Is Mar Vista Elementary a good school?

Yes! Mar Vista Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 277 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Mar Vista Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 584 students attended Mar Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mar Vista Elementary?

Students at Mar Vista Elementary are 44% White, 25% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mar Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mar Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Daniel Webster Middle High : Venice Senior High

Mar Vista Elementary

Summary:

Mar Vista Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 541 students in grades K-5. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in the state, significantly outperforming its peers in the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments.

Mar Vista Elementary's students excel in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates that are nearly double the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 76.13% of Mar Vista students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 43.06% in the district and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, an impressive 80.74% of Mar Vista students were proficient or better, compared to 32.83% in the district and 35.54% statewide. The school's diverse student population, with significant representation of Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, also performs strongly across different subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Palms Elementary and Charnock Road Elementary, Mar Vista's academic performance is significantly stronger. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Grant Elementary in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, Mar Vista's performance is more comparable, with both schools ranking among the top 5% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

3330 Granville Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90066-2052

(310) 391-1175

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
277^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,641

Students who attend Mar Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Daniel Webster Middle
High:	Venice Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 584

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.0%

Two or more races:

24.7%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mar Vista Elementary ranks better than 95.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 18^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 95.84. (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 Student population at Mar Vista Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44%), two or more races (24.7%), Hispanic (17.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 13% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mar Vista Elementary is 21.6. 380 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mar Vista Elementary is $9,641. 431 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mar Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mar Vista Elementary 277^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mar Vista 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 Mar Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	81.38	843^rd	4809	82.5%
2005	83.73	784^th	4822	83.7%
2006	86.27	673^rd	4818	86.0%
2007	91.24	451^st	5113	91.2%
2008	90.23	465^th	5113	90.9%
2009	91.64	374^th	5193	92.8%
2010	85.33	714^th	5314	86.6%
2011	86.86	650^th	5377	87.9%
2012	87.29	602^nd	5390	88.8%
2013	84.87	767^th	5530	86.1%
2015	90.64	589^th	5611	89.5%
2016	91.90	506^th	5614	91.0%
2017	91.59	540^th	5692	90.5%
2018	93.84	387^th	5662	93.2%
2019	93.86	383^rd	5789	93.4%
2022	97.89	109^th	5883	98.1%
2023	96.68	217^th	5874	96.3%
2024	95.84	277^th	5862	95.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.93	96^th	339	71.7%
2023	83.90	61^st	669	90.9%
2024	78.82	125^th	669	81.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	79.51	704^th	5084	86.2%
2023	86.77	503^rd	5374	90.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.65	314^th	5413	94.2%
2019	91.49	469^th	5492	91.5%
2022	97.40	109^th	5635	98.1%
2023	97.28	110^th	5617	98.0%
2024	95.33	264^th	5605	95.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.74	462^nd	5431	91.5%
2019	94.03	310^th	5510	94.4%
2022	97.08	143^rd	5663	97.5%
2023	91.44	532^nd	5650	90.6%
2024	94.71	301^st	5636	94.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	61.64	532^nd	1149	53.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.13	192^nd	4830	96.0%
2019	87.02	427^th	4963	91.4%
2022	98.42	58^th	5084	98.9%
2023	95.79	139^th	5098	97.3%
2024	92.88	248^th	5102	95.1%

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Rank History for White students at Mar Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.58	311^th	2737	88.6%
2019	83.18	339^th	2834	88.0%
2022	92.43	45^th	2726	98.3%
2023	88.65	142^nd	2662	94.7%
2024	85.67	222^nd	2647	91.6%

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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 Mar Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	191	31	61	169	4	n/a	n/a	0	456
1989	228	74	59	161	3	n/a	n/a	0	525
1990	240	59	64	261	1	n/a	n/a	0	625
1991	257	36	71	225	3	n/a	n/a	0	592
1992	268	34	66	221	4	n/a	n/a	0	593
1993	267	39	68	187	4	n/a	n/a	0	565
1994	258	30	51	129	5	n/a	n/a	0	473
1995	343	39	70	173	5	n/a	n/a	0	630
1996	343	39	70	173	5	n/a	n/a	0	630
1997	339	57	96	182	8	n/a	n/a	0	682
1998	357	44	114	195	5	n/a	n/a	0	715
1999	336	32	114	169	6	n/a	n/a	0	657
2000	319	36	123	160	3	n/a	n/a	0	641
2001	309	52	111	169	4	n/a	n/a	0	645
2002	288	63	118	129	2	n/a	n/a	0	600
2003	288	63	118	129	2	n/a	n/a	0	600
2004	300	61	120	108	3	n/a	n/a	0	592
2005	308	56	133	108	4	n/a	n/a	0	609
2006	322	48	116	120	6	n/a	n/a	0	612
2007	311	51	110	109	5	n/a	n/a	10	596
2008	305	49	109	114	6	n/a	n/a	0	583
2009	330	41	104	114	5	3	10	0	607
2010	343	43	102	117	7	2	6	0	620
2011	341	59	102	126	7	4	5	0	644
2012	337	53	103	117	7	5	2	0	624
2013	321	54	108	108	6	3	0	0	600
2014	320	49	112	110	3	2	0	0	596
2015	305	46	82	109	0	1	50	0	593
2016	299	35	87	104	0	1	64	0	590
2017	290	30	83	96	0	0	74	0	573
2018	292	29	71	100	1	0	79	0	572
2019	338	33	103	96	2	0	5	0	577
2020	328	20	75	92	0	0	79	0	594
2021	311	18	65	93	0	0	83	0	570
2022	269	20	56	93	0	0	86	0	524
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	541	541
2024	257	11	72	100	0	0	144	0	584

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 Mar Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	456	20.0	22.8	n/a
1989	525	20.0	26.2	n/a
1990	625	22.0	28.4	n/a
1991	592	24.0	24.6	n/a
1992	593	24.4	24.3	39.8
1993	565	21.0	26.9	39.8
1994	473	19.0	24.9	36.4
1995	630	24.5	25.7	28.4
1996	630	24.5	25.7	28.4
1997	682	29.0	23.5	28.3
1998	715	34.0	21.0	28.8
1999	657	35.0	18.8	21.9
2000	641	34.5	18.6	26.5
2001	645	34.0	19.0	32.2
2002	600	30.0	20.0	22.5
2003	600	30.0	20.0	22.5
2004	592	32.5	18.2	18.9
2005	609	32.5	18.7	17.4
2006	612	31.0	19.7	15.5
2007	596	30.0	19.9	11.8
2008	583	31.5	18.5	10.3
2009	607	32.0	18.4	8.6
2010	620	29.0	21.3	12.7
2011	644	n/a	n/a	11.6
2012	624	27.0	23.1	n/a
2013	600	26.0	23.0	12.5
2014	596	26.0	22.9	12.9
2015	593	26.0	22.8	13
2016	590	26.0	22.6	13.6
2017	573	26.0	22.0	14.8
2018	572	24.0	23.8	16.8
2019	577	26.0	22.1	12.5
2020	594	n/a	n/a	11.4
2021	570	26.0	21.9	11.6
2022	524	26.0	20.1	10.3
2023	541	26.0	20.8	9.4
2024	584	27.0	21.6	13

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 Mar Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	456	20.0	22.8	n/a
1989	525	20.0	26.2	n/a
1990	625	22.0	28.4	n/a
1991	592	24.0	24.6	n/a
1992	593	24.4	24.3	39.8
1993	565	21.0	26.9	39.8
1994	473	19.0	24.9	36.4
1995	630	24.5	25.7	28.4
1996	630	24.5	25.7	28.4
1997	682	29.0	23.5	28.3
1998	715	34.0	21.0	28.8
1999	657	35.0	18.8	21.9
2000	641	34.5	18.6	26.5
2001	645	34.0	19.0	32.2
2002	600	30.0	20.0	22.5
2003	600	30.0	20.0	22.5
2004	592	32.5	18.2	18.9
2005	609	32.5	18.7	17.4
2006	612	31.0	19.7	15.5
2007	596	30.0	19.9	11.8
2008	583	31.5	18.5	10.3
2009	607	32.0	18.4	8.6
2010	620	29.0	21.3	12.7
2011	644	n/a	n/a	11.6
2012	624	27.0	23.1	n/a
2013	600	26.0	23.0	12.5
2014	596	26.0	22.9	12.9
2015	593	26.0	22.8	13
2016	590	26.0	22.6	13.6
2017	573	26.0	22.0	14.8
2018	572	24.0	23.8	16.8
2019	577	26.0	22.1	12.5
2020	594	n/a	n/a	11.4
2021	570	26.0	21.9	11.6
2022	524	26.0	20.1	10.3
2023	541	26.0	20.8	9.4
2024	584	27.0	21.6	13

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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