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The public schools with the most improved test scores in Los Angeles, California

322 public schools in Los Angeles, California appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. First Street Elementary leads the list at +30.3pp, 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

Top 3-yr change

+30.3pp

Median 3-yr change

+6.7pp

MOST IMPROVED · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	First Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	349	17.0%	47.3%	+30.3pp
2	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	797	11.1%	40.0%	+28.9pp
3	Vermont Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	342	22.4%	50.9%	+28.5pp
4	Sixty-First Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	541	17.2%	44.7%	+27.4pp
5	Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	317	8.1%	35.4%	+27.3pp
6	Charles White Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	233	21.0%	47.3%	+26.3pp
7	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	392	26.3%	51.5%	+25.2pp
8	Toland Way Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	218	21.7%	46.1%	+24.5pp
9	Virginia Road Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	217	27.3%	51.9%	+24.5pp
10	Alexandria Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	502	26.0%	50.3%	+24.3pp
11	Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	505	15.4%	39.8%	+24.3pp
12	Weigand Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	290	18.8%	42.9%	+24.1pp
13	Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	401	38.0%	61.7%	+23.7pp
14	Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	209	23.5%	46.3%	+22.8pp
15	Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	202	11.3%	34.1%	+22.7pp
16	Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,025	32.1%	54.4%	+22.3pp
17	Short Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	414	49.1%	71.4%	+22.3pp
18	Florence Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	489	22.4%	43.4%	+21.0pp
19	Magnolia Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	545	20.6%	41.5%	+20.8pp
20	Compton Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	265	17.1%	37.6%	+20.5pp
21	Murchison Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	312	20.4%	40.9%	+20.5pp
22	Multnomah Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	322	43.5%	62.8%	+19.4pp
23	Buchanan Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	278	24.6%	43.2%	+18.6pp
24	Grape Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	333	12.3%	30.9%	+18.6pp
25	Forty-Ninth Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	491	12.9%	31.3%	+18.4pp
26	Wilshire Crest Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	154	24.8%	42.9%	+18.1pp
27	Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	441	30.4%	48.3%	+18.0pp
28	One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	332	17.7%	35.6%	+17.9pp
29	Figueroa Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	400	29.3%	47.1%	+17.8pp
30	Saturn Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	277	26.2%	44.0%	+17.8pp
31	Ascot Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	610	25.1%	42.8%	+17.7pp
32	Esperanza Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	577	15.4%	32.4%	+17.0pp
33	Ford Boulevard Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	722	27.7%	44.7%	+17.0pp
34	Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	399	5.8%	22.7%	+16.9pp
35	Soto Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	186	32.1%	48.5%	+16.3pp
36	Vernon City Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	134	43.5%	59.7%	+16.2pp
37	Ambassador-Global Leadership	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	472	12.2%	28.4%	+16.2pp
38	Marvin Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	503	36.0%	51.9%	+15.9pp
39	William R. Anton Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	453	23.7%	39.5%	+15.8pp
40	Woodcrest Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	611	17.0%	32.6%	+15.6pp
41	Fairfax Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,495	23.2%	38.7%	+15.5pp
42	Atwater Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	332	40.3%	55.7%	+15.4pp
43	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	170	19.6%	35.0%	+15.4pp
44	Kentwood Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	352	66.2%	81.2%	+15.0pp
45	Cienega Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	370	24.7%	39.3%	+14.6pp
46	Wilton Place Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	297	24.5%	39.1%	+14.6pp
47	Farmdale Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	324	30.1%	44.6%	+14.5pp
48	One Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	319	18.3%	32.7%	+14.5pp
49	Mervyn M. Dymally High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	654	12.7%	27.2%	+14.5pp
50	Franklin Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	387	67.3%	81.7%	+14.4pp

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