Is Lorena Street Elementary a good school?

Lorena Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Lorena Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 378 students attended Lorena Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lorena Street Elementary?

Students at Lorena Street Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Lorena Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lorena Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory High : Boyle Heights Sci Technical Engr and Math Magnet High : Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High High : Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

Lorena Street Elementary

Summary:

Lorena Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 381 students in grades K-5. 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.

Lorena Street Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools over the past decade, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles across various student subgroups, particularly for special education students, who rank in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools. Chronic absenteeism has also been a significant issue, rising from 10% in 2017-2018 to 35.1% in the current school year, well above the district and state averages. Academically, Lorena Street Elementary lags behind both the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science 20-25 percentage points lower than the averages.

Comparing Lorena Street Elementary to nearby schools, such as Christopher Dena Elementary, Soto Street Elementary, and Euclid Avenue Elementary, these schools generally outperform Lorena Street Elementary across academic measures. Additionally, two nearby charter schools, KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory and KIPP Promesa Prep, also tend to outperform Lorena Street Elementary, particularly at the upper grade levels. The high-poverty student population at Lorena Street Elementary, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that socioeconomic challenges may be a significant factor contributing to the school's overall academic struggles.

Detail:

Public K-5

1015 South Lorena St.
Los Angeles, CA 90023-2222

(323) 268-1128

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5231^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,720

Students who attend Lorena Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory
High:	Boyle Heights Sci Technical Engr and Math Magnet
	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High
	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 378

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

White:

2.1%

African American:

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lorena Street Elementary ranks worse than 89.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 464^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 15.69. (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 (96.6%), White (2.1%), African American (0.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

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

Compare Lorena Street Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lorena Street Elementary is $12,720, which is the 143^rd highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lorena Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lorena Street Elementary 5231^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lorena Street 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 Lorena Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lorena Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.85	3499^th	4809	27.2%
2005	21.69	3848^th	4822	20.2%
2006	20.74	3945^th	4818	18.1%
2007	27.60	3731^st	5113	27.0%
2008	22.90	4126^th	5113	19.3%
2009	19.42	4470^th	5193	13.9%
2010	10.90	5119^th	5314	3.7%
2011	12.63	5097^th	5377	5.2%
2012	20.53	4613^th	5390	14.4%
2013	20.37	4709^th	5530	14.8%
2015	16.52	4938^th	5611	12.0%
2016	13.80	5153^rd	5614	8.2%
2017	19.45	4746^th	5692	16.6%
2018	22.55	4472^nd	5662	21.0%
2019	15.94	5169^th	5789	10.7%
2022	18.73	4985^th	5883	15.3%
2023	18.93	4964^th	5874	15.5%
2024	15.69	5231^st	5862	10.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lorena Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.68	3195^th	3246	1.6%
2019	20.41	3153^rd	3275	3.7%
2022	37.22	2022^nd	3311	38.9%
2023	23.68	2969^th	3250	8.6%
2024	26.36	2774^th	3160	12.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lorena Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.44	2382^nd	2420	1.6%
2024	14.52	2625^th	2634	0.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lorena Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.71	3643^rd	5084	28.3%
2019	22.78	4375^th	5173	15.4%
2022	26.41	4126^th	5264	21.6%
2023	27.13	4147^th	5374	22.8%
2024	21.20	4692^nd	5511	14.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Lorena Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.34	4289^th	5413	20.8%
2019	22.40	4436^th	5492	19.2%
2022	23.49	4372^nd	5635	22.4%
2023	16.73	4988^th	5617	11.2%
2024	22.35	4478^th	5605	20.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lorena Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.48	1558^th	2128	26.8%
2019	18.11	2485^th	2585	3.9%
2022	31.45	1425^th	2227	36.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Lorena Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.09	4270^th	5431	21.4%
2019	12.26	5232^nd	5510	5.0%
2022	17.07	5017^th	5663	11.4%
2023	21.55	4568^th	5650	19.2%
2024	13.14	5297^th	5636	6.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lorena Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.95	3416^th	4830	29.3%
2019	21.57	4265^th	4963	14.1%
2022	25.70	4065^th	5084	20.0%
2023	27.46	3911^th	5098	23.3%
2024	21.66	4357^th	5102	14.6%

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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 Lorena Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	27	18	3	814	0	n/a	n/a	0	862
1989	2	1	3	862	0	n/a	n/a	0	868
1990	12	0	13	898	0	n/a	n/a	0	923
1991	0	0	0	941	0	n/a	n/a	0	941
1992	2	0	0	950	0	n/a	n/a	0	952
1993	6	2	2	942	0	n/a	n/a	0	952
1994	9	1	2	878	0	n/a	n/a	0	890
1995	8	1	4	824	0	n/a	n/a	0	837
1996	8	1	4	824	0	n/a	n/a	0	837
1997	11	2	2	857	0	n/a	n/a	0	872
1998	12	2	2	865	1	n/a	n/a	0	882
1999	7	2	0	876	1	n/a	n/a	0	886
2000	6	2	0	902	1	n/a	n/a	0	911
2001	4	2	1	858	1	n/a	n/a	0	866
2002	7	2	3	870	0	n/a	n/a	0	882
2003	7	2	3	870	0	n/a	n/a	0	882
2004	5	2	1	871	1	n/a	n/a	0	880
2005	2	2	0	826	1	n/a	n/a	0	831
2006	2	5	0	743	2	n/a	n/a	0	752
2007	3	5	1	765	3	n/a	n/a	0	777
2008	1	4	n/a	766	5	n/a	n/a	0	776
2009	1	3	0	768	5	0	0	0	777
2010	0	3	0	789	2	0	1	0	795
2011	0	1	2	750	1	0	3	0	757
2012	0	1	3	748	4	0	1	0	757
2013	0	1	2	689	0	0	0	0	692
2014	0	1	1	621	1	0	0	0	624
2015	2	1	1	566	1	0	0	0	571
2016	7	3	1	507	1	0	3	0	522
2017	11	1	2	487	1	0	1	0	503
2018	12	1	3	431	1	0	2	0	450
2019	12	3	2	403	0	0	0	0	420
2020	13	1	1	383	0	0	0	0	398
2021	11	1	1	388	0	0	1	0	402
2022	11	4	0	382	0	0	2	0	399
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	381	381
2024	8	2	1	365	0	0	2	0	378

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lorena Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	862	39.0	22.1	n/a
1989	868	35.0	24.8	n/a
1990	923	38.0	24.2	n/a
1991	941	38.0	24.7	n/a
1992	952	38.6	24.6	95
1993	952	37.0	25.7	89.4
1994	890	35.0	25.4	94.9
1995	837	35.0	23.9	95
1996	837	35.0	23.9	95
1997	872	33.5	26.0	93.1
1998	882	42.0	21.0	94.9
1999	886	44.0	20.1	94.9
2000	911	45.0	20.2	98.1
2001	866	47.0	18.4	93.8
2002	882	47.0	18.8	91.5
2003	882	47.0	18.8	91.5
2004	880	45.0	19.6	91.6
2005	831	43.0	19.3	90.3
2006	752	39.0	19.3	93.6
2007	777	39.0	19.9	92.7
2008	776	44.0	17.6	43
2009	777	41.0	18.1	94.3
2010	795	37.0	21.4	89.7
2011	757	n/a	n/a	38
2012	757	34.0	22.2	n/a
2013	692	29.0	23.8	46.2
2014	624	26.0	24.0	91.8
2015	571	23.0	24.8	87.4
2016	522	22.0	23.7	94.8
2017	503	23.0	21.8	89.9
2018	450	20.0	22.5	94.9
2019	420	19.0	22.1	92.6
2020	398	n/a	n/a	95.5
2021	402	19.0	21.1	96.8
2022	399	21.0	18.9	97.5
2023	381	20.0	19.0	97.6
2024	378	20.0	18.9	98.9

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 Lorena Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	862	39.0	22.1	n/a
1989	868	35.0	24.8	n/a
1990	923	38.0	24.2	n/a
1991	941	38.0	24.7	n/a
1992	952	38.6	24.6	95
1993	952	37.0	25.7	89.4
1994	890	35.0	25.4	94.9
1995	837	35.0	23.9	95
1996	837	35.0	23.9	95
1997	872	33.5	26.0	93.1
1998	882	42.0	21.0	94.9
1999	886	44.0	20.1	94.9
2000	911	45.0	20.2	98.1
2001	866	47.0	18.4	93.8
2002	882	47.0	18.8	91.5
2003	882	47.0	18.8	91.5
2004	880	45.0	19.6	91.6
2005	831	43.0	19.3	90.3
2006	752	39.0	19.3	93.6
2007	777	39.0	19.9	92.7
2008	776	44.0	17.6	43
2009	777	41.0	18.1	94.3
2010	795	37.0	21.4	89.7
2011	757	n/a	n/a	38
2012	757	34.0	22.2	n/a
2013	692	29.0	23.8	46.2
2014	624	26.0	24.0	91.8
2015	571	23.0	24.8	87.4
2016	522	22.0	23.7	94.8
2017	503	23.0	21.8	89.9
2018	450	20.0	22.5	94.9
2019	420	19.0	22.1	92.6
2020	398	n/a	n/a	95.5
2021	402	19.0	21.1	96.8
2022	399	21.0	18.9	97.5
2023	381	20.0	19.0	97.6
2024	378	20.0	18.9	98.9

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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