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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Los Angeles, California

Across Los Angeles, California, 325 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Manhattan Place Elementary leads the list at 8.8%, against a median of 34.3% 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

325

Los Angeles, California

Best % Proficient

8.8%

Median % Proficient

34.3%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Manhattan Place Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	95.4%	218	8.8%
2	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.4%	456	13.5%
3	Edwin Markham Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.4%	618	14.1%
4	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.2%	293	14.2%
5	Horace Mann UCLA Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.0%	440	14.3%
6	Holmes Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	100%	125	14.4%
7	Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.4%	382	14.7%
8	Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	94.6%	441	15.6%
9	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.7%	624	15.9%
10	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	96.1%	406	16.2%
11	George Washington Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	738	16.3%
12	Charles Drew Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	99.2%	607	16.4%
13	Ninth Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	99.0%	302	16.5%
14	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.4%	853	16.8%
15	YES Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.0%	462	17.5%
16	Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	88.8%	170	17.6%
17	Miramonte Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	96.7%	631	17.9%
18	One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	98.5%	804	17.9%
19	Winter Gardens Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Montebello Unified	Elementary	89.7%	399	18.0%
20	Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	98.5%	480	18.1%
21	Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	99.5%	399	18.5%
22	Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.8%	449	18.8%
23	George Washington Carver Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.3%	635	19.5%
24	John H. Liechty Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.3%	748	19.8%
25	Hooper Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	98.8%	608	19.9%
26	Graham Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.7%	522	19.9%
27	McKinley Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	99.2%	474	20.1%
28	Los Angeles Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	90.8%	978	20.2%
29	Manual Arts Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.5%	1,001	20.6%
30	Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	98.9%	278	20.8%
31	Hillcrest Drive Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.3%	486	20.8%
32	Wadsworth Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	96.2%	506	21.0%
33	Audubon Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	93.0%	446	21.1%
34	South Park Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.8%	825	21.1%
35	West Athens Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.4%	545	21.3%
36	Coliseum Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.2%	218	21.4%
37	John W. Mack Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	96.5%	283	21.4%
38	Fifty-Second Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	98.5%	606	21.4%
39	Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	98.5%	1,122	21.4%
40	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	971	21.5%
41	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.6%	572	21.6%
42	Belmont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.4%	614	21.6%
43	Ambassador School-Global Education	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	94.9%	332	21.7%
44	Forty-Second Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	89.3%	215	21.8%
45	West Adams Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.7%	942	22.0%
46	Sal Castro Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.8%	276	22.3%
47	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.6%	843	22.3%
48	Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	98.1%	368	22.3%
49	Budlong Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	96.6%	624	22.4%
50	New Open World Academy K-12	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Combined	97.6%	911	22.8%

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