Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Magnolia Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 550 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.

Magnolia Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges, including a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 10.5% in 2017-2018 to 36.8% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school also consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 10-20 percentage points lower. While the school performs relatively better for English Language Learner and Special Education students, it struggles with its Hispanic, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Female/Male student groups, ranking in the bottom 50% of California elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Vermont Avenue Elementary, which is less than a mile away, Magnolia Avenue Elementary is clearly underperforming. Vermont Avenue Elementary consistently outperforms Magnolia Avenue Elementary on state assessments and has lower chronic absenteeism rates. Given the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Magnolia Avenue Elementary, the school likely has access to additional funding and resources, but these do not appear to be effectively utilized to address the school's academic and equity concerns.

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Public K-5

 1626 South Orchard Ave.
       Los Angeles, CA  90006-5316


(213) 748-6281

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3807th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,436 Help


Students who attend Magnolia Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Berendo Middle
High:    West Adams Preparatory High

Student/teacher ratio:  21.0 Help
Number of students:  546

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.0%
Two or more races:
2.9%
African American:
2.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.8% Help


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Compare Details Magnolia Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 64.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 323rd among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.48. (See more...)
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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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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93%), two or more races (2.9%), African American (2.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Magnolia Avenue Elementary is 21. 343 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Magnolia Avenue Elementary is $10,436. 355 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Magnolia Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Magnolia Avenue Elementary 3807th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Magnolia Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Magnolia Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 19.34 3980th 4809 17.2%
2005 12.31 4499th 4822 6.7%
2006 10.26 4617th 4818 4.2%
2007 8.73 4980th 5113 2.6%
2008 11.88 4827th 5113 5.6%
2009 9.38 5029th 5193 3.2%
2010 18.13 4700th 5314 11.6%
2011 12.29 5112th 5377 4.9%
2012 13.97 5015th 5390 7.0%
2013 35.79 3615th 5530 34.6%
2015 18.77 4755th 5611 15.3%
2016 16.30 4930th 5614 12.2%
2017 14.75 5134th 5692 9.8%
2018 15.50 5050th 5662 10.8%
2019 17.32 5044th 5789 12.9%
2022 19.85 4884th 5883 17.0%
2023 23.26 4534th 5874 22.8%
2024 31.48 3807th 5862 35.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.62 2811th 3246 13.4%
2019 26.96 2713th 3275 17.2%
2022 34.00 2279th 3311 31.2%
2023 20.42 3133rd 3250 3.6%
2024 50.83 1130th 3160 64.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.20 1380th 2420 43.0%
2024 35.64 1521st 2634 42.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.31 4309th 5084 15.2%
2019 26.54 4125th 5173 20.3%
2022 30.30 3818th 5264 27.5%
2023 33.27 3629th 5374 32.5%
2024 42.61 2935th 5511 46.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.02 5061st 5413 6.5%
2019 17.79 4814th 5492 12.3%
2022 16.44 5047th 5635 10.4%
2023 19.62 4731st 5617 15.8%
2024 32.18 3623rd 5605 35.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.72 1275th 2128 40.1%
2019 27.65 1917th 2585 25.8%
2022 38.79 1125th 2227 49.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.63 4601st 5431 15.3%
2019 18.11 4810th 5510 12.7%
2022 25.36 4205th 5663 25.7%
2023 29.19 3849th 5650 31.9%
2024 31.14 3726th 5636 33.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.89 4120th 4830 14.7%
2019 24.45 4075th 4963 17.9%
2022 29.41 3752nd 5084 26.2%
2023 35.98 3235th 5098 36.5%
2024 45.78 2558th 5102 49.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Magnolia Avenue Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 3 17 35 1957 0 n/a n/a 0 2012
1989 3 18 33 1971 0 n/a n/a 0 2025
1990 20 21 41 2054 0 n/a n/a 0 2136
1991 1 29 23 2116 0 n/a n/a 0 2169
1992 1 14 13 1890 1 n/a n/a 0 1919
1993 0 16 12 1808 1 n/a n/a 0 1837
1994 1 25 13 1774 0 n/a n/a 0 1813
1995 0 21 6 1660 1 n/a n/a 0 1688
1996 0 21 6 1660 1 n/a n/a 0 1688
1997 1 19 3 1695 3 n/a n/a 0 1721
1998 3 19 7 1649 3 n/a n/a 0 1681
1999 0 20 10 1673 3 n/a n/a 0 1706
2000 1 20 13 1739 5 n/a n/a 0 1778
2001 1 19 9 1788 5 n/a n/a 0 1822
2002 6 11 6 1756 4 n/a n/a 0 1783
2003 6 11 6 1756 4 n/a n/a 0 1783
2004 7 11 9 1707 3 n/a n/a 0 1737
2005 3 13 8 1631 2 n/a n/a 0 1657
2006 0 12 8 1536 1 n/a n/a 0 1557
2007 1 17 6 1385 2 n/a n/a 1 1412
2008 3 11 5 1350 n/a n/a n/a 0 1369
2009 0 19 5 1292 0 0 0 0 1316
2010 0 12 3 1270 0 0 1 0 1286
2011 1 10 4 1185 1 1 3 0 1205
2012 4 7 3 1158 1 0 2 0 1175
2013 1 9 3 1080 1 0 0 0 1094
2014 3 12 0 1038 2 0 0 0 1055
2015 11 12 0 1068 1 2 9 0 1103
2016 11 11 1 1102 1 2 10 0 1138
2017 15 10 4 1071 1 1 7 0 1109
2018 11 4 5 975 1 1 2 0 999
2019 9 11 6 811 0 1 3 0 841
2020 8 16 2 755 0 0 4 0 785
2021 6 12 2 654 0 0 8 0 682
2022 8 7 1 576 0 0 7 0 599
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 550 550
2024 7 14 1 508 0 0 16 0 546

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

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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 Magnolia Avenue Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2012 87.5 22.9 n/a
1989 2025 82.0 24.6 n/a
1990 2136 88.4 24.1 n/a
1991 2169 89.3 24.2 n/a
1992 1919 90.7 21.1 94.9
1993 1837 77.5 23.7 95
1994 1813 71.5 25.4 95
1995 1688 68.0 24.8 95
1996 1688 68.0 24.8 95
1997 1721 72.1 23.9 94.9
1998 1681 80.6 20.9 94.9
1999 1706 93.0 18.3 92.5
2000 1778 90.0 19.8 99.7
2001 1822 93.0 19.6 96.9
2002 1783 93.0 19.2 95.5
2003 1783 93.0 19.2 95.5
2004 1737 87.5 19.9 85.3
2005 1657 84.5 19.6 84.7
2006 1557 79.0 19.7 95.6
2007 1412 73.0 19.3 90.6
2008 1369 77.5 17.7 83.5
2009 1316 66.5 18.7 84.3
2010 1286 68.0 18.9 84.4
2011 1205 n/a n/a 53.4
2012 1175 58.0 20.2 n/a
2013 1094 54.0 20.2 63.7
2014 1055 46.5 22.6 83.9
2015 1103 48.0 22.9 88.8
2016 1138 48.0 23.7 96.2
2017 1109 49.0 22.6 92.4
2018 999 45.0 22.2 95
2019 841 38.5 21.8 94.4
2020 785 n/a n/a 99.6
2021 682 33.0 20.6 99.6
2022 599 31.0 19.3 99.5
2023 550 27.0 20.3 100
2024 546 26.0 21.0 99.8

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 Magnolia Avenue Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2012 87.5 22.9 n/a
1989 2025 82.0 24.6 n/a
1990 2136 88.4 24.1 n/a
1991 2169 89.3 24.2 n/a
1992 1919 90.7 21.1 94.9
1993 1837 77.5 23.7 95
1994 1813 71.5 25.4 95
1995 1688 68.0 24.8 95
1996 1688 68.0 24.8 95
1997 1721 72.1 23.9 94.9
1998 1681 80.6 20.9 94.9
1999 1706 93.0 18.3 92.5
2000 1778 90.0 19.8 99.7
2001 1822 93.0 19.6 96.9
2002 1783 93.0 19.2 95.5
2003 1783 93.0 19.2 95.5
2004 1737 87.5 19.9 85.3
2005 1657 84.5 19.6 84.7
2006 1557 79.0 19.7 95.6
2007 1412 73.0 19.3 90.6
2008 1369 77.5 17.7 83.5
2009 1316 66.5 18.7 84.3
2010 1286 68.0 18.9 84.4
2011 1205 n/a n/a 53.4
2012 1175 58.0 20.2 n/a
2013 1094 54.0 20.2 63.7
2014 1055 46.5 22.6 83.9
2015 1103 48.0 22.9 88.8
2016 1138 48.0 23.7 96.2
2017 1109 49.0 22.6 92.4
2018 999 45.0 22.2 95
2019 841 38.5 21.8 94.4
2020 785 n/a n/a 99.6
2021 682 33.0 20.6 99.6
2022 599 31.0 19.3 99.5
2023 550 27.0 20.3 100
2024 546 26.0 21.0 99.8

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201299.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%
201390.0%0.0%0.0%10.0%93.0%98.0%100.0%92.0%90.0%
201493.0%1.0%0.0%7.0%96.0%99.0%99.0%95.0%93.0%
201568.0%0.0%0.0%32.0%77.0%84.0%84.0%71.0%68.0%
201696.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%97.0%100.0%100.0%96.0%96.0%
201796.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%97.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%96.0%≥99.0%
2018≥99.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
201995.0%0.0%2.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%96.0%≥99.0%
202094.8%0.0%0.0%97.0%97.8%97.0%95.6%97.8%
202192.1%0.0%0.0%95.5%96.6%94.4%95.5%95.5%
202291.7%0.0%0.9%94.5%97.3%97.3%94.5%97.3%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Magnolia Avenue Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,436

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Magnolia Avenue Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 5044th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 4534th of 5874 Elementary schools
 9.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)23.228.4
 5.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)42.940.1
 2.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)36.123.3
 12.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)44.442.8
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
3rd Grade Reading/Language Arts (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)7.57.9
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Reading/Language Arts (Los Angeles Unified)8.85.5
 3.3%
   3rd Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)13.88.7
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)27.320.4
 6.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)43.439.9
 3.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)23.915
 8.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)3837.6
 0.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
4th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)06.7
 6.7%
   4th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Los Angeles Unified)9.55.7
 3.8%
   4th Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)14.59.1
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)30.539.8
 9.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)44.741.5
 3.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)16.923.1
 6.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)31.130.5
 0.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)13.415.4
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)24.324.8
 0.5%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
5th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Magnolia Avenue Elementary)3.70
 3.7%
   5th Grade Reading/Language Arts (Los Angeles Unified)8.55.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade Reading/Language Arts (California)138.8
 4.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students841550
 34.6%
African American110
 100%
American Indian00
Asian60
 100%
Hispanic8110
 100%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White90
 100%
Two or More Races30
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.4%100%
 5.6%


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Rank: 4321st of 5862
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Rank: 3141st of 5862
Students: 421
Los Angeles Unified
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Rank: 4657th of 5862
Students: 370
Los Angeles Unified
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Distance: 0.9mi
Rank: 4992nd of 5862
Students: 347








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Magnolia Avenue Elementary ranks 3807th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Magnolia Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berendo Middle
High : West Adams Preparatory High

Students at Magnolia Avenue Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 546 students attended Magnolia Avenue Elementary.


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