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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Los Angeles Unified

This page covers 506 elementary schools in Los Angeles Unified, including 39 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

506
Schools Ranked
California
State
39
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 506
1
rank
CDS Elementary
Grades KG–064 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (2.0:1) · above-average investment ($25,983/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
2.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter
Grades KG–05454 studentsCharter
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,983/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
20.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
60/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
3
rank
Warner Avenue Elementary
Grades KG–05569 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,983/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
22.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
63/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
4
rank
Nora Sterry Elementary
Grades KG–05191 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,983/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
5
rank
Stagg Street Elementary
Grades KG–05431 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (69/100) · above-average investment ($25,983/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
19.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
69/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
6
rank
Anatola Avenue Elementary
Grades KG–05290 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (69/100) · above-average investment ($25,983/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
19.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
69/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
7
rank
Gault Street Elementary
Grades KG–05260 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (69/100) · above-average investment ($25,983/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
18.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
69/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
8
rank
Solano Avenue Elementary
Grades KG–06183 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,983/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
20.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
64/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Wilbur Charter For Enriched Academics
Grades KG–05535 studentsCharter
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,983/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
22.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
62/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
10
rank
Ann Street Elementary
Grades KG–0579 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,983/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
64/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,983
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
496 more elementary schools in Los Angeles Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
506
Elementary Schools
778
Total Schools
67
#1 Score
49
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
CDS Elementary
Score: 67/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.