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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Los Angeles, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Los Angeles, California, drawn from 238 qualifying public elementary schools. Overland Avenue Elementary leads the list at 90.4%, against a median of 39.1% 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

238

Los Angeles, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

39.1%

BEST IN READING · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Overland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	485	90.4%
2	Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	435	90.0%
3	Third Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	717	87.4%
4	Clover Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	468	85.6%
5	Roscomare Road Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	438	85.6%
6	Franklin Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	387	85.1%
7	Community Magnet Charter Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	425	83.8%
8	Warner Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	545	83.5%
9	Dahlia Heights Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	410	82.7%
10	Richland Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	280	82.2%
11	Ivanhoe Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	426	82.2%
12	Kentwood Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	352	81.6%
13	Castle Heights Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	501	80.5%
14	Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	453	80.0%
15	Mar Vista Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	590	79.9%
16	Mt. Washington Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	430	78.7%
17	Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	128	78.3%
18	Short Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	414	77.0%
19	Westwood Charter Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	670	76.2%
20	Canfield Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	285	75.2%
21	Fairburn Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	466	74.4%
22	Delevan Drive Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	483	73.5%
23	Eagle Rock Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	755	72.4%
24	Melrose Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	419	72.4%
25	Open Charter Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	390	72.1%
26	Solano Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	198	70.6%
27	Richard Riordan Primary Center	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	136	70.3%
28	Hoover Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	551	69.8%
29	Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	325	66.9%
30	Micheltorena Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	388	65.4%
31	Multnomah Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	322	65.0%
32	Hancock Park Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	589	64.3%
33	Allesandro Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	267	63.5%
34	Valley View Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	151	60.9%
35	Sierra Vista Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	164	60.6%
36	Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	401	60.3%
37	Charles H. Kim Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	483	60.1%
38	Grand View Boulevard Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	510	60.1%
39	Vernon City Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	134	59.7%
40	Beethoven Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	315	59.6%
41	Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	551	59.4%
42	Rosewood Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	218	59.4%
43	Queen Anne Place Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	337	59.3%
44	Vermont Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	342	58.6%
45	Cowan Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	377	57.8%
46	Glen Alta Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	112	57.1%
47	Atwater Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	332	57.0%
48	City Terrace Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	313	56.8%
49	Marvin Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	503	56.8%
50	Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	327	56.6%

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