Is Mt. Washington Elementary a good school?

Yes. Mt. Washington Elementary ranks in the top 9.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Mt. Washington Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 434 students attended Mt. Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Washington Elementary?

Students at Mt. Washington Elementary are 46% White, 23% Hispanic, 21% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mt. Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mt. Washington Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Florence Nightingale Middle Middle : Luther Burbank Middle High : Benjamin Franklin Senior High

Mt. Washington Elementary

Summary:

Mt. Washington Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 431 students in grades K-6 and part of the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Mt. Washington Elementary is a standout performer, consistently ranking among the top 10% of California elementary schools over the past 5 years. The school's students significantly outperform their peers in the district and state on standardized tests, with 73.23% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 72.22% in Mathematics, compared to just 43.06% and 32.83% for Los Angeles Unified, respectively. This strong academic achievement extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students. Despite having a relatively low percentage of students from low-income families, Mt. Washington Elementary maintains its high-quality education, suggesting the school is effectively serving students from diverse backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Mt. Washington Elementary stands out as a clear leader. For example, Aldama Elementary, the closest school, has significantly lower academic performance across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points lower than Mt. Washington. Other nearby schools, such as Arroyo Seco Museum Science and Latona Avenue Elementary, also demonstrate lower academic achievement compared to Mt. Washington. However, the school may want to address its increasing chronic absenteeism and relatively high student-teacher ratio to continue providing the best possible education for its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

3981 San Rafael Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90065-4013

(323) 225-8320

District: Los Angeles Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,741

Students who attend Mt. Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Florence Nightingale Middle
	Luther Burbank Middle
High:	Benjamin Franklin Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 434

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.1%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Two or more races:

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mt. Washington Elementary ranks better than 90.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 35^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 92.27. (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 Mt. Washington Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.1%), Hispanic (23%), two or more races (21.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 15.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mt. Washington Elementary is 24.1. 474 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mt. Washington Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mt. Washington Elementary is $8,741. 483 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mt. Washington Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt. Washington Elementary 553^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mt. Washington Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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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 Mt. Washington Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mt. Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	76.84	1040^th	4809	78.4%
2005	83.30	797^th	4822	83.5%
2006	88.60	560^th	4818	88.4%
2007	88.88	569^th	5113	88.9%
2008	93.05	311^th	5113	93.9%
2009	86.08	702^nd	5193	86.5%
2010	78.73	1060^th	5314	80.1%
2011	89.89	430^th	5377	92.0%
2012	84.90	734^th	5390	86.4%
2013	84.25	805^th	5530	85.4%
2015	84.87	888^th	5611	84.2%
2016	88.07	733^rd	5614	86.9%
2017	90.92	586^th	5692	89.7%
2018	85.54	862^nd	5662	84.8%
2019	89.68	659^th	5789	88.6%
2022	94.90	375^th	5883	93.6%
2023	93.71	458^th	5874	92.2%
2024	92.27	553^rd	5862	90.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mt. Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	71.12	1121^st	5084	78.0%
2019	78.13	800^th	5173	84.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Mt. Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.75	386^th	5413	92.9%
2019	91.90	443^rd	5492	91.9%
2022	95.60	253^rd	5635	95.5%
2023	94.32	344^th	5617	93.9%
2024	94.13	348^th	5605	93.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Mt. Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.49	1467^th	5431	73.0%
2019	82.00	971^st	5510	82.4%
2022	92.23	489^th	5663	91.4%
2023	90.36	594^th	5650	89.5%
2024	87.51	739^th	5636	86.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mt. Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.02	1282^nd	4830	73.5%
2019	78.46	762^nd	4963	84.6%
2022	96.67	127^th	5084	97.5%
2023	95.28	159^th	5098	96.9%
2024	88.80	395^th	5102	92.3%

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Rank History for White students at Mt. Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.71	388^th	2737	85.8%
2019	85.61	246^th	2834	91.3%
2022	87.36	193^rd	2726	92.9%
2023	84.78	253^rd	2662	90.5%
2024	82.49	333^rd	2647	87.4%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Monday, December 11, 2017

The school is great if you are a white family who doesn't ever want to acknowledge race or that racism exists or that bias exists in every person and in the classroom. And if you want to pretend that every time the "n" word is used by a kid it's a completely isolated incident. The PTA pretty much called all the shots and were bullies to parents who had grievances because their kids were being treated differently on the schoolyard or in the classroom. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Mt. Washington Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	155	18	55	105	1	n/a	n/a	0	334
1989	139	16	56	90	1	n/a	n/a	0	302
1990	111	19	43	109	2	n/a	n/a	0	284
1991	113	21	43	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	336
1992	124	22	48	154	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1993	150	22	45	152	2	n/a	n/a	0	371
1994	146	17	40	142	2	n/a	n/a	0	347
1995	158	22	43	144	4	n/a	n/a	0	371
1996	158	22	43	144	4	n/a	n/a	0	371
1997	150	18	43	140	5	n/a	n/a	0	356
1998	148	27	40	132	7	n/a	n/a	0	354
1999	141	26	42	134	11	n/a	n/a	0	354
2000	125	35	50	137	6	n/a	n/a	0	353
2001	132	35	44	139	4	n/a	n/a	0	354
2002	129	32	38	171	6	n/a	n/a	0	376
2003	129	32	38	171	6	n/a	n/a	0	376
2004	112	31	37	174	3	n/a	n/a	0	357
2005	112	33	27	171	6	n/a	n/a	0	349
2006	111	33	23	158	7	n/a	n/a	0	332
2007	106	27	28	138	0	n/a	n/a	40	339
2008	114	30	31	129	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	304
2009	128	29	25	117	3	0	43	0	345
2010	117	25	25	129	3	0	17	0	316
2011	112	28	52	120	3	0	0	0	315
2012	128	21	62	132	3	0	0	0	346
2013	140	24	59	135	5	1	0	0	364
2014	173	27	55	127	6	1	0	0	389
2015	187	17	31	125	2	1	46	0	409
2016	204	9	25	128	1	0	54	0	421
2017	223	7	30	129	1	0	49	0	439
2018	205	8	25	120	2	0	42	0	402
2019	266	7	55	121	1	2	1	0	453
2020	253	4	38	113	1	1	45	0	455
2021	245	6	41	104	1	1	43	0	441
2022	215	4	34	95	0	0	68	0	416
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	431	431
2024	200	4	35	100	1	1	93	0	434

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 Mt. Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	334	13.0	25.6	n/a
1989	302	12.0	25.1	n/a
1990	284	12.0	23.6	n/a
1991	336	13.0	25.8	n/a
1992	348	13.2	26.3	36.5
1993	371	14.0	26.5	33.7
1994	347	13.0	26.7	34.9
1995	371	13.0	28.5	34.2
1996	371	13.0	28.5	34.2
1997	356	15.0	23.7	33.4
1998	354	17.0	20.8	31.9
1999	354	18.0	19.7	28.5
2000	353	18.0	19.6	25.5
2001	354	18.0	19.7	30.8
2002	376	18.0	20.9	34.8
2003	376	18.0	20.9	34.8
2004	357	17.0	21.0	36.4
2005	349	18.0	19.4	37.5
2006	332	16.0	20.8	31.6
2007	339	18.0	18.8	32.1
2008	304	18.5	16.4	28.3
2009	345	17.0	19.2	20.9
2010	316	14.0	22.5	25.6
2011	315	n/a	n/a	21.9
2012	346	14.0	24.7	n/a
2013	364	15.0	24.2	17
2014	389	15.0	25.9	15.9
2015	409	17.0	24.0	13
2016	421	17.0	24.7	13.8
2017	439	18.0	24.3	14.8
2018	402	17.0	23.6	18.4
2019	453	17.0	26.6	13.9
2020	455	n/a	n/a	16.5
2021	441	18.0	24.5	15
2022	416	18.0	23.1	14.7
2023	431	17.0	25.3	13.2
2024	434	18.0	24.1	15.9

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 Mt. Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	334	13.0	25.6	n/a
1989	302	12.0	25.1	n/a
1990	284	12.0	23.6	n/a
1991	336	13.0	25.8	n/a
1992	348	13.2	26.3	36.5
1993	371	14.0	26.5	33.7
1994	347	13.0	26.7	34.9
1995	371	13.0	28.5	34.2
1996	371	13.0	28.5	34.2
1997	356	15.0	23.7	33.4
1998	354	17.0	20.8	31.9
1999	354	18.0	19.7	28.5
2000	353	18.0	19.6	25.5
2001	354	18.0	19.7	30.8
2002	376	18.0	20.9	34.8
2003	376	18.0	20.9	34.8
2004	357	17.0	21.0	36.4
2005	349	18.0	19.4	37.5
2006	332	16.0	20.8	31.6
2007	339	18.0	18.8	32.1
2008	304	18.5	16.4	28.3
2009	345	17.0	19.2	20.9
2010	316	14.0	22.5	25.6
2011	315	n/a	n/a	21.9
2012	346	14.0	24.7	n/a
2013	364	15.0	24.2	17
2014	389	15.0	25.9	15.9
2015	409	17.0	24.0	13
2016	421	17.0	24.7	13.8
2017	439	18.0	24.3	14.8
2018	402	17.0	23.6	18.4
2019	453	17.0	26.6	13.9
2020	455	n/a	n/a	16.5
2021	441	18.0	24.5	15
2022	416	18.0	23.1	14.7
2023	431	17.0	25.3	13.2
2024	434	18.0	24.1	15.9

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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