Is One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary a good school?

One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 330 students attended One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary?

Students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Samuel Gompers Middle

One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

Summary:

One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 328 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.

One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 29.41% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and 24.14% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 43.06% and 32.83% for Los Angeles Unified, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.6% to 55.5% over the past several years, much higher than district and state averages. Additionally, over 96% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as One Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary, One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary, and Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary, also perform poorly on standardized tests, but generally outperform One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary. The school's performance is particularly low for African American and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 20% and bottom 10% of California schools, respectively, in recent years. Addressing the multifaceted challenges facing One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary, including low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population, will be crucial in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

10915 South McKinley Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90059-1523

(323) 756-9206

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4548^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,017

Students who attend One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Samuel Gompers Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 18.3

Number of students: 330

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

African American:

17.3%

Two or more races:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary ranks worse than 77.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 413^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 23.29. (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 (80%), African American (17.3%), two or more races (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary is 18.3, which is the 116^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary is $11,017. 298 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary 4548^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.83	4202^nd	4809	12.6%
2005	25.67	3582^nd	4822	25.7%
2006	33.00	3109^th	4818	35.5%
2007	43.50	2701^st	5113	47.2%
2008	21.42	4239^th	5113	17.1%
2009	24.49	4102^nd	5193	21.0%
2010	23.80	4315^th	5314	18.8%
2011	15.19	4938^th	5377	8.2%
2012	26.61	4202^nd	5390	22.0%
2013	18.96	4806^th	5530	13.1%
2015	11.38	5388^th	5611	4.0%
2016	6.00	5581^st	5614	0.6%
2017	6.14	5646^th	5692	0.8%
2018	8.18	5523^rd	5662	2.5%
2019	9.26	5610^th	5789	3.1%
2022	17.00	5161^st	5883	12.3%
2023	19.53	4914^th	5874	16.3%
2024	23.29	4548^th	5862	22.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.08	3105^th	3246	4.3%
2019	25.61	2823^rd	3275	13.8%
2022	22.54	3081^st	3311	6.9%
2023	30.25	2514^th	3250	22.6%
2024	38.49	1923^rd	3160	39.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.84	4919^th	5084	3.2%
2019	12.93	4944^th	5173	4.4%
2022	27.13	4072^nd	5264	22.6%
2023	25.94	4242^nd	5374	21.1%
2024	30.04	3941^st	5511	28.5%

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Rank History for Female students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.78	5287^th	5413	2.3%
2019	8.57	5375^th	5492	2.1%
2022	19.81	4731^st	5635	16.0%
2023	21.33	4582^nd	5617	18.4%
2024	28.17	3953^rd	5605	29.5%

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Rank History for Male students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.80	5325^th	5431	2.0%
2019	12.17	5238^th	5510	4.9%
2022	17.16	5011^th	5663	11.5%
2023	20.98	4630^th	5650	18.1%
2024	20.31	4684^th	5636	16.9%

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Rank History for African American students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.83	700^th	700	0.0%
2019	10.10	745^th	747	0.3%
2023	38.83	379^th	662	42.7%
2024	31.08	404^th	593	31.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.17	4588^th	4830	5.0%
2019	15.83	4621^st	4963	6.9%
2022	26.78	3978^th	5084	21.8%
2023	29.25	3776^th	5098	25.9%
2024	38.54	3072^nd	5102	39.8%

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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 One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	0	219	0	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
1989	0	225	0	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	412
1990	0	213	3	222	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1991	0	196	2	245	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
1992	0	178	1	285	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1993	0	237	2	305	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1994	0	186	2	286	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1995	1	150	2	292	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1996	1	150	2	292	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1997	1	146	2	312	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1998	1	142	1	305	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
1999	1	179	2	344	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
2000	0	159	2	358	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
2001	0	157	2	366	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
2002	0	162	1	352	1	n/a	n/a	0	516
2003	0	162	1	352	1	n/a	n/a	0	516
2004	1	147	1	361	1	n/a	n/a	0	511
2005	0	137	1	369	1	n/a	n/a	0	508
2006	1	126	1	370	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
2007	1	112	1	343	1	n/a	n/a	0	458
2008	2	131	2	336	1	n/a	n/a	0	472
2009	1	125	0	338	0	1	2	0	467
2010	1	122	2	367	0	1	2	0	495
2011	1	105	1	347	0	2	0	0	456
2012	1	111	1	364	0	1	2	0	480
2013	1	108	0	374	0	0	0	0	483
2014	0	87	0	383	0	0	0	0	470
2015	3	94	0	384	0	0	2	0	483
2016	1	90	1	383	0	0	3	0	478
2017	2	90	0	388	0	0	1	0	481
2018	2	85	0	364	1	0	2	0	454
2019	2	83	0	319	0	0	0	0	404
2020	3	76	0	310	0	1	2	0	392
2021	1	68	0	290	0	1	1	0	361
2022	1	57	0	259	0	1	2	0	320
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	328	328
2024	3	57	0	264	0	1	5	0	330

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 One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	378	17.0	22.2	n/a
1989	412	17.0	24.2	n/a
1990	438	19.0	23.0	n/a
1991	443	19.0	23.3	n/a
1992	464	19.3	24.0	94.8
1993	544	22.0	24.7	92.3
1994	474	20.0	23.7	93.9
1995	445	19.0	23.4	94.8
1996	445	19.0	23.4	94.8
1997	461	20.0	23.1	94.8
1998	449	22.0	20.4	94.9
1999	526	28.0	18.8	94.9
2000	519	24.0	21.6	97.9
2001	525	23.7	22.2	98.1
2002	516	27.0	19.1	78.3
2003	516	27.0	19.1	78.3
2004	511	27.0	18.9	99.4
2005	508	26.0	19.5	80.1
2006	498	25.0	19.9	96
2007	458	24.0	19.1	95.9
2008	472	30.0	15.7	86.2
2009	467	26.0	16.1	92.3
2010	495	23.0	21.5	84.8
2011	456	n/a	n/a	54.6
2012	480	20.0	24.0	n/a
2013	483	21.0	23.0	64.4
2014	470	20.0	23.5	82.6
2015	483	20.0	24.1	90.3
2016	478	20.0	23.9	94.6
2017	481	20.0	24.0	88.6
2018	454	19.5	23.2	95.8
2019	404	19.0	21.2	94.8
2020	392	n/a	n/a	94.4
2021	361	18.0	20.0	96.1
2022	320	18.0	17.7	96.3
2023	328	18.0	18.2	97.3
2024	330	18.0	18.3	96.4

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 One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	378	17.0	22.2	n/a
1989	412	17.0	24.2	n/a
1990	438	19.0	23.0	n/a
1991	443	19.0	23.3	n/a
1992	464	19.3	24.0	94.8
1993	544	22.0	24.7	92.3
1994	474	20.0	23.7	93.9
1995	445	19.0	23.4	94.8
1996	445	19.0	23.4	94.8
1997	461	20.0	23.1	94.8
1998	449	22.0	20.4	94.9
1999	526	28.0	18.8	94.9
2000	519	24.0	21.6	97.9
2001	525	23.7	22.2	98.1
2002	516	27.0	19.1	78.3
2003	516	27.0	19.1	78.3
2004	511	27.0	18.9	99.4
2005	508	26.0	19.5	80.1
2006	498	25.0	19.9	96
2007	458	24.0	19.1	95.9
2008	472	30.0	15.7	86.2
2009	467	26.0	16.1	92.3
2010	495	23.0	21.5	84.8
2011	456	n/a	n/a	54.6
2012	480	20.0	24.0	n/a
2013	483	21.0	23.0	64.4
2014	470	20.0	23.5	82.6
2015	483	20.0	24.1	90.3
2016	478	20.0	23.9	94.6
2017	481	20.0	24.0	88.6
2018	454	19.5	23.2	95.8
2019	404	19.0	21.2	94.8
2020	392	n/a	n/a	94.4
2021	361	18.0	20.0	96.1
2022	320	18.0	17.7	96.3
2023	328	18.0	18.2	97.3
2024	330	18.0	18.3	96.4

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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