Is La Salle Avenue Elementary a good school?

La Salle Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend La Salle Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 341 students attended La Salle Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of La Salle Avenue Elementary?

Students at La Salle Avenue Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 48% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of La Salle Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Salle Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: High : George Washington Preparatory High High : Horace Mann UCLA Community

La Salle Avenue Elementary

Summary:

La Salle Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, serving 316 students in grades K-5. The school is located in a predominantly low-income area, with 98.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite serving a high-need student population, La Salle Avenue Elementary has consistently underperformed academically, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 24.09% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and just 25.87% were proficient or better in math, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 76.9% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is more than double the district and state averages.

The challenges faced by La Salle Avenue Elementary are not unique, as nearby schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Manhattan Place Elementary, Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary, and Loren Miller Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures. However, the two charter schools in the area, KIPP Empower Academy and Learning by Design Charter, generally outperform the traditional public schools, particularly in math, suggesting that alternative educational models may better serve the needs of students in this community.

Detail:

Public K-5

8715 La Salle Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047-3320

(323) 759-1161

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4733^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,642

Students who attend La Salle Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:	George Washington Preparatory High
	Horace Mann UCLA Community

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 341

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

African American:

47.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details La Salle Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 80.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 424^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 21.38. (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 (48.1%), African American (47.5%), two or more races (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Salle Avenue Elementary is 18.9, which is the 156^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare La Salle Avenue Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Salle Avenue Elementary is $12,642, which is the 150^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Salle Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks La Salle Avenue Elementary 4733^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See La Salle Avenue 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 La Salle Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at La Salle Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.23	4473^rd	4809	7.0%
2005	10.21	4646^th	4822	3.6%
2006	13.02	4473^rd	4818	7.2%
2007	9.57	4935^th	5113	3.5%
2008	10.83	4885^th	5113	4.5%
2009	6.68	5117^th	5193	1.5%
2010	3.47	5296^th	5314	0.3%
2011	2.75	5363^rd	5377	0.3%
2012	10.95	5161^st	5390	4.2%
2013	5.03	5476^th	5530	1.0%
2015	5.53	5602^nd	5611	0.2%
2016	3.99	5607^th	5614	0.1%
2017	3.87	5681^st	5692	0.2%
2018	4.73	5627^th	5662	0.6%
2019	7.46	5680^th	5789	1.9%
2022	28.89	3960^th	5883	32.7%
2023	20.92	4768^th	5874	18.8%
2024	21.38	4733^rd	5862	19.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Salle Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.15	3138^th	3246	3.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Salle Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.07	5061^st	5084	0.5%
2019	8.58	5084^th	5173	1.7%
2022	42.53	2792^nd	5264	47.0%
2023	29.54	3933^rd	5374	26.8%
2024	29.59	3992^nd	5511	27.6%

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Rank History for Female students at La Salle Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.32	5347^th	5413	1.2%
2019	8.20	5391^st	5492	1.8%
2022	30.36	3697^th	5635	34.4%
2023	24.34	4293^rd	5617	23.6%
2024	20.39	4667^th	5605	16.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at La Salle Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	35.94	1485^th	2585	42.6%
2022	32.10	1394^th	2227	37.4%

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Rank History for Male students at La Salle Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	4.45	5423^rd	5431	0.1%
2019	7.87	5423^rd	5510	1.6%
2022	28.99	3879^th	5663	31.5%
2023	18.89	4832^nd	5650	14.5%
2024	23.28	4426^th	5636	21.5%

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Rank History for African American students at La Salle Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.49	669^th	700	4.4%
2019	23.72	611^th	747	18.2%
2022	35.83	399^th	663	39.8%
2023	37.15	392^nd	662	40.8%
2024	40.26	314^th	593	47.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Salle Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.53	4764^th	4830	1.4%
2019	14.67	4674^th	4963	5.8%
2022	71.58	1076^th	5084	78.8%
2023	49.87	2239^th	5098	56.1%
2024	47.83	2413^th	5102	52.7%

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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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Enrollment information for La Salle Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	0	922	10	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	1036
1989	0	909	7	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	1046
1990	0	892	5	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	1106
1991	1	873	9	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	1094
1992	0	817	6	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	1047
1993	0	842	8	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	1087
1994	0	857	8	178	2	n/a	n/a	0	1045
1995	0	773	2	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	973
1996	0	773	2	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	973
1997	0	787	5	221	1	n/a	n/a	0	1014
1998	1	843	4	235	1	n/a	n/a	0	1084
1999	1	833	4	234	2	n/a	n/a	0	1074
2000	0	780	6	237	2	n/a	n/a	0	1025
2001	1	779	3	268	1	n/a	n/a	0	1052
2002	1	766	1	274	0	n/a	n/a	0	1042
2003	1	766	1	274	0	n/a	n/a	0	1042
2004	3	775	3	270	0	n/a	n/a	0	1051
2005	1	732	7	295	2	n/a	n/a	0	1037
2006	1	666	7	277	1	n/a	n/a	0	952
2007	2	649	4	266	5	n/a	n/a	0	926
2008	n/a	570	1	214	4	n/a	n/a	0	789
2009	0	450	0	224	0	1	0	0	675
2010	0	363	0	179	0	1	1	0	544
2011	0	348	1	153	0	0	1	0	503
2012	0	365	0	200	0	0	0	0	565
2013	1	289	0	178	0	0	0	0	468
2014	0	293	0	162	0	0	0	0	455
2015	0	275	1	160	0	1	2	0	439
2016	1	263	1	165	1	0	3	0	434
2017	3	249	1	171	1	0	4	0	429
2018	3	254	1	159	0	1	3	0	421
2019	4	227	1	150	0	2	1	0	385
2020	5	216	0	142	0	2	10	0	375
2021	4	201	1	138	0	2	4	0	350
2022	3	156	1	141	0	2	9	0	312
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	316	316
2024	0	162	2	164	0	2	11	0	341

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 La Salle Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1036	43.0	24.0	n/a
1989	1046	46.0	22.7	n/a
1990	1106	47.0	23.5	n/a
1991	1094	47.0	23.2	n/a
1992	1047	47.8	21.9	94.6
1993	1087	44.0	24.7	92.4
1994	1045	42.8	24.4	94.1
1995	973	38.0	25.6	95
1996	973	38.0	25.6	95
1997	1014	48.0	21.1	66.6
1998	1084	52.0	20.8	89.9
1999	1074	59.0	18.2	87.7
2000	1025	52.0	19.7	73.1
2001	1052	55.0	19.1	90.6
2002	1042	53.0	19.7	90.4
2003	1042	53.0	19.7	90.4
2004	1051	52.0	20.2	89.4
2005	1037	51.0	20.3	94
2006	952	51.0	18.7	92.6
2007	926	47.0	19.7	85.6
2008	789	45.0	17.5	84.5
2009	675	35.0	18.8	89.5
2010	544	27.0	20.1	90.1
2011	503	n/a	n/a	52.9
2012	565	23.0	24.5	n/a
2013	468	22.0	21.2	64.3
2014	455	22.0	20.6	67.9
2015	439	19.0	23.1	71.1
2016	434	20.0	21.7	93.3
2017	429	18.0	23.8	88.6
2018	421	18.5	22.7	95.7
2019	385	18.0	21.3	94.8
2020	375	n/a	n/a	93.9
2021	350	15.0	23.3	96.9
2022	312	13.0	24.0	98.1
2023	316	13.0	24.3	98.4
2024	341	18.0	18.9	96.2

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 La Salle Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1036	43.0	24.0	n/a
1989	1046	46.0	22.7	n/a
1990	1106	47.0	23.5	n/a
1991	1094	47.0	23.2	n/a
1992	1047	47.8	21.9	94.6
1993	1087	44.0	24.7	92.4
1994	1045	42.8	24.4	94.1
1995	973	38.0	25.6	95
1996	973	38.0	25.6	95
1997	1014	48.0	21.1	66.6
1998	1084	52.0	20.8	89.9
1999	1074	59.0	18.2	87.7
2000	1025	52.0	19.7	73.1
2001	1052	55.0	19.1	90.6
2002	1042	53.0	19.7	90.4
2003	1042	53.0	19.7	90.4
2004	1051	52.0	20.2	89.4
2005	1037	51.0	20.3	94
2006	952	51.0	18.7	92.6
2007	926	47.0	19.7	85.6
2008	789	45.0	17.5	84.5
2009	675	35.0	18.8	89.5
2010	544	27.0	20.1	90.1
2011	503	n/a	n/a	52.9
2012	565	23.0	24.5	n/a
2013	468	22.0	21.2	64.3
2014	455	22.0	20.6	67.9
2015	439	19.0	23.1	71.1
2016	434	20.0	21.7	93.3
2017	429	18.0	23.8	88.6
2018	421	18.5	22.7	95.7
2019	385	18.0	21.3	94.8
2020	375	n/a	n/a	93.9
2021	350	15.0	23.3	96.9
2022	312	13.0	24.0	98.1
2023	316	13.0	24.3	98.4
2024	341	18.0	18.9	96.2

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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