USA.com / California / Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana Area / Public Schools / Western Avenue Elementary Primary School
Western Avenue Elementary Primary School
1724 West 53rd St Los Angeles CA, 90062, Los Angeles County Phone: 323-295-3261 Ranking:  (6,485 out of 6,930, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Los Angeles Unified School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 27 | 32 | NA | NA | 35 | 38 | 50 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 510 | 539 | 597 | 706 | 680 | 735 | 747 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 16.1% | 95 | 17.6% | 114 | 19.1% | 92 | 13.0% | 83 | 12.2% | 105 | 14.3% | 98 | 13.1% |
| Grade 1: | 91 | 17.8% | 97 | 18.0% | 94 | 15.7% | 108 | 15.3% | 117 | 17.2% | 120 | 16.3% | 123 | 16.5% |
| Grade 2: | 86 | 16.9% | 79 | 14.7% | 104 | 17.4% | 124 | 17.6% | 110 | 16.2% | 133 | 18.1% | 132 | 17.7% |
| Grade 3: | 87 | 17.1% | 73 | 13.5% | 108 | 18.1% | 127 | 18.0% | 128 | 18.8% | 113 | 15.4% | 134 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 13.7% | 102 | 18.9% | 101 | 16.9% | 136 | 19.3% | 107 | 15.7% | 134 | 18.2% | 136 | 18.2% |
| Grade 5: | 94 | 18.4% | 93 | 17.3% | 76 | 12.7% | 119 | 16.9% | 135 | 19.9% | 130 | 17.7% | 124 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 253 | 49.6% | 261 | 48.4% | 298 | 49.9% | 361 | 51.1% | 333 | 49.0% | 368 | 50.1% | 377 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 257 | 50.4% | 278 | 51.6% | 299 | 50.1% | 345 | 48.9% | 347 | 51.0% | 367 | 49.9% | 366 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 379 | 74.3% | 403 | 74.8% | 415 | 69.5% | 480 | 68.0% | 484 | 71.2% | 498 | 67.8% | 512 | 68.5% |
| Black: | 128 | 25.1% | 134 | 24.9% | 176 | 29.5% | 221 | 31.3% | 192 | 28.2% | 228 | 31.0% | 230 | 30.8% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 377 | 73.9% | 445 | 82.6% | NA | NA | 364 | 51.6% | 659 | 96.9% | 674 | 91.7% | 667 | 89.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.7% | 31 | 5.8% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 18 | 2.6% | 36 | 4.9% | 49 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.17 | 19.96 | 18.95 | NA | NA | 19.43 | 18.80 | 14.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.6 | 320.3 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 325 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 333 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.8 | 336.7 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.6 | 341.7 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.5 | 345.5 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 349.9 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 353.4 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.9 | 356.6 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.7 | 353.4 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.7 | 348.8 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.3 | 351.2 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 362.5 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 360.4 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.4 | 364.8 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 365.9 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 364.6 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.7 | 371.2 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.3 | 366.2 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.5 | 365.4 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.3 | 307.1 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.7 | 308.8 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.6 | 316.5 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.1 | 317.9 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.1 | 319.8 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.1 | 325.8 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.9 | 329.4 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.4 | 335.7 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 340.4 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 338.4 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 344 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.1 | 352.4 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.2 | 358.5 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.6 | 363.6 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.3 | 371.9 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 376.4 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 382 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.5 | 398.9 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.5 | 397.1 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.5 | 396.3 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.8 | 325.2 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.9 | 330.3 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.6 | 335.6 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.9 | 339.2 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 344.4 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 353 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.2 | 356.2 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.1 | 360.5 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.9 | 367.2 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 365.3 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.5 | 335.9 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.6 | 343.1 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.6 | 350 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.4 | 356 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.9 | 367.4 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 371.9 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 380.7 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.5 | 387.2 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.5 | 392.2 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.4 | 392.9 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.7 | 325.5 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.2 | 324.9 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.3 | 327.2 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.7 | 329.3 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 334.4 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.8 | 341 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 346.2 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.1 | 350.5 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.3 | 355.2 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 355.6 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.2 | 328.9 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 337.1 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.3 | 340.8 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.7 | 345.9 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 357 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.8 | 365.9 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 370.7 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 384.8 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.6 | 386 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.2 | 385.3 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.4 | 307 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.8 | 311.6 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.9 | 316.5 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 323.5 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 334.5 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 340.5 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.9 | 348 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 355.5 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.3 | 359.6 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.9 | 358.1 | 366.9 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Western Avenue Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.