Is Walgrove Avenue Elementary a good school?

Walgrove Avenue Elementary ranks 1845 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Walgrove Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 237 students attended Walgrove Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walgrove Avenue Elementary?

Students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 31% White, 22% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Walgrove Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 240 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 the state.

Walgrove Avenue Elementary has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state. While the school outperformed the district and state in several areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, it has also underperformed in some grade levels and subject areas. Compared to nearby schools, Walgrove Avenue generally performs better than Short Avenue Elementary and Westminster Avenue Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Broadway Elementary and Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.2% in 2017-2018 to 38% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools.

Walgrove Avenue Elementary's student population includes a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 35.27% to 36.47% in recent years. This suggests the school's community may face socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting student performance. Additionally, the school has shown disparities in performance between different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds underperforming compared to their peers. Addressing these specific challenges and implementing targeted interventions could help Walgrove Avenue Elementary improve its overall academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

1630 Walgrove Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90066-2299

(310) 391-7104

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1845^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,003

Student/teacher ratio: 16.9

Number of students: 237

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.4%

White:

31.2%

Two or more races:

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walgrove Avenue Elementary ranks better than 68.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 111^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 64.55. (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 Walgrove Avenue Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (38.4%), White (31.2%), two or more races (21.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walgrove Avenue Elementary is 16.9, which is the 50^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Walgrove Avenue Elementary employs 14 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walgrove Avenue Elementary is $15,003, which is the 54^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walgrove Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Walgrove Avenue Elementary 1845^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Walgrove Avenue 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 Walgrove Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.79	2422^nd	4809	49.6%
2005	34.22	3041^st	4822	36.9%
2006	33.67	3071^st	4818	36.3%
2007	40.79	2862^nd	5113	44.0%
2008	29.75	3612^th	5113	29.4%
2009	34.94	3371^st	5193	35.1%
2010	35.78	3448^th	5314	35.1%
2011	67.62	1604^th	5377	70.2%
2012	54.51	2362^nd	5390	56.2%
2013	51.98	2566^th	5530	53.6%
2015	44.32	2779^th	5611	50.5%
2016	52.59	2367^th	5614	57.8%
2017	23.65	4371^st	5692	23.2%
2018	35.92	3410^th	5662	39.8%
2019	54.40	2360^th	5789	59.2%
2022	42.00	2958^th	5883	49.7%
2023	39.87	3141^st	5874	46.5%
2024	64.55	1845^th	5862	68.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.12	1509^th	2420	37.6%
2024	69.54	505^th	2634	80.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.83	4279^th	5084	15.8%
2019	34.58	3531^st	5173	31.7%
2022	25.27	4230^th	5264	19.6%
2023	19.68	4728^th	5374	12.0%
2024	20.19	4764^th	5511	13.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.68	2739^th	5413	49.4%
2019	75.84	1269^th	5492	76.9%
2022	39.43	3026^th	5635	46.3%
2023	45.55	2661^st	5617	52.6%
2024	64.75	1722^nd	5605	69.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	46.81	1066^th	2585	58.8%
2022	41.39	1025^th	2227	54.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.38	4155^th	5431	23.5%
2019	28.87	3873^rd	5510	29.7%
2022	40.13	2996^th	5663	47.1%
2023	37.09	3258^th	5650	42.3%
2024	61.80	1897^th	5636	66.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.59	3856^th	4830	20.2%
2019	36.81	3179^th	4963	35.9%
2022	30.46	3660^th	5084	28.0%
2023	19.76	4516^th	5098	11.4%
2024	43.49	2710^th	5102	46.9%

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Rank History for White students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.66	2062^nd	2737	24.7%
2019	81.50	416^th	2834	85.3%
2022	33.81	1911^th	2726	29.9%
2023	35.13	1857^th	2662	30.2%
2024	69.96	806^th	2647	69.6%

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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

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.7)

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Friday, September 15, 2017

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Enrollment information for Walgrove Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	148	79	29	162	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
1989	143	81	20	153	2	n/a	n/a	0	399
1990	126	70	19	174	1	n/a	n/a	0	390
1991	130	77	15	177	2	n/a	n/a	0	401
1992	159	54	10	168	3	n/a	n/a	0	394
1993	114	35	12	124	4	n/a	n/a	0	289
1994	83	39	6	109	4	n/a	n/a	0	241
1995	45	27	5	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	205
1996	45	27	5	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	205
1997	55	36	16	183	2	n/a	n/a	0	292
1998	47	41	27	254	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1999	47	42	32	288	2	n/a	n/a	0	411
2000	52	31	52	348	1	n/a	n/a	0	484
2001	39	28	33	336	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
2002	33	23	44	343	1	n/a	n/a	0	444
2003	33	23	44	343	1	n/a	n/a	0	444
2004	25	13	32	329	1	n/a	n/a	0	400
2005	23	77	31	329	2	n/a	n/a	0	462
2006	25	54	26	245	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
2007	36	45	19	175	0	n/a	n/a	0	275
2008	62	44	12	152	1	n/a	n/a	0	271
2009	114	47	16	134	2	0	7	0	320
2010	126	44	20	122	1	0	2	0	315
2011	136	43	27	121	2	0	0	0	329
2012	147	38	24	128	3	1	1	0	342
2013	157	46	24	129	2	1	0	0	359
2014	154	52	26	113	1	1	0	0	347
2015	141	54	21	117	0	1	13	0	347
2016	139	60	16	103	0	1	14	0	333
2017	139	47	12	94	0	3	23	0	318
2018	128	38	15	85	0	0	18	0	284
2019	124	26	16	83	0	0	4	0	253
2020	125	25	7	92	0	0	29	0	278
2021	122	19	6	89	0	0	19	0	255
2022	90	14	6	80	0	0	34	0	224
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	240	240
2024	74	15	5	91	0	0	52	0	237

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 Walgrove Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	418	21.0	19.9	n/a
1989	399	20.0	19.9	n/a
1990	390	22.0	17.7	n/a
1991	401	26.0	15.4	n/a
1992	394	26.4	14.9	50.3
1993	289	17.0	17.0	50.9
1994	241	14.0	17.2	61
1995	205	14.0	14.6	93.7
1996	205	14.0	14.6	93.7
1997	292	20.0	14.6	86
1998	369	22.5	16.4	78.9
1999	411	24.0	17.1	78.1
2000	484	28.6	16.9	80
2001	436	26.5	16.5	85.1
2002	444	28.0	15.9	83.1
2003	444	28.0	15.9	83.1
2004	400	24.0	16.7	88
2005	462	27.0	17.1	89.4
2006	350	22.0	15.9	80
2007	275	17.5	15.7	69.5
2008	271	21.5	12.6	60.5
2009	320	19.5	14.5	47.8
2010	315	19.0	16.5	43.2
2011	329	n/a	n/a	41.6
2012	342	17.0	20.1	n/a
2013	359	18.5	19.4	43.7
2014	347	18.0	19.2	43.8
2015	347	18.0	19.2	39.2
2016	333	18.0	18.5	42
2017	318	17.0	18.7	45.3
2018	284	16.5	17.2	45.4
2019	253	15.5	16.3	42.3
2020	278	n/a	n/a	37.4
2021	255	16.5	15.4	36.5
2022	224	15.5	14.4	35.3
2023	240	14.0	17.1	35.8
2024	237	14.0	16.9	36.3

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 Walgrove Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	418	21.0	19.9	n/a
1989	399	20.0	19.9	n/a
1990	390	22.0	17.7	n/a
1991	401	26.0	15.4	n/a
1992	394	26.4	14.9	50.3
1993	289	17.0	17.0	50.9
1994	241	14.0	17.2	61
1995	205	14.0	14.6	93.7
1996	205	14.0	14.6	93.7
1997	292	20.0	14.6	86
1998	369	22.5	16.4	78.9
1999	411	24.0	17.1	78.1
2000	484	28.6	16.9	80
2001	436	26.5	16.5	85.1
2002	444	28.0	15.9	83.1
2003	444	28.0	15.9	83.1
2004	400	24.0	16.7	88
2005	462	27.0	17.1	89.4
2006	350	22.0	15.9	80
2007	275	17.5	15.7	69.5
2008	271	21.5	12.6	60.5
2009	320	19.5	14.5	47.8
2010	315	19.0	16.5	43.2
2011	329	n/a	n/a	41.6
2012	342	17.0	20.1	n/a
2013	359	18.5	19.4	43.7
2014	347	18.0	19.2	43.8
2015	347	18.0	19.2	39.2
2016	333	18.0	18.5	42
2017	318	17.0	18.7	45.3
2018	284	16.5	17.2	45.4
2019	253	15.5	16.3	42.3
2020	278	n/a	n/a	37.4
2021	255	16.5	15.4	36.5
2022	224	15.5	14.4	35.3
2023	240	14.0	17.1	35.8
2024	237	14.0	16.9	36.3

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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