Is Sierra Park Elementary a good school?

Sierra Park Elementary ranks 2865 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sierra Park Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 269 students attended Sierra Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Park Elementary?

Students at Sierra Park Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Sierra Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sierra Park Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : El Sereno Middle High : Abraham Lincoln Senior High High : Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Sierra Park Elementary

Summary:

Sierra Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, CA, serving 275 students in grades K-6 and part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from 3338 out of 5614 California elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 2865 out of 5862 in the current 2023-2024 school year.

Sierra Park Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 16.9% in 2017-2018 to 38.7% in 2022-2023, notably higher than nearby schools like Multnomah Street Elementary (27.8%), City Terrace Elementary (31.6%), and Farmdale Elementary (34.4%). The school's test scores are also generally lower than the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages, with only 39.87% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 38.22% in Mathematics.

Additionally, Sierra Park Elementary's subgroup performance, particularly for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is significantly lower than the overall school ranking, indicating achievement gaps. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.36% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance. While the school has shown some strengths in its performance for disabled students in the past, this has declined in recent years.

Detail:

Public K-6

3170 Budau Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90032-2856

(323) 223-1081

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2865^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,696

Students who attend Sierra Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sereno Middle
High:	Abraham Lincoln Senior High
	Woodrow Wilson Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 269

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.6%

Asian:

2.6%

African American:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sierra Park Elementary ranks better than 51.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 208^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 44.87. (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 (92.6%), Asian (2.6%), African American (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sierra Park Elementary is 19.2, which is the 181^st best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Sierra Park Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sierra Park Elementary is $12,696, which is the 145^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sierra Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra Park Elementary 2865^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sierra Park 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 Sierra Park Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sierra Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	30.12	3235^th	4809	32.7%
2005	28.13	3399^th	4822	29.5%
2006	22.84	3802^nd	4818	21.1%
2007	36.68	3127^th	5113	38.8%
2008	35.55	3232^nd	5113	36.8%
2009	24.52	4098^th	5193	21.1%
2010	23.28	4351^st	5314	18.1%
2011	18.83	4752^nd	5377	11.6%
2012	15.74	4915^th	5390	8.8%
2013	17.81	4875^th	5530	11.8%
2015	32.73	3488^th	5611	37.8%
2016	35.92	3338^th	5614	40.5%
2017	24.36	4314^th	5692	24.2%
2018	28.13	3982^nd	5662	29.7%
2019	32.69	3719^th	5789	35.8%
2022	26.93	4151^st	5883	29.4%
2023	30.19	3871^st	5874	34.1%
2024	44.87	2865^th	5862	51.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sierra Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.73	2512^th	3275	23.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sierra Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.25	1175^th	2420	51.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sierra Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.91	3019^th	5084	40.6%
2019	43.53	2859^th	5173	44.7%
2022	39.19	3078^th	5264	41.5%
2023	40.21	3049^th	5374	43.3%
2024	53.61	2146^th	5511	61.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Sierra Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.01	3688^th	5413	31.9%
2019	24.78	4245^th	5492	22.7%
2022	29.88	3749^th	5635	33.5%
2023	35.55	3324^th	5617	40.8%
2024	44.29	2774^th	5605	50.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sierra Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.67	859^th	2128	59.6%
2019	84.86	268^th	2585	89.6%
2022	55.58	694^th	2227	68.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Sierra Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.47	3986^th	5431	26.6%
2019	41.72	2931^st	5510	46.8%
2022	26.31	4102^nd	5663	27.6%
2023	26.88	4048^th	5650	28.4%
2024	45.57	2719^th	5636	51.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sierra Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.77	3093^rd	4830	36.0%
2019	39.63	2986^th	4963	39.8%
2022	37.27	3125^th	5084	38.5%
2023	44.92	2562^nd	5098	49.7%
2024	57.24	1829^th	5102	64.2%

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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 Sierra Park Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	15	25	81	1066	2	n/a	n/a	0	1189
1989	22	10	97	1076	0	n/a	n/a	0	1205
1990	20	26	81	1063	5	n/a	n/a	0	1195
1991	19	12	92	1075	3	n/a	n/a	0	1201
1992	18	11	89	1121	2	n/a	n/a	0	1241
1993	11	18	76	1159	3	n/a	n/a	0	1267
1994	11	10	89	1093	5	n/a	n/a	0	1208
1995	11	2	67	967	3	n/a	n/a	0	1050
1996	11	2	67	967	3	n/a	n/a	0	1050
1997	25	5	63	961	6	n/a	n/a	0	1060
1998	32	8	71	983	5	n/a	n/a	0	1099
1999	30	8	68	983	6	n/a	n/a	0	1095
2000	25	6	66	1011	7	n/a	n/a	0	1115
2001	21	5	60	1041	4	n/a	n/a	0	1131
2002	11	14	53	1041	7	n/a	n/a	0	1126
2003	11	14	53	1041	7	n/a	n/a	0	1126
2004	6	11	40	973	5	n/a	n/a	0	1035
2005	5	8	30	987	5	n/a	n/a	0	1035
2006	4	2	22	731	3	n/a	n/a	0	762
2007	4	2	18	675	4	n/a	n/a	1	704
2008	n/a	1	20	622	3	n/a	n/a	0	646
2009	2	3	16	606	6	1	1	0	635
2010	5	2	12	598	4	0	0	0	621
2011	3	2	12	547	5	0	5	0	574
2012	5	2	10	532	5	0	0	0	554
2013	3	1	7	500	3	0	0	0	514
2014	2	0	8	479	1	0	0	0	490
2015	6	0	4	431	0	0	1	0	442
2016	10	3	7	384	0	0	2	0	406
2017	9	2	7	379	0	0	2	0	399
2018	11	1	5	353	0	0	1	0	371
2019	8	1	6	335	0	0	2	0	352
2020	9	1	8	330	0	0	4	0	352
2021	8	4	6	310	1	0	3	0	332
2022	6	7	4	261	0	0	2	0	280
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	275	275
2024	5	6	7	249	0	0	2	0	269

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 Sierra Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1189	50.0	23.7	n/a
1989	1205	48.0	25.1	n/a
1990	1195	47.0	25.4	n/a
1991	1201	47.0	25.5	n/a
1992	1241	47.8	25.9	89.3
1993	1267	50.5	25.1	84.8
1994	1208	46.5	26.0	91.6
1995	1050	41.5	25.3	95
1996	1050	41.5	25.3	95
1997	1060	44.5	23.8	92.2
1998	1099	48.0	22.9	92.8
1999	1095	57.0	19.2	92.4
2000	1115	57.5	19.4	92.1
2001	1131	57.0	19.8	67.2
2002	1126	57.0	19.8	63.9
2003	1126	57.0	19.8	63.9
2004	1035	52.0	19.9	88.6
2005	1035	51.0	20.3	88.2
2006	762	38.0	20.1	83.1
2007	704	34.5	20.4	89.5
2008	646	38.0	17.0	92.9
2009	635	34.0	17.2	87.1
2010	621	29.0	21.4	87.4
2011	574	n/a	n/a	47.6
2012	554	24.1	22.9	n/a
2013	514	24.0	21.4	51.8
2014	490	22.0	22.2	80.6
2015	442	20.0	22.1	89.8
2016	406	20.0	20.3	86.9
2017	399	19.0	21.0	83.2
2018	371	19.0	19.5	88.1
2019	352	18.0	19.5	84.1
2020	352	n/a	n/a	88.9
2021	332	17.0	19.5	91.6
2022	280	15.0	18.6	91.8
2023	275	15.0	18.3	92.4
2024	269	14.0	19.2	91.8

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 Sierra Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1189	50.0	23.7	n/a
1989	1205	48.0	25.1	n/a
1990	1195	47.0	25.4	n/a
1991	1201	47.0	25.5	n/a
1992	1241	47.8	25.9	89.3
1993	1267	50.5	25.1	84.8
1994	1208	46.5	26.0	91.6
1995	1050	41.5	25.3	95
1996	1050	41.5	25.3	95
1997	1060	44.5	23.8	92.2
1998	1099	48.0	22.9	92.8
1999	1095	57.0	19.2	92.4
2000	1115	57.5	19.4	92.1
2001	1131	57.0	19.8	67.2
2002	1126	57.0	19.8	63.9
2003	1126	57.0	19.8	63.9
2004	1035	52.0	19.9	88.6
2005	1035	51.0	20.3	88.2
2006	762	38.0	20.1	83.1
2007	704	34.5	20.4	89.5
2008	646	38.0	17.0	92.9
2009	635	34.0	17.2	87.1
2010	621	29.0	21.4	87.4
2011	574	n/a	n/a	47.6
2012	554	24.1	22.9	n/a
2013	514	24.0	21.4	51.8
2014	490	22.0	22.2	80.6
2015	442	20.0	22.1	89.8
2016	406	20.0	20.3	86.9
2017	399	19.0	21.0	83.2
2018	371	19.0	19.5	88.1
2019	352	18.0	19.5	84.1
2020	352	n/a	n/a	88.9
2021	332	17.0	19.5	91.6
2022	280	15.0	18.6	91.8
2023	275	15.0	18.3	92.4
2024	269	14.0	19.2	91.8

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.

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