Is Birdielee V. Bright Elementary a good school?

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary ranks 3159 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Birdielee V. Bright Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 381 students attended Birdielee V. Bright Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Birdielee V. Bright Elementary?

Students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 17% African American.

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Summary:

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary is a public elementary school located in Los Angeles, California, serving 404 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.

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics 5-10 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly weak in Science, with proficiency rates around 15-20% compared to the state average of 30-32%. However, the school's African American and Hispanic students perform significantly better than the overall school average, ranking in the top 4 and top 3 of California elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups.

The school faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, Birdielee V. Bright Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.7% in 2017-2018 to 41.9% in 2021-2022. Nearby schools, such as Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences and Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary, generally perform better than Birdielee V. Bright Elementary on standardized tests, but also have high percentages of economically disadvantaged students, indicating that the challenges faced by Birdielee V. Bright Elementary are not unique to the school.

Detail:

Public K-5

1771 West 36th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90018-3812

(323) 733-1178

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3159^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,361

Student/teacher ratio: 21.1

Number of students: 381

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

African American:

16.5%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Birdielee V. Bright Elementary ranks worse than 53.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 237^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 40.24. (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 (81.6%), African American (16.5%), two or more races (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary is 21.1. 351 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Birdielee V. Bright Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary is $9,361. 456 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Birdielee V. Bright Elementary 3159^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Birdielee V. Bright 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 Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.15	2861^st	4809	40.5%
2005	29.72	3302^nd	4822	31.5%
2006	17.52	4164^th	4818	13.6%
2007	27.36	3749^th	5113	26.7%
2008	33.48	3365^th	5113	34.2%
2009	40.88	3003^rd	5193	42.2%
2010	31.58	3734^th	5314	29.7%
2011	38.05	3379^th	5377	37.2%
2012	40.74	3221^st	5390	40.2%
2013	30.94	3962^nd	5530	28.4%
2015	26.39	3991^st	5611	28.9%
2016	28.72	3870^th	5614	31.1%
2017	34.17	3503^rd	5692	38.5%
2018	38.80	3230^th	5662	43.0%
2019	35.63	3485^th	5789	39.8%
2022	35.49	3421^st	5883	41.8%
2023	45.65	2781^st	5874	52.7%
2024	40.24	3159^th	5862	46.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.19	2045^th	3246	37.0%
2019	48.82	1312^th	3275	59.9%
2022	31.86	2461^st	3311	25.7%
2024	77.10	276^th	3160	91.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.37	2146^th	5084	57.8%
2019	49.09	2466^th	5173	52.3%
2022	51.90	2165^th	5264	58.9%
2023	60.40	1717^th	5374	68.0%
2024	53.09	2185^th	5511	60.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.19	3668^th	5413	32.2%
2019	34.12	3486^th	5492	36.5%
2022	36.56	3224^th	5635	42.8%
2023	45.30	2683^rd	5617	52.2%
2024	39.61	3082^nd	5605	45.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.33	706^th	2128	66.8%
2019	34.84	1542^nd	2585	40.3%
2022	40.08	1071^st	2227	51.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.12	2626^th	5431	51.6%
2019	37.75	3212^th	5510	41.7%
2022	34.33	3426^th	5663	39.5%
2023	46.40	2661^st	5650	52.9%
2024	41.39	2973^rd	5636	47.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.70	238^th	700	66.0%
2019	63.08	217^th	747	71.0%
2022	60.84	181^st	663	72.7%
2023	75.37	116^th	662	82.5%
2024	61.29	174^th	593	70.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.13	1667^th	4830	65.5%
2019	55.30	1953^rd	4963	60.6%
2022	56.39	1813^th	5084	64.3%
2023	65.10	1400^th	5098	72.5%
2024	56.45	1868^th	5102	63.4%

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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

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Enrollment information for Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	4	488	2	229	0	n/a	n/a	0	723
1989	2	498	3	249	0	n/a	n/a	0	752
1990	2	481	3	288	1	n/a	n/a	0	775
1991	0	443	6	332	0	n/a	n/a	0	781
1992	0	401	8	375	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
1993	0	423	10	407	0	n/a	n/a	0	840
1994	0	409	9	373	0	n/a	n/a	0	791
1995	0	310	3	435	0	n/a	n/a	0	748
1996	0	310	3	435	0	n/a	n/a	0	748
1997	0	333	1	447	0	n/a	n/a	0	781
1998	1	374	2	469	0	n/a	n/a	0	846
1999	2	342	1	502	0	n/a	n/a	0	847
2000	1	292	1	542	1	n/a	n/a	0	837
2001	2	287	1	579	0	n/a	n/a	0	869
2002	1	266	6	605	0	n/a	n/a	0	878
2003	1	266	6	605	0	n/a	n/a	0	878
2004	0	245	4	647	0	n/a	n/a	0	896
2005	1	242	3	647	0	n/a	n/a	0	893
2006	0	224	4	605	0	n/a	n/a	0	833
2007	1	211	2	581	0	n/a	n/a	2	797
2008	n/a	182	2	563	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	747
2009	1	159	2	550	1	0	2	0	715
2010	1	159	3	582	1	0	4	0	750
2011	2	150	2	568	1	0	1	0	724
2012	1	146	0	565	0	0	1	0	713
2013	0	144	1	571	0	0	0	0	716
2014	0	142	5	576	1	0	0	0	724
2015	3	134	1	567	1	0	5	0	711
2016	5	150	1	562	2	2	6	0	728
2017	7	138	1	517	2	0	3	0	668
2018	6	144	2	494	2	0	2	0	650
2019	4	125	1	439	2	0	0	0	571
2020	2	100	2	423	1	0	3	0	531
2021	3	77	3	352	0	0	3	0	438
2022	2	76	2	320	0	1	8	0	409
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	404	404
2024	1	63	2	311	1	0	3	0	381

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 Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	723	34.0	21.2	n/a
1989	752	36.0	20.8	n/a
1990	775	35.5	21.8	n/a
1991	781	36.0	21.6	n/a
1992	784	36.6	21.4	92.1
1993	840	39.0	21.5	95
1994	791	34.0	23.3	93.6
1995	748	33.0	22.7	94.9
1996	748	33.0	22.7	94.9
1997	781	37.0	21.1	94.9
1998	846	42.0	20.1	93.9
1999	847	44.0	19.3	94.9
2000	837	42.0	19.9	98
2001	869	42.0	20.7	98.5
2002	878	45.0	19.5	96
2003	878	45.0	19.5	96
2004	896	44.0	20.4	94.4
2005	893	45.0	19.8	95.7
2006	833	42.0	19.8	92.1
2007	797	39.0	20.4	94
2008	747	42.0	17.8	91.3
2009	715	38.0	17.0	92.2
2010	750	33.0	22.7	89.3
2011	724	n/a	n/a	46
2012	713	29.0	24.5	n/a
2013	716	29.0	24.6	46.1
2014	724	29.5	24.5	83.1
2015	711	29.0	24.5	88.7
2016	728	30.0	24.2	91.5
2017	668	28.0	23.8	85.8
2018	650	27.0	24.0	90
2019	571	24.0	23.7	86.2
2020	531	n/a	n/a	89.1
2021	438	22.0	19.9	90.4
2022	409	20.0	20.4	91.7
2023	404	20.0	20.2	92.3
2024	381	18.0	21.1	95.8

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 Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	723	34.0	21.2	n/a
1989	752	36.0	20.8	n/a
1990	775	35.5	21.8	n/a
1991	781	36.0	21.6	n/a
1992	784	36.6	21.4	92.1
1993	840	39.0	21.5	95
1994	791	34.0	23.3	93.6
1995	748	33.0	22.7	94.9
1996	748	33.0	22.7	94.9
1997	781	37.0	21.1	94.9
1998	846	42.0	20.1	93.9
1999	847	44.0	19.3	94.9
2000	837	42.0	19.9	98
2001	869	42.0	20.7	98.5
2002	878	45.0	19.5	96
2003	878	45.0	19.5	96
2004	896	44.0	20.4	94.4
2005	893	45.0	19.8	95.7
2006	833	42.0	19.8	92.1
2007	797	39.0	20.4	94
2008	747	42.0	17.8	91.3
2009	715	38.0	17.0	92.2
2010	750	33.0	22.7	89.3
2011	724	n/a	n/a	46
2012	713	29.0	24.5	n/a
2013	716	29.0	24.6	46.1
2014	724	29.5	24.5	83.1
2015	711	29.0	24.5	88.7
2016	728	30.0	24.2	91.5
2017	668	28.0	23.8	85.8
2018	650	27.0	24.0	90
2019	571	24.0	23.7	86.2
2020	531	n/a	n/a	89.1
2021	438	22.0	19.9	90.4
2022	409	20.0	20.4	91.7
2023	404	20.0	20.2	92.3
2024	381	18.0	21.1	95.8

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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