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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Los Angeles, California

322 public schools in Los Angeles, California appear in this ranking of the public schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Van Ness Avenue Elementary leads the list at -17.0pp, against a median of +6.7pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

322

Los Angeles, California

Best 3-yr change

-17.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+6.7pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Van Ness Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	189	53.4%	36.3%	-17.0pp
2	Fairburn Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	466	87.1%	76.5%	-10.6pp
3	Nora Sterry Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	188	40.6%	30.3%	-10.3pp
4	Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	170	27.9%	17.6%	-10.2pp
5	Latona Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	149	46.2%	36.5%	-9.7pp
6	Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	161	35.9%	26.7%	-9.2pp
7	Gardner Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	361	52.3%	44.6%	-7.7pp
8	Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	327	60.9%	53.5%	-7.5pp
9	Commonwealth Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	504	45.4%	38.4%	-7.0pp
10	Los Feliz Science/Tech/Engineer/Math/Medicine Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	428	52.8%	46.2%	-6.5pp
11	Castelar Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	626	52.2%	46.4%	-5.8pp
12	Los Angeles Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	406	27.7%	22.0%	-5.7pp
13	Marianna Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	281	38.6%	33.7%	-4.9pp
14	Belvedere Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	526	29.4%	24.6%	-4.8pp
15	Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	431	33.5%	29.1%	-4.4pp
16	Dayton Heights Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	214	50.6%	46.9%	-3.7pp
17	Roscomare Road Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	438	87.4%	84.1%	-3.3pp
18	Huntington Drive Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	282	32.4%	29.4%	-3.0pp
19	Palms Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,081	52.4%	49.4%	-3.0pp
20	Hobart Boulevard Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	420	27.6%	24.7%	-2.9pp
21	Russell Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	739	38.0%	35.1%	-2.8pp
22	Westwood Charter Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	670	79.3%	76.9%	-2.4pp
23	Mt. Washington Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	430	77.0%	75.0%	-2.0pp
24	Westport Heights Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	166	33.1%	31.1%	-2.0pp
25	San Pedro Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	403	33.5%	31.9%	-1.5pp
26	Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	239	46.0%	44.6%	-1.4pp
27	Charles W. Barrett Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	473	27.1%	25.7%	-1.4pp
28	Pio Pico Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	253	31.0%	29.6%	-1.4pp
29	Brockton Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	189	46.6%	45.4%	-1.2pp
30	Cheremoya Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	161	35.8%	34.6%	-1.2pp
31	Glen Alta Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	112	48.4%	47.1%	-1.2pp
32	Mar Vista Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	590	84.2%	83.0%	-1.2pp
33	Warner Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	545	84.0%	82.8%	-1.2pp
34	Thomas A. Edison Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	837	27.2%	26.1%	-1.1pp
35	Fletcher Drive Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	156	29.6%	28.5%	-1.1pp
36	Bridge Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	180	26.7%	25.7%	-1.0pp
37	Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	435	91.4%	90.4%	-1.0pp
38	Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	398	27.2%	26.3%	-0.9pp
39	Hancock Park Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	589	62.6%	62.0%	-0.6pp
40	Melrose Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	419	72.3%	71.7%	-0.6pp
41	Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	382	14.1%	13.5%	-0.6pp
42	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	406	20.0%	19.5%	-0.5pp
43	Overland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	485	90.9%	90.4%	-0.5pp
44	Charles H. Kim Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	483	61.2%	60.8%	-0.4pp
45	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	694	37.0%	36.6%	-0.4pp
46	Utah Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	360	29.4%	29.3%	-0.1pp
47	Cowan Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	377	57.4%	57.4%	+0.0pp
48	James A. Garfield Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,237	45.4%	45.4%	+0.0pp
49	Clover Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	468	86.2%	86.3%	+0.1pp
50	Manchester Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	509	28.5%	28.6%	+0.1pp

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