995	1119	45.0	24.9	95
1996	1119	45.0	24.9	95
1997	1101	50.0	22.0	94.9
1998	1210	60.5	20.0	75
1999	1199	64.5	18.6	95
2000	1217	63.0	19.3	98.4
2001	1221	64.0	19.1	95.2
2002	1208	63.0	19.2	92.5
2003	1208	63.0	19.2	92.5
2004	1164	58.0	20.1	93.3
2005	1109	57.0	19.5	90.6
2006	1000	53.0	18.9	89.4
2007	890	48.0	18.5	91.9
2008	824	48.0	17.2	95.5
2009	823	44.0	17.5	94.4
2010	755	36.0	20.9	98.1
2011	835	n/a	n/a	47.4
2012	830	34.0	24.4	n/a
2013	789	31.0	25.4	54.9
2014	799	31.0	25.7	85
2015	810	34.0	23.8	92.5
2016	800	32.0	25.0	92.6
2017	810	33.0	24.5	89.9
2018	786	32.0	24.5	95.5
2019	747	31.0	24.0	93.4
2020	703	n/a	n/a	95.3
2021	668	30.0	22.2	96
2022	558	30.0	18.5	96.6
2023	563	30.0	18.7	96.6
2024	551	31.0	17.7	97.8

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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