Is Leland Street Elementary a good school?

Leland Street Elementary ranks 3878 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leland Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 418 students attended Leland Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Leland Street Elementary?

Students at Leland Street Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 6% White.

What schools do graduates of Leland Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leland Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Richard Henry Dana Middle High : San Pedro Senior High

Leland Street Elementary

Summary:

Leland Street Elementary is a public elementary school in San Pedro, California, serving 403 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leland Street Elementary faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools and the district/state averages. The school consistently performs below the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.43% of Leland Street students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for Los Angeles Unified and 47.04% for California. The school also faces a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.5% in 2017-2018 to 33.6% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district and state averages.

Leland Street Elementary's challenges may be unique to the school, as nearby schools like Park Western Place Elementary and White Point Elementary consistently outperform Leland Street in academic assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.86% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.1 students per teacher, which may be contributing factors to the lower academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

2120 South Leland St.
San Pedro, CA 90731-5224

(310) 832-0505

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3878^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,885

Students who attend Leland Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richard Henry Dana Middle
High:	San Pedro Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.9

Number of students: 418

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

Two or more races:

9.6%

African American:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leland Street Elementary ranks worse than 66.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 332^nd among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.65. (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 (74.6%), two or more races (9.6%), African American (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leland Street Elementary is 19.9, which is the 244^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Leland Street Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leland Street Elementary is $10,885. 312 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leland Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leland Street Elementary 3878^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Leland Street 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 Leland Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Leland Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.97	2106^th	4809	56.2%
2005	54.61	1974^th	4822	59.1%
2006	54.90	1966^th	4818	59.2%
2007	50.12	2326^th	5113	54.5%
2008	43.62	2744^th	5113	46.3%
2009	53.06	2298^th	5193	55.7%
2010	46.51	2768^th	5314	47.9%
2011	43.46	2991^st	5377	44.4%
2012	53.94	2401^st	5390	55.5%
2013	48.37	2785^th	5530	49.6%
2015	28.69	3808^th	5611	32.1%
2016	35.84	3346^th	5614	40.4%
2017	28.91	3919^th	5692	31.1%
2018	28.16	3979^th	5662	29.7%
2019	38.19	3297^th	5789	43.0%
2022	48.81	2590^th	5883	56.0%
2023	38.50	3250^th	5874	44.7%
2024	30.65	3878^th	5862	33.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Leland Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	29.11	1878^th	2634	28.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leland Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.99	3166^th	5084	37.7%
2019	52.91	2210^th	5173	57.3%
2022	68.03	1271^st	5264	75.9%
2023	52.46	2204^th	5374	59.0%
2024	40.29	3110^th	5511	43.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Leland Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.40	3391^st	5413	37.4%
2019	36.94	3287^th	5492	40.1%
2022	42.34	2855^th	5635	49.3%
2023	39.73	3031^st	5617	46.0%
2024	28.33	3942^nd	5605	29.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Leland Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.44	1677^th	2128	21.2%
2019	42.72	1203^rd	2585	53.5%
2022	61.23	579^th	2227	74.0%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Leland Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	46.57	67^th	130	48.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Leland Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.49	4231^st	5431	22.1%
2019	38.95	3113^th	5510	43.5%
2022	54.58	2213^th	5663	60.9%
2023	37.37	3243^rd	5650	42.6%
2024	35.15	3409^th	5636	39.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leland Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.79	3092^nd	4830	36.0%
2019	49.73	2299^th	4963	53.7%
2022	59.14	1677^th	5084	67.0%
2023	52.88	2062^nd	5098	59.6%
2024	44.70	2631^st	5102	48.4%

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Rank History for White students at Leland Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	72.18	729^th	2726	73.3%

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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

Review counts

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100%

Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, May 16, 2011

Poor leadership by the school's principal. Office staff is lazy and unhelpful. School rules that fall under the Zero Tolerance policy are not enforced. The GATE program (if your child is considered "gifted") is virtually non-existent and there is no support for these students or parents. The school also consistently ranks low on the school report card we are mailed every year. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Leland Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	395	23	29	197	1	n/a	n/a	0	645
1989	384	34	18	212	4	n/a	n/a	0	652
1990	381	23	31	225	2	n/a	n/a	0	662
1991	344	26	26	222	3	n/a	n/a	0	621
1992	307	34	31	238	6	n/a	n/a	0	616
1993	320	63	36	364	6	n/a	n/a	0	789
1994	295	73	33	389	4	n/a	n/a	0	794
1995	216	64	23	372	2	n/a	n/a	0	677
1996	216	64	23	372	2	n/a	n/a	0	677
1997	214	72	24	412	2	n/a	n/a	0	724
1998	210	75	35	398	3	n/a	n/a	0	721
1999	176	87	35	389	3	n/a	n/a	0	690
2000	166	64	30	420	6	n/a	n/a	0	686
2001	132	47	38	415	5	n/a	n/a	0	637
2002	139	40	38	439	12	n/a	n/a	0	668
2003	139	40	38	439	12	n/a	n/a	0	668
2004	137	45	35	433	9	n/a	n/a	0	659
2005	129	45	39	420	11	n/a	n/a	0	644
2006	90	44	38	404	14	n/a	n/a	0	590
2007	90	41	34	368	11	n/a	n/a	3	547
2008	89	42	28	360	12	n/a	n/a	0	531
2009	83	35	23	355	6	4	4	0	510
2010	85	31	25	362	7	9	1	0	520
2011	87	59	22	398	10	12	2	0	590
2012	116	60	21	375	6	18	0	0	596
2013	134	75	15	411	7	15	0	0	657
2014	97	83	15	399	9	17	0	0	620
2015	89	61	13	404	1	9	29	0	606
2016	71	51	11	393	1	7	31	0	565
2017	45	45	17	411	0	3	23	0	544
2018	40	45	7	374	0	1	22	0	489
2019	45	53	12	358	1	3	1	0	473
2020	42	47	11	343	0	3	18	0	464
2021	39	39	10	312	0	4	20	0	424
2022	33	36	8	294	0	1	20	0	392
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	403	403
2024	24	34	4	312	1	3	40	0	418

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

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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 Leland Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	645	23.0	28.0	n/a
1989	652	25.0	26.0	n/a
1990	662	25.0	26.4	n/a
1991	621	26.0	23.8	n/a
1992	616	26.4	23.3	45
1993	789	27.0	29.2	54.2
1994	794	28.0	28.4	57.7
1995	677	24.0	28.2	63.2
1996	677	24.0	28.2	63.2
1997	724	29.0	25.0	71.5
1998	721	32.0	22.5	73.1
1999	690	34.5	20.0	74.2
2000	686	32.5	21.1	73.8
2001	637	33.0	19.3	76.5
2002	668	36.0	18.6	76.6
2003	668	36.0	18.6	76.6
2004	659	34.0	19.4	72.2
2005	644	32.5	19.8	74.7
2006	590	30.5	19.3	72.5
2007	547	28.0	19.5	72.8
2008	531	29.5	18.0	73.3
2009	510	29.0	15.9	74.7
2010	520	25.0	20.8	74.2
2011	590	n/a	n/a	74.2
2012	596	23.5	25.3	n/a
2013	657	27.0	24.3	68.8
2014	620	27.5	22.5	80.5
2015	606	26.0	23.3	78.9
2016	565	25.0	22.6	76.6
2017	544	24.0	22.6	83.8
2018	489	22.0	22.2	80.2
2019	473	21.0	22.5	79.3
2020	464	n/a	n/a	84.5
2021	424	20.0	21.2	84.7
2022	392	21.0	18.6	83.9
2023	403	21.0	19.1	84.9
2024	418	21.0	19.9	81.8

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 Leland Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	645	23.0	28.0	n/a
1989	652	25.0	26.0	n/a
1990	662	25.0	26.4	n/a
1991	621	26.0	23.8	n/a
1992	616	26.4	23.3	45
1993	789	27.0	29.2	54.2
1994	794	28.0	28.4	57.7
1995	677	24.0	28.2	63.2
1996	677	24.0	28.2	63.2
1997	724	29.0	25.0	71.5
1998	721	32.0	22.5	73.1
1999	690	34.5	20.0	74.2
2000	686	32.5	21.1	73.8
2001	637	33.0	19.3	76.5
2002	668	36.0	18.6	76.6
2003	668	36.0	18.6	76.6
2004	659	34.0	19.4	72.2
2005	644	32.5	19.8	74.7
2006	590	30.5	19.3	72.5
2007	547	28.0	19.5	72.8
2008	531	29.5	18.0	73.3
2009	510	29.0	15.9	74.7
2010	520	25.0	20.8	74.2
2011	590	n/a	n/a	74.2
2012	596	23.5	25.3	n/a
2013	657	27.0	24.3	68.8
2014	620	27.5	22.5	80.5
2015	606	26.0	23.3	78.9
2016	565	25.0	22.6	76.6
2017	544	24.0	22.6	83.8
2018	489	22.0	22.2	80.2
2019	473	21.0	22.5	79.3
2020	464	n/a	n/a	84.5
2021	424	20.0	21.2	84.7
2022	392	21.0	18.6	83.9
2023	403	21.0	19.1	84.9
2024	418	21.0	19.9	81.8

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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