Is William R. Anton Elementary a good school?

William R. Anton Elementary ranks 3503 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William R. Anton Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 456 students attended William R. Anton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of William R. Anton Elementary?

Students at William R. Anton Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of William R. Anton Elementary attend?

Students who attend William R. Anton Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Belvedere Middle High : E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2 High : Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3 High : Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technical Business and Educational High : Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4 High : James A. Garfield Senior High High : Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5

William R. Anton Elementary

Summary:

William R. Anton Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 477 students in grades K-6. 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.

William R. Anton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 6th grade, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 40.43% compared to 41.55% for Los Angeles Unified and 45.82% for the state, while in 6th grade Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was only 14.89%, compared to 30.09% for Los Angeles Unified and 34.31% for the state. Additionally, William R. Anton Elementary has seen a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2017-2018 to 55.7% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools, such as Robert F. Kennedy Elementary and Harrison Street Elementary, have similar performance and demographic profiles to William R. Anton Elementary, with low statewide rankings and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism. However, a few schools like City Terrace Elementary and Marianna Avenue Elementary perform significantly better, with higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This suggests that the challenges faced by William R. Anton Elementary may be surmountable with the right interventions and support.

Detail:

Public K-6

831 North Bonnie Beach Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90063-3404

(323) 981-3640

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3503^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,153

Students who attend William R. Anton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Belvedere Middle
High:	E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2
	Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3
	Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technical Business and Educational
	Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4
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	James A. Garfield Senior High
	Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 456

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

Two or more races:

0.9%

African American:

0.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details William R. Anton Elementary ranks worse than 59.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 285^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 35.11. (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 (98.7%), two or more races (0.9%), Asian (0.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William R. Anton Elementary is 19.8, which is the 235^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare William R. Anton Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at William R. Anton Elementary is $10,153. 382 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William R. Anton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks William R. Anton Elementary 3503^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See William R. Anton 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 William R. Anton Elementary

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Rank History for all students at William R. Anton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.44	3338^th	4809	30.6%
2005	31.19	3206^th	4822	33.5%
2006	30.11	3300^th	4818	31.5%
2007	34.31	3272^nd	5113	36.0%
2008	29.22	3653^rd	5113	28.6%
2009	24.97	4072^nd	5193	21.6%
2010	22.99	4382^nd	5314	17.5%
2011	22.84	4473^rd	5377	16.8%
2012	25.36	4289^th	5390	20.4%
2013	22.63	4559^th	5530	17.6%
2015	10.81	5434^th	5611	3.2%
2016	16.56	4905^th	5614	12.6%
2017	16.42	4991^st	5692	12.3%
2018	20.03	4680^th	5662	17.3%
2019	21.39	4676^th	5789	19.2%
2022	23.44	4508^th	5883	23.4%
2023	20.74	4789^th	5874	18.5%
2024	35.11	3503^rd	5862	40.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at William R. Anton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.13	3104^th	3246	4.4%
2019	26.10	2774^th	3275	15.3%
2022	18.13	3261^st	3311	1.5%
2023	24.42	2922^nd	3250	10.1%
2024	43.51	1583^rd	3160	49.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William R. Anton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.69	3872^nd	5084	23.8%
2019	28.76	3956^th	5173	23.5%
2022	31.60	3701^st	5264	29.7%
2023	28.42	4035^th	5374	24.9%
2024	46.31	2645^th	5511	52.0%

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Rank History for Female students at William R. Anton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.58	4401^st	5413	18.7%
2019	23.16	4363^rd	5492	20.6%
2022	22.67	4443^rd	5635	21.2%
2023	20.47	4656^th	5617	17.1%
2024	29.19	3860^th	5605	31.1%

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Rank History for Male students at William R. Anton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.77	4594^th	5431	15.4%
2019	21.60	4506^th	5510	18.2%
2022	26.15	4121^st	5663	27.2%
2023	23.60	4392^nd	5650	22.3%
2024	42.94	2881^st	5636	48.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at William R. Anton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.25	3669^th	4830	24.0%
2019	30.53	3657^th	4963	26.3%
2022	32.37	3495^th	5084	31.3%
2023	29.76	3728^th	5098	26.9%
2024	48.52	2369^th	5102	53.6%

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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 William R. Anton Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	7	3	2	994	2	n/a	n/a	0	1008
1989	59	2	1	950	1	n/a	n/a	0	1013
1990	14	2	0	964	2	n/a	n/a	0	982
1991	2	4	0	959	0	n/a	n/a	0	965
1992	1	5	0	944	1	n/a	n/a	0	951
1993	1	2	2	883	0	n/a	n/a	0	888
1994	2	0	1	921	2	n/a	n/a	0	926
1995	0	2	0	914	1	n/a	n/a	0	917
1996	0	2	0	914	1	n/a	n/a	0	917
1997	0	1	0	965	2	n/a	n/a	0	968
1998	0	2	0	998	0	n/a	n/a	0	1000
1999	1	1	0	1019	0	n/a	n/a	0	1021
2000	4	1	0	993	1	n/a	n/a	0	999
2001	3	2	0	1052	0	n/a	n/a	0	1057
2002	4	6	1	1025	1	n/a	n/a	0	1037
2003	4	6	1	1025	1	n/a	n/a	0	1037
2004	5	7	3	1013	1	n/a	n/a	0	1029
2005	3	7	3	965	2	n/a	n/a	0	980
2006	2	3	1	908	1	n/a	n/a	0	915
2007	2	2	1	871	1	n/a	n/a	2	879
2008	1	2	1	818	1	n/a	n/a	0	823
2009	1	1	0	820	0	0	0	0	822
2010	0	2	2	815	1	0	0	0	820
2011	0	1	2	949	0	1	1	0	954
2012	0	2	1	933	2	1	0	0	939
2013	0	5	2	912	0	0	0	0	919
2014	0	3	1	853	0	0	0	0	857
2015	1	0	1	819	0	0	0	0	821
2016	3	1	0	774	0	0	0	0	778
2017	6	0	0	723	0	0	1	0	730
2018	7	7	3	685	2	0	1	0	705
2019	3	8	3	645	2	0	0	0	661
2020	3	2	1	557	2	0	0	0	565
2021	4	2	1	522	0	0	1	0	530
2022	5	1	1	452	0	0	0	0	459
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	477	477
2024	0	1	1	450	0	0	4	0	456

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 William R. Anton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1008	44.0	22.9	n/a
1989	1013	44.0	23.0	n/a
1990	982	42.5	23.1	n/a
1991	965	43.0	22.4	n/a
1992	951	43.7	21.7	95
1993	888	36.5	24.3	94.6
1994	926	36.0	25.7	94.9
1995	917	39.0	23.5	95
1996	917	39.0	23.5	95
1997	968	46.0	21.0	94.9
1998	1000	49.0	20.4	95
1999	1021	54.0	18.9	94.9
2000	999	51.5	19.4	97.4
2001	1057	54.5	19.4	94.8
2002	1037	55.5	18.7	93.7
2003	1037	55.5	18.7	93.7
2004	1029	55.0	18.7	91.6
2005	980	51.0	19.2	91.2
2006	915	49.0	18.7	90.1
2007	879	45.0	19.5	91.6
2008	823	48.0	17.1	91.3
2009	822	43.0	17.5	95.1
2010	820	38.0	21.5	91.2
2011	954	n/a	n/a	50.2
2012	939	38.5	24.3	n/a
2013	919	38.0	24.1	47.1
2014	857	35.0	24.4	84.6
2015	821	35.0	23.4	90.1
2016	778	34.0	22.8	92.5
2017	730	32.0	22.8	89
2018	705	31.0	22.7	93.9
2019	661	30.0	22.0	92
2020	565	n/a	n/a	96.6
2021	530	22.0	24.0	96.6
2022	459	22.0	20.8	95.6
2023	477	23.0	20.7	95.8
2024	456	23.0	19.8	95

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 William R. Anton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1008	44.0	22.9	n/a
1989	1013	44.0	23.0	n/a
1990	982	42.5	23.1	n/a
1991	965	43.0	22.4	n/a
1992	951	43.7	21.7	95
1993	888	36.5	24.3	94.6
1994	926	36.0	25.7	94.9
1995	917	39.0	23.5	95
1996	917	39.0	23.5	95
1997	968	46.0	21.0	94.9
1998	1000	49.0	20.4	95
1999	1021	54.0	18.9	94.9
2000	999	51.5	19.4	97.4
2001	1057	54.5	19.4	94.8
2002	1037	55.5	18.7	93.7
2003	1037	55.5	18.7	93.7
2004	1029	55.0	18.7	91.6
2005	980	51.0	19.2	91.2
2006	915	49.0	18.7	90.1
2007	879	45.0	19.5	91.6
2008	823	48.0	17.1	91.3
2009	822	43.0	17.5	95.1
2010	820	38.0	21.5	91.2
2011	954	n/a	n/a	50.2
2012	939	38.5	24.3	n/a
2013	919	38.0	24.1	47.1
2014	857	35.0	24.4	84.6
2015	821	35.0	23.4	90.1
2016	778	34.0	22.8	92.5
2017	730	32.0	22.8	89
2018	705	31.0	22.7	93.9
2019	661	30.0	22.0	92
2020	565	n/a	n/a	96.6
2021	530	22.0	24.0	96.6
2022	459	22.0	20.8	95.6
2023	477	23.0	20.7	95.8
2024	456	23.0	19.8	95

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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