Is Barton Hill Elementary a good school?

Barton Hill Elementary ranks 4387 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Barton Hill Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 356 students attended Barton Hill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Barton Hill Elementary?

Students at Barton Hill Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Barton Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barton Hill Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet High : Phineas Banning Senior High High : San Pedro Senior High

Barton Hill Elementary

Summary:

Barton Hill Elementary is a public elementary school in San Pedro, California, serving 380 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Barton Hill Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (45.5% in 2021-2022, compared to 19.8% to 42.2% at nearby schools), consistently underperforming test scores in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics compared to the district and state, and struggles to support certain student subgroups like male students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. The school also has an exceptionally high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients at 98.16%, much higher than the 49.18% to 92.66% range of nearby schools.

While Barton Hill Elementary is part of the same district as higher-performing schools like Park Western Place Elementary and Taper Avenue Elementary, its academic performance lags significantly behind. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates appear to be closely linked to its poor test scores, and its extremely high rate of low-income students likely contributes to the academic challenges. Barton Hill Elementary's performance has remained relatively stagnant, indicating a need for more effective, evidence-based strategies to drive student achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

423 North Pacific Ave.
San Pedro, CA 90731-2019

(310) 547-2471

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4387^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,506

Students who attend Barton Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High:	Phineas Banning Senior High
	San Pedro Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.7

Number of students: 356

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.2%

African American:

14.6%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Barton Hill Elementary ranks worse than 74.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 391^st among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.73. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79.2%), African American (14.6%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barton Hill Elementary is 19.7, which is the 224^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Barton Hill Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barton Hill Elementary is $13,506, which is the 101^st highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barton Hill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Barton Hill Elementary 4387^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Barton Hill Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Barton Hill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Barton Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.76	3727^th	4809	22.5%
2005	13.76	4416^th	4822	8.4%
2006	20.89	3936^th	4818	18.3%
2007	15.35	4621^st	5113	9.6%
2008	23.60	4076^th	5113	20.3%
2009	21.19	4340^th	5193	16.4%
2010	29.33	3903^rd	5314	26.6%
2011	41.85	3101^st	5377	42.3%
2012	29.58	3976^th	5390	26.2%
2013	25.87	4348^th	5530	21.4%
2015	10.77	5436^th	5611	3.1%
2016	7.37	5543^rd	5614	1.3%
2017	11.39	5407^th	5692	5.0%
2018	14.94	5103^rd	5662	9.9%
2019	14.68	5266^th	5789	9.0%
2022	22.14	4638^th	5883	21.2%
2023	24.68	4393^rd	5874	25.2%
2024	24.73	4387^th	5862	25.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Barton Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.05	3184^th	3246	1.9%
2019	24.46	2907^th	3275	11.2%
2022	28.07	2749^th	3311	17.0%
2023	20.45	3120^th	3250	4.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Barton Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.80	1706^th	2420	29.5%
2024	34.27	1598^th	2634	39.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Barton Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.81	4502^nd	5084	11.4%
2019	20.68	4528^th	5173	12.5%
2022	30.86	3767^th	5264	28.4%
2023	34.86	3504^th	5374	34.8%
2024	32.70	3724^th	5511	32.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Barton Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.50	4654^th	5413	14.0%
2019	17.33	4844^th	5492	11.8%
2022	27.62	3967^th	5635	29.6%
2023	26.07	4133^rd	5617	26.4%
2024	36.77	3283^rd	5605	41.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Barton Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.91	1973^rd	2128	7.3%
2019	21.10	2287^th	2585	11.5%
2022	27.12	1627^th	2227	26.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Barton Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.68	5048^th	5431	7.1%
2019	14.52	5089^th	5510	7.6%
2022	19.42	4769^th	5663	15.8%
2023	24.77	4285^th	5650	24.2%
2024	18.17	4889^th	5636	13.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Barton Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.98	410^th	700	41.4%
2019	44.82	368^th	747	50.7%
2022	25.70	533^rd	663	19.6%
2023	29.88	470^th	662	29.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Barton Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.16	4170^th	4830	13.7%
2019	20.23	4357^th	4963	12.2%
2022	35.63	3247^th	5084	36.1%
2023	37.39	3117^th	5098	38.9%
2024	38.69	3060^th	5102	40.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Barton Hill Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	50	69	26	731	0	n/a	n/a	0	876
1989	51	74	25	779	2	n/a	n/a	0	931
1990	32	79	18	758	1	n/a	n/a	0	888
1991	28	90	20	784	0	n/a	n/a	0	922
1992	23	103	22	798	0	n/a	n/a	0	946
1993	23	104	18	797	1	n/a	n/a	0	943
1994	26	110	16	822	1	n/a	n/a	0	975
1995	12	107	11	792	1	n/a	n/a	0	923
1996	12	107	11	792	1	n/a	n/a	0	923
1997	20	85	5	798	4	n/a	n/a	0	912
1998	16	71	6	801	3	n/a	n/a	0	897
1999	12	75	6	823	1	n/a	n/a	0	917
2000	21	75	5	835	3	n/a	n/a	0	939
2001	19	82	4	782	5	n/a	n/a	0	892
2002	24	63	8	712	5	n/a	n/a	0	812
2003	24	63	8	712	5	n/a	n/a	0	812
2004	19	46	3	671	4	n/a	n/a	0	743
2005	15	50	7	690	2	n/a	n/a	0	764
2006	13	46	8	664	2	n/a	n/a	0	733
2007	15	44	6	683	7	n/a	n/a	8	763
2008	22	42	5	658	6	n/a	n/a	0	733
2009	21	47	5	647	7	3	8	0	738
2010	17	62	6	646	5	4	6	0	746
2011	20	69	7	693	8	2	0	0	799
2012	25	75	6	648	7	2	2	0	765
2013	20	95	8	632	6	6	1	0	768
2014	17	93	7	599	2	5	0	0	723
2015	15	97	4	573	2	4	4	0	699
2016	14	109	5	558	2	6	3	0	697
2017	17	86	3	516	1	5	1	0	629
2018	23	84	4	509	2	2	4	0	628
2019	19	82	3	477	0	1	1	0	583
2020	15	79	4	419	0	6	3	0	526
2021	12	73	4	394	0	1	3	0	487
2022	6	51	5	328	0	6	7	0	403
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	380	380
2024	5	52	2	282	0	4	11	0	356

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Barton Hill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	876	36.0	24.3	n/a
1989	931	37.0	25.1	n/a
1990	888	37.0	24.0	n/a
1991	922	38.0	24.2	n/a
1992	946	38.6	24.5	88.9
1993	943	39.0	24.2	94
1994	975	38.0	25.7	95
1995	923	36.5	25.3	94.9
1996	923	36.5	25.3	94.9
1997	912	43.0	21.2	79.1
1998	897	45.5	19.7	94.5
1999	917	48.7	18.8	95
2000	939	47.5	19.8	96.5
2001	892	46.5	19.2	93.6
2002	812	46.0	17.7	96.2
2003	812	46.0	17.7	96.2
2004	743	42.0	17.7	94.6
2005	764	40.0	19.1	95.5
2006	733	41.0	17.9	91.4
2007	763	40.0	19.1	53.8
2008	733	44.0	16.7	48.8
2009	738	40.0	17.2	93.2
2010	746	36.0	20.7	93.2
2011	799	n/a	n/a	59.3
2012	765	35.5	21.5	n/a
2013	768	34.0	22.5	62.9
2014	723	31.0	23.3	91.3
2015	699	30.0	23.3	93
2016	697	28.0	24.8	94.3
2017	629	26.0	24.1	89.5
2018	628	27.0	23.2	92.8
2019	583	27.0	21.5	90.4
2020	526	n/a	n/a	95.4
2021	487	23.0	21.1	95.3
2022	403	22.0	18.3	96
2023	380	19.0	20.0	98.2
2024	356	18.0	19.7	96.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Barton Hill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	876	36.0	24.3	n/a
1989	931	37.0	25.1	n/a
1990	888	37.0	24.0	n/a
1991	922	38.0	24.2	n/a
1992	946	38.6	24.5	88.9
1993	943	39.0	24.2	94
1994	975	38.0	25.7	95
1995	923	36.5	25.3	94.9
1996	923	36.5	25.3	94.9
1997	912	43.0	21.2	79.1
1998	897	45.5	19.7	94.5
1999	917	48.7	18.8	95
2000	939	47.5	19.8	96.5
2001	892	46.5	19.2	93.6
2002	812	46.0	17.7	96.2
2003	812	46.0	17.7	96.2
2004	743	42.0	17.7	94.6
2005	764	40.0	19.1	95.5
2006	733	41.0	17.9	91.4
2007	763	40.0	19.1	53.8
2008	733	44.0	16.7	48.8
2009	738	40.0	17.2	93.2
2010	746	36.0	20.7	93.2
2011	799	n/a	n/a	59.3
2012	765	35.5	21.5	n/a
2013	768	34.0	22.5	62.9
2014	723	31.0	23.3	91.3
2015	699	30.0	23.3	93
2016	697	28.0	24.8	94.3
2017	629	26.0	24.1	89.5
2018	628	27.0	23.2	92.8
2019	583	27.0	21.5	90.4
2020	526	n/a	n/a	95.4
2021	487	23.0	21.1	95.3
2022	403	22.0	18.3	96
2023	380	19.0	20.0	98.2
2024	356	18.0	19.7	96.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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