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

Across Los Angeles County, California, 1,606 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Joshua Elementary leads the list at 6.7%, against a median of 39.6% 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

1,606

Los Angeles County, California

Best % Proficient

6.7%

Median % Proficient

39.6%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Joshua Elementary	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Elementary	90.8%	688	6.7%
2	Piute Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Middle	94.2%	729	7.0%
3	Horace Mann UCLA Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.0%	440	7.5%
4	Manhattan Place Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	95.4%	218	7.9%
5	New Vista Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Middle	91.3%	835	9.7%
6	Holmes Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	100%	125	10.3%
7	Yucca Elementary	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Elementary	96.2%	495	10.4%
8	Challenger Middle	Lancaster, CA	Wilsona Elementary	Middle	84.6%	403	11.0%
9	Desert View Elementary	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Elementary	89.0%	688	11.5%
10	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.4%	456	11.6%
11	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.7%	624	11.9%
12	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.2%	293	12.1%
13	Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	90.2%	747	12.2%
14	Kelso (William H.)	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	Elementary	89.2%	324	12.4%
15	Edwin Markham Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.4%	618	12.4%
16	Charles Maclay Middle	Pacoima, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.3%	238	12.7%
17	Endeavour Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Middle	81.7%	805	12.7%
18	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	96.1%	406	12.9%
19	Miramonte Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	96.7%	631	13.4%
20	George Washington Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	738	13.5%
21	Rowland Elementary	Rowland Heights, CA	Rowland Unified	Elementary	91.1%	461	13.8%
22	Enterprise Elementary	Lancaster, CA	Eastside Union Elementary	Elementary	84.4%	646	13.9%
23	Tamarisk Elementary	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Elementary	93.4%	664	14.3%
24	Summerwind Elementary	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Elementary	81.5%	569	14.3%
25	Woodworth-Monroe Academy	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	Elementary	93.7%	826	14.4%
26	Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	99.5%	399	14.6%
27	Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	94.6%	441	14.7%
28	Sierra Elementary	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Elementary	92.8%	707	14.7%
29	YES Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.0%	462	14.8%
30	Charles Drew Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	99.2%	607	14.8%
31	Antelope Elementary	Littlerock, CA	Keppel Union Elementary	Elementary	52.4%	286	14.9%
32	Joshua Hills Elementary	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Elementary	92.3%	581	15.2%
33	Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	98.5%	1,122	15.2%
34	George Washington Carver Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	98.3%	635	15.3%
35	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.4%	853	15.3%
36	Lopez Elementary	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	Elementary	97.7%	394	15.5%
37	Monte Vista Elementary	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Elementary	89.6%	788	15.7%
38	El Dorado Elementary	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Elementary	95.0%	766	15.7%
39	Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.4%	382	15.7%
40	Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	98.5%	480	16.1%
41	Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.7%	263	16.1%
42	Francisco Sepulveda Middle	North Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	93.9%	1,052	16.2%
43	Columbia Elementary	Lancaster, CA	Eastside Union Elementary	Elementary	88.5%	620	16.2%
44	Lake Los Angeles Elementary	Palmdale, CA	Keppel Union Elementary	Elementary	63.8%	533	16.2%
45	One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	98.5%	804	16.3%
46	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.9%	797	16.3%
47	Morningside High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	High	93.9%	407	16.4%
48	Coliseum Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	97.2%	218	16.4%
49	Charles W. Eliot Middle	Altadena, CA	Pasadena Unified	Middle	74.4%	407	16.5%
50	Forty-Second Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Elementary	89.3%	215	16.5%

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