Is Marvin Elementary a good school?

Marvin Elementary ranks 1946 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marvin Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 550 students attended Marvin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marvin Elementary?

Students at Marvin Elementary are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Marvin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marvin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Daniel Webster Middle High : Alexander Hamilton Senior High

Marvin Elementary

Summary:

Marvin Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, CA, serving 550 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Marvin Elementary generally outperforms the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores, with 46.67% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 47.78% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 43.06% and 32.83% for the district, respectively. The school also has strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the top quartile of California elementary schools. However, Marvin Elementary has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 9.3% to 39.1% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools like Alta Loma Elementary, Carthay Elementary of Environmental Studies Magnet, and Cienega Elementary, Marvin Elementary generally outperforms them in test scores and student group performance. However, Marvin Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 89.64% to 94.68%, compared to the nearby schools, which have rates ranging from 66.25% to 95.87%. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and continuing to support the academic growth of all students, especially those from low-income backgrounds, could be key focus areas for Marvin Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

2411 Marvin Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90016-1910

(323) 938-3608

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1946^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,016

Students who attend Marvin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Daniel Webster Middle
High:	Alexander Hamilton Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.6

Number of students: 550

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Marvin Elementary ranks better than 66.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 115^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 62.68. (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

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marvin Elementary is 19.6, which is the 201^st best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marvin Elementary is $10,016. 396 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

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Marvin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Marvin Elementary 1946^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Marvin 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 all students at Marvin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	26.99	3418^th	4809	28.9%
2005	22.43	3806^th	4822	21.1%
2006	29.34	3359^th	4818	30.3%
2007	35.97	3170^th	5113	38.0%
2008	45.08	2656^th	5113	48.1%
2009	48.24	2593^rd	5193	50.1%
2010	57.13	2153^rd	5314	59.5%
2011	43.78	2966^th	5377	44.8%
2012	47.98	2748^th	5390	49.0%
2013	48.58	2774^th	5530	49.8%
2015	35.71	3272^nd	5611	41.7%
2016	48.82	2551^st	5614	54.6%
2017	41.73	2994^th	5692	47.4%
2018	49.06	2616^th	5662	53.8%
2019	41.10	3125^th	5789	46.0%
2022	43.20	2898^th	5883	50.7%
2023	45.96	2765^th	5874	52.9%
2024	62.68	1946^th	5862	66.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marvin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.80	3057^th	3246	5.8%
2019	33.09	2269^th	3275	30.7%
2022	25.43	2918^th	3311	11.9%
2023	25.33	2856^th	3250	12.1%
2024	45.25	1459^th	3160	53.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marvin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.52	950^th	2420	60.7%
2024	59.74	725^th	2634	72.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marvin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.61	1261^st	5084	75.2%
2019	57.85	1912^th	5173	63.0%
2022	59.64	1702^nd	5264	67.7%
2023	61.08	1685^th	5374	68.6%
2024	72.66	1150^th	5511	79.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Marvin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.29	2761^st	5413	49.0%
2019	41.41	3022^nd	5492	45.0%
2022	41.25	2924^th	5635	48.1%
2023	37.86	3153^rd	5617	43.9%
2024	60.16	1949^th	5605	65.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Marvin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.06	1100^th	2128	48.3%
2019	37.66	1393^rd	2585	46.1%
2022	55.72	692^nd	2227	68.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Marvin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.84	2347^th	5431	56.8%
2019	40.45	3014^th	5510	45.3%
2022	44.83	2718^th	5663	52.0%
2023	52.80	2295^th	5650	59.4%
2024	63.08	1840^th	5636	67.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Marvin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.85	396^th	662	40.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marvin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.14	1275^th	4830	73.6%
2019	57.72	1806^th	4963	63.6%
2022	57.07	1777^th	5084	65.0%
2023	66.28	1349^th	5098	73.5%
2024	78.94	755^th	5102	85.2%

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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 Marvin Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	3	407	12	573	0	n/a	n/a	0	995
1989	1	401	11	594	0	n/a	n/a	0	1007
1990	3	364	4	640	0	n/a	n/a	0	1011
1991	4	375	3	677	0	n/a	n/a	0	1059
1992	0	360	2	725	0	n/a	n/a	0	1087
1993	0	354	2	734	0	n/a	n/a	0	1090
1994	1	310	3	642	2	n/a	n/a	0	958
1995	9	354	7	668	3	n/a	n/a	0	1041
1996	9	354	7	668	3	n/a	n/a	0	1041
1997	4	328	7	766	3	n/a	n/a	0	1108
1998	4	332	8	759	1	n/a	n/a	0	1104
1999	1	308	7	796	2	n/a	n/a	0	1114
2000	3	280	4	861	4	n/a	n/a	0	1152
2001	4	267	7	871	3	n/a	n/a	0	1152
2002	13	241	4	898	4	n/a	n/a	0	1160
2003	13	241	4	898	4	n/a	n/a	0	1160
2004	14	205	2	848	3	n/a	n/a	0	1072
2005	10	184	2	859	2	n/a	n/a	0	1057
2006	8	138	2	785	4	n/a	n/a	0	937
2007	9	94	4	708	1	n/a	n/a	1	817
2008	4	93	8	704	2	n/a	n/a	0	811
2009	1	87	5	702	3	1	0	0	799
2010	3	72	3	685	3	1	1	0	768
2011	4	80	4	737	2	1	4	0	832
2012	5	105	2	743	1	2	1	0	859
2013	4	99	7	815	2	0	0	0	927
2014	6	116	7	808	2	1	0	0	940
2015	22	99	3	807	1	1	8	0	941
2016	24	95	1	768	1	3	18	0	910
2017	25	82	1	742	1	3	11	0	865
2018	26	60	1	696	2	1	9	0	795
2019	23	49	2	651	1	1	4	0	731
2020	12	45	2	636	1	1	10	0	707
2021	13	45	3	563	1	1	13	0	639
2022	11	34	2	528	1	1	8	0	585
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	550	550

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 Marvin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	995	45.0	22.1	n/a
1989	1007	43.0	23.4	n/a
1990	1011	43.0	23.5	n/a
1991	1059	44.0	24.0	n/a
1992	1087	44.7	24.3	94.8
1993	1090	43.0	25.3	95
1994	958	37.5	25.5	95
1995	1041	39.0	26.7	86.8
1996	1041	39.0	26.7	86.8
1997	1108	43.0	25.8	81.9
1998	1104	55.0	20.1	94.9
1999	1114	53.0	21.0	93.8
2000	1152	58.0	19.9	92.7
2001	1152	61.0	18.9	98.7
2002	1160	61.0	19.0	84.4
2003	1160	61.0	19.0	84.4
2004	1072	57.0	18.8	94.5
2005	1057	56.0	18.9	89
2006	937	51.0	18.4	93.7
2007	817	45.0	18.2	91.1
2008	811	48.5	16.7	86.7
2009	799	43.0	17.0	86.4
2010	768	40.0	19.2	93.5
2011	832	n/a	n/a	46.9
2012	859	37.0	23.2	n/a
2013	927	40.0	23.1	80.4
2014	940	40.0	23.5	95.1
2015	941	39.0	24.1	96.1
2016	910	37.0	24.5	89.9
2017	865	36.0	24.0	87.9
2018	795	34.0	23.3	94.1
2019	731	31.0	23.5	88.6
2020	707	n/a	n/a	92.6
2021	639	31.0	20.6	94.7
2022	585	30.0	19.5	92.5
2023	550	28.0	19.6	89.6

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 Marvin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	995	45.0	22.1	n/a
1989	1007	43.0	23.4	n/a
1990	1011	43.0	23.5	n/a
1991	1059	44.0	24.0	n/a
1992	1087	44.7	24.3	94.8
1993	1090	43.0	25.3	95
1994	958	37.5	25.5	95
1995	1041	39.0	26.7	86.8
1996	1041	39.0	26.7	86.8
1997	1108	43.0	25.8	81.9
1998	1104	55.0	20.1	94.9
1999	1114	53.0	21.0	93.8
2000	1152	58.0	19.9	92.7
2001	1152	61.0	18.9	98.7
2002	1160	61.0	19.0	84.4
2003	1160	61.0	19.0	84.4
2004	1072	57.0	18.8	94.5
2005	1057	56.0	18.9	89
2006	937	51.0	18.4	93.7
2007	817	45.0	18.2	91.1
2008	811	48.5	16.7	86.7
2009	799	43.0	17.0	86.4
2010	768	40.0	19.2	93.5
2011	832	n/a	n/a	46.9
2012	859	37.0	23.2	n/a
2013	927	40.0	23.1	80.4
2014	940	40.0	23.5	95.1
2015	941	39.0	24.1	96.1
2016	910	37.0	24.5	89.9
2017	865	36.0	24.0	87.9
2018	795	34.0	23.3	94.1
2019	731	31.0	23.5	88.6
2020	707	n/a	n/a	92.6
2021	639	31.0	20.6	94.7
2022	585	30.0	19.5	92.5
2023	550	28.0	19.6	89.6

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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