Is Park Avenue Elementary a good school?

Park Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Park Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 285 students attended Park Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Park Avenue Elementary?

Students at Park Avenue Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Park Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Bell Senior High High : Maywood Academy High High : Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex High : Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Park Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Park Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Cudahy, California, serving 323 students in grades K-6 as part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. However, the school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low academic performance, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Park Avenue Elementary has seen a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.2% in 2017-2018 to 38.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the 20.4% to 36.3% range of nearby schools. Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages, with only 25% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 17.07% in Mathematics, and 11.43% in Science, compared to the district's 43.06%, 32.83%, and 23.96% proficiency rates, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for English Language Learners and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 10-20% statewide.

While the nearby Aspire Firestone Academy Charter and Aspire Gateway Academy Charter schools demonstrate that higher levels of academic achievement are possible, even with a similar demographic of students, Park Avenue Elementary's performance has been steadily declining over the past decade, from a high ranking of 2,517 out of 5,390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to a low of 4,926 out of 5,883 in 2021-2022.

Detail:

Public K-6

8020 Park Ave.
Cudahy, CA 90201-6018

(323) 832-1860

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5035^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,241

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:	Bell Senior High
	Maywood Academy High
	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Student/teacher ratio: 21.9

Number of students: 285

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

Asian:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Park Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 85.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 449^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.87. (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 (98.2%), two or more races (1.4%), Asian (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Park Avenue Elementary is 21.9. 403 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Park Avenue Elementary is $11,241. 264 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Park Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Park Avenue Elementary 5035^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Park Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Park Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Park Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.12	4477^th	4809	6.9%
2005	14.45	4375^th	4822	9.3%
2006	12.78	4491^st	4818	6.8%
2007	10.83	4877^th	5113	4.6%
2008	21.69	4217^th	5113	17.5%
2009	27.32	3892^nd	5193	25.1%
2010	36.56	3383^rd	5314	36.3%
2011	36.82	3475^th	5377	35.4%
2012	51.64	2517^th	5390	53.3%
2013	42.36	3162^nd	5530	42.8%
2015	27.97	3861^st	5611	31.2%
2016	23.55	4297^th	5614	23.5%
2017	14.06	5193^rd	5692	8.8%
2018	15.21	5083^rd	5662	10.2%
2019	24.18	4438^th	5789	23.3%
2022	19.34	4926^th	5883	16.3%
2023	19.52	4918^th	5874	16.3%
2024	17.87	5035^th	5862	14.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Park Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.41	3126^th	3246	3.7%
2019	27.15	2700^th	3275	17.6%
2022	19.85	3207^th	3311	3.1%
2023	27.49	2709^th	3250	16.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Park Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.48	4299^th	5084	15.4%
2019	33.11	3631^st	5173	29.8%
2022	26.77	4103^rd	5264	22.1%
2023	27.43	4127^th	5374	23.2%
2024	21.96	4620^th	5511	16.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Park Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.83	4793^rd	5413	11.5%
2019	28.17	3973^rd	5492	27.7%
2022	20.53	4678^th	5635	17.0%
2023	22.87	4441^st	5617	20.9%
2024	17.60	4912^th	5605	12.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Park Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	21.23	1909^th	2128	10.3%
2019	33.99	1585^th	2585	38.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Park Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.10	4960^th	5431	8.7%
2019	22.45	4430^th	5510	19.6%
2022	19.44	4767^th	5663	15.8%
2023	17.80	4930^th	5650	12.7%
2024	20.23	4696^th	5636	16.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Park Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.97	4112^th	4830	14.9%
2019	34.05	3383^rd	4963	31.8%
2022	27.46	3909^th	5084	23.1%
2023	27.88	3877^th	5098	24.0%
2024	25.24	4088^th	5102	19.9%

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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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by a citizen
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Just bad, I went to this school last year and oh my god. But I heard their making "improvements" by firing literally half of their staff and the new principal whom I won't mention has some of the kids upset. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Park Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	52	34	29	986	7	n/a	n/a	0	1108
1989	33	14	14	1092	3	n/a	n/a	0	1156
1990	25	9	13	972	6	n/a	n/a	0	1025
1991	13	7	9	1019	6	n/a	n/a	0	1054
1992	21	3	7	1151	6	n/a	n/a	0	1188
1993	28	4	8	1158	8	n/a	n/a	0	1206
1994	29	4	4	1167	6	n/a	n/a	0	1210
1995	21	11	6	1131	2	n/a	n/a	0	1171
1996	21	11	6	1131	2	n/a	n/a	0	1171
1997	15	18	6	1170	4	n/a	n/a	0	1213
1998	14	16	3	1193	2	n/a	n/a	0	1228
1999	18	13	6	1121	3	n/a	n/a	0	1161
2000	19	9	7	1111	2	n/a	n/a	0	1148
2001	13	7	11	1025	1	n/a	n/a	0	1057
2002	13	1	10	1062	1	n/a	n/a	0	1087
2003	13	1	10	1062	1	n/a	n/a	0	1087
2004	11	6	7	1028	3	n/a	n/a	0	1055
2005	3	11	4	716	1	n/a	n/a	0	735
2006	6	6	4	714	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
2007	4	4	3	671	0	n/a	n/a	1	683
2008	2	n/a	n/a	635	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	637
2009	6	3	1	608	0	0	0	0	618
2010	3	4	1	566	1	1	0	0	576
2011	3	3	1	607	3	2	1	0	620
2012	4	5	1	594	0	1	0	0	605
2013	2	6	1	599	0	1	0	0	609
2014	4	3	4	598	0	0	0	0	609
2015	1	4	1	541	0	1	4	0	552
2016	2	5	2	571	0	0	4	0	584
2017	2	4	2	532	0	0	1	0	541
2018	5	8	0	481	0	0	0	0	494
2019	6	7	0	437	0	0	0	0	450
2020	3	7	0	392	0	0	2	0	404
2021	2	6	0	362	0	0	2	0	372
2022	1	2	0	334	0	0	2	0	339
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	323	323
2024	0	0	1	280	0	0	4	0	285

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 Park Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1108	51.0	21.7	n/a
1989	1156	49.0	23.5	n/a
1990	1025	46.0	22.2	n/a
1991	1054	46.0	22.9	n/a
1992	1188	46.7	25.4	94.9
1993	1206	49.0	24.6	95
1994	1210	44.5	27.2	94.8
1995	1171	47.0	24.9	95
1996	1171	47.0	24.9	95
1997	1213	49.0	24.8	92.9
1998	1228	55.0	22.3	93
1999	1161	63.0	18.4	94.9
2000	1148	60.5	19.0	99.7
2001	1057	55.0	19.2	98.8
2002	1087	57.0	19.1	88.8
2003	1087	57.0	19.1	88.8
2004	1055	53.0	19.9	88.6
2005	735	36.0	20.4	89.7
2006	730	38.0	19.2	91.6
2007	683	35.0	19.5	93.8
2008	637	40.0	15.9	95.4
2009	618	35.0	15.8	92.6
2010	576	33.0	17.4	94.4
2011	620	n/a	n/a	45.2
2012	605	30.0	20.1	n/a
2013	609	29.0	21.0	47.9
2014	609	29.0	21.0	85.1
2015	552	28.0	19.7	90.4
2016	584	26.0	22.4	92.1
2017	541	24.0	22.5	87.6
2018	494	22.0	22.4	94.3
2019	450	19.0	23.6	91.8
2020	404	n/a	n/a	92.8
2021	372	15.5	24.0	94.4
2022	339	15.0	22.6	94.7
2023	323	15.0	21.5	95.7
2024	285	13.0	21.9	90.9

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 Park Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1108	51.0	21.7	n/a
1989	1156	49.0	23.5	n/a
1990	1025	46.0	22.2	n/a
1991	1054	46.0	22.9	n/a
1992	1188	46.7	25.4	94.9
1993	1206	49.0	24.6	95
1994	1210	44.5	27.2	94.8
1995	1171	47.0	24.9	95
1996	1171	47.0	24.9	95
1997	1213	49.0	24.8	92.9
1998	1228	55.0	22.3	93
1999	1161	63.0	18.4	94.9
2000	1148	60.5	19.0	99.7
2001	1057	55.0	19.2	98.8
2002	1087	57.0	19.1	88.8
2003	1087	57.0	19.1	88.8
2004	1055	53.0	19.9	88.6
2005	735	36.0	20.4	89.7
2006	730	38.0	19.2	91.6
2007	683	35.0	19.5	93.8
2008	637	40.0	15.9	95.4
2009	618	35.0	15.8	92.6
2010	576	33.0	17.4	94.4
2011	620	n/a	n/a	45.2
2012	605	30.0	20.1	n/a
2013	609	29.0	21.0	47.9
2014	609	29.0	21.0	85.1
2015	552	28.0	19.7	90.4
2016	584	26.0	22.4	92.1
2017	541	24.0	22.5	87.6
2018	494	22.0	22.4	94.3
2019	450	19.0	23.6	91.8
2020	404	n/a	n/a	92.8
2021	372	15.5	24.0	94.4
2022	339	15.0	22.6	94.7
2023	323	15.0	21.5	95.7
2024	285	13.0	21.9	90.9

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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