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Schools in West Athens · Los Angeles Unified School District

West Athens’s public schools outscore 50% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving West Athens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 28% of students in West Athens’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#484of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

41%

▼ 6 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

28%

▼ 5 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

84%

▼ 2 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$25.6K

▲ 21% vs CA $21.2K

FY2024

Students per teacher

19.1

CA 21.6 · smaller classes

Schools in town

77,665 students on the public path

In brief

West Athens’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 452 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Athens’s, its schools beat 60%, higher than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,643 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then 100 middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Stella High Charter Academy, Animo Legacy Charter Middle, St. Frances X Cabrini School (private), Castle Elementary School (private) and Moores Day Care Prep School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind West Athens’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 50% of California school districts, #484 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 50%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (452)Better than 60%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 221,242 test results and a graduating class of 32,396 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of West Athens’s students in the tested grades sat them (221,818 in math, 220,666 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Athens, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in West Athens

West Athens Elementary

Grades K–5 · 545 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Los Angeles

No scores

The path, start to finish

K–5West Athens ElementaryLos Angeles Unified School DistrictNo scores

6–8100 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD⁻ to A

9–12Middle College HighLos Angeles Unified School DistrictA

West Athens’s public schools are run by Los Angeles Unified School District, which also serves Bell, Carson, Cudahy and Gardena and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Los Angeles Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 783 schools · 406,717 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 19.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)

$25,643CA $21,206 · FY2024

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Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%

State average 46.7% · 220666 students tested

Math28%

State average 33.1% · 221818 students tested

West Athens vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share West Athens’s borders.

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
West Athens	B⁻	Los Angeles Unified
Hawthorne	B	Hawthorne Elementary K–12 · Centinela Valley Union High 9–12
Los Angeles	B⁻	Los Angeles Unified

Every school in West Athens

107 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in West Athensby address

West Athens Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–5 · Los Angeles

545 students18:1Rate it →

Middle College High

High · Grades 9–12 · Los Angeles

361 students21:1Rate it →

Also serving West Athensin other towns

Foshay Learning Center

Grades K–12 · Los Angeles

1,530 students20:1Rate it →

Porter Ranch Community

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Porter Ranch

1,312 students24:1Rate it →

Elizabeth Learning Center

Grades K–12 · Cudahy

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1,257 students17:1Rate it →

Harry Bridges Span

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wilmington

1,171 students20:1Rate it →

Ellen Ochoa Learning Center

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Cudahy

1,052 students18:1Rate it →

New Open World Academy K-12

Grades K–12 · Los Angeles

B⁻

911 students18:1Rate it →

UCLA Community K-12

Grades K–12 · Los Angeles

B⁻

887 students19:1Rate it →

Sylmar Leadership Academy

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Sylmar

850 students21:1Rate it →

Castelar Street Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Los Angeles

626 students20:1Rate it →

Caroldale Learning Community

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Carson

620 students18:1Rate it →

George De La Torre Jr. Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wilmington

598 students19:1Rate it →

Menlo Avenue Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Los Angeles

531 students18:1Rate it →

Brooklyn Avenue

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Los Angeles

510 students19:1Rate it →

Berenece Carlson Home Hospital

Grades K–12 · North Hollywood

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381 students4:1Rate it →

Logan Academy of Global Ecology

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Los Angeles

362 students17:1Rate it →

Utah Street Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Los Angeles

360 students16:1Rate it →

Richland Avenue Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–7 · Los Angeles

280 students22:1Rate it →

Vinedale College Preparatory Academy

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Sun Valley

207 students17:1Rate it →

Glen Alta Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–8 · Los Angeles

112 students16:1Rate it →

Walter Reed Middle

Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Hollywood

1,580 students24:1Rate it →

Robert Frost Middle

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Granada Hills

1,505 students24:1Rate it →

Stephen M. White Middle

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carson

1,423 students20:1Rate it →

Richard Henry Dana Middle

Middle · Grades 6–8 · San Pedro

1,355 students21:1Rate it →

West Athens’s public schools outscore 50% of California districts

West Athens’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

One elementary school, then 100 middle and one high school

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind West Athens’s grade

Where will my kid go?

West Athens Elementary

West Athens Elementary

West Athens Elementary

West Athens Elementary

West Athens Elementary

West Athens Elementary

Middle College High

Middle College High

Middle College High

Middle College High

The district

Well below the state in reading

West Athens vs. its neighbors

Every school in West Athens

Questions about West Athens’s schools

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