Is Fishburn Avenue Elementary a good school?

Fishburn Avenue Elementary ranks 4281 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Fishburn Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 421 students attended Fishburn Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fishburn Avenue Elementary?

Students at Fishburn Avenue Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fishburn Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fishburn Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Chester W. Nimitz Middle 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

Fishburn Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Fishburn Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Maywood, California, serving 412 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.

Fishburn Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges, including a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 10.2% in 2017-2018 to 42.7% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with only 28.72% and 28.64% of students, respectively, being proficient or better in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school struggles in Science, with only 9.68% of students proficient or better in the CAST assessment, compared to 23.96% for the district and 30.7% for the state. These academic challenges are compounded by the fact that 95.87% of Fishburn Avenue students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Loma Vista Elementary, Nueva Vista Elementary, and Maywood Elementary, generally outperform Fishburn Avenue Elementary in test scores and other metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Fishburn Avenue to learn from the instructional and support practices of its higher-performing neighbors. Additionally, the school's struggles to support its subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students with disabilities, indicate a need for more targeted interventions and specialized support to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-5

5701 Fishburn Ave.
Maywood, CA 90270-2819

(323) 560-0878

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4281^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,637

Students who attend Fishburn Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chester W. Nimitz Middle
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: 19.1

Number of students: 421

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

African American:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fishburn Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 73% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 375^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 25.98. (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 (97.1%), two or more races (1.9%), African American (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fishburn Avenue Elementary is 19.1, which is the 175^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Fishburn Avenue Elementary employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fishburn Avenue Elementary is $13,637, which is the 98^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fishburn Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fishburn Avenue Elementary 4281^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fishburn Avenue 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 Fishburn Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fishburn Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.80	3633^rd	4809	24.5%
2005	23.57	3724^th	4822	22.8%
2006	26.10	3579^th	4818	25.7%
2007	30.56	3536^th	5113	30.8%
2008	29.12	3659^th	5113	28.4%
2009	24.03	4133^rd	5193	20.4%
2010	26.83	4093^rd	5314	23.0%
2011	34.07	3676^th	5377	31.6%
2012	36.40	3502^nd	5390	35.0%
2013	26.77	4292^nd	5530	22.4%
2015	22.28	4397^th	5611	21.6%
2016	16.72	4888^th	5614	12.9%
2017	34.98	3440^th	5692	39.6%
2018	23.27	4397^th	5662	22.3%
2019	31.03	3848^th	5789	33.5%
2022	19.89	4877^th	5883	17.1%
2023	30.84	3819^th	5874	35.0%
2024	25.98	4281^st	5862	27.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fishburn Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.70	3240^th	3246	0.2%
2019	25.12	2865^th	3275	12.5%
2022	23.64	3022^nd	3311	8.7%
2023	31.41	2432^nd	3250	25.2%
2024	39.84	1834^th	3160	42.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.43	3666^th	5084	27.9%
2019	42.49	2938^th	5173	43.2%
2022	28.08	3993^rd	5264	24.1%
2023	41.03	2988^th	5374	44.4%
2024	34.42	3575^th	5511	35.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Fishburn Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.90	3932^nd	5413	27.4%
2019	33.26	3565^th	5492	35.1%
2022	22.77	4434^th	5635	21.3%
2023	29.82	3782^nd	5617	32.7%
2024	26.62	4088^th	5605	27.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fishburn Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.75	1112^th	2128	47.7%
2019	46.82	1065^th	2585	58.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Fishburn Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.58	4509^th	5431	17.0%
2019	30.16	3792^nd	5510	31.2%
2022	18.65	4856^th	5663	14.3%
2023	32.30	3596^th	5650	36.4%
2024	27.01	4082^nd	5636	27.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fishburn Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.51	3305^th	4830	31.6%
2019	45.63	2564^th	4963	48.3%
2022	28.10	3866^th	5084	24.0%
2023	42.67	2707^th	5098	46.9%
2024	37.04	3180^th	5102	37.7%

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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 Fishburn Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	18	6	2	1045	0	n/a	n/a	0	1071
1989	18	3	1	1122	0	n/a	n/a	0	1144
1990	10	2	0	1182	2	n/a	n/a	0	1196
1991	11	2	4	1207	4	n/a	n/a	0	1228
1992	8	1	3	1017	2	n/a	n/a	0	1031
1993	11	0	3	1028	2	n/a	n/a	0	1044
1994	7	1	4	1033	3	n/a	n/a	0	1048
1995	8	3	1	1100	2	n/a	n/a	0	1114
1996	8	3	1	1100	2	n/a	n/a	0	1114
1997	14	4	0	1137	2	n/a	n/a	0	1157
1998	11	4	0	1143	2	n/a	n/a	0	1160
1999	12	1	0	1213	2	n/a	n/a	0	1228
2000	6	1	2	1262	1	n/a	n/a	0	1272
2001	10	1	0	1272	0	n/a	n/a	0	1283
2002	4	1	0	1219	2	n/a	n/a	0	1226
2003	4	1	0	1219	2	n/a	n/a	0	1226
2004	7	1	1	1127	3	n/a	n/a	0	1139
2005	7	1	1	1054	3	n/a	n/a	0	1066
2006	3	1	3	996	4	n/a	n/a	0	1007
2007	3	0	3	720	1	n/a	n/a	0	727
2008	4	n/a	2	700	2	n/a	n/a	0	708
2009	4	1	2	686	0	0	0	0	693
2010	3	1	0	684	0	0	0	0	688
2011	2	1	0	656	0	0	0	0	659
2012	2	1	0	646	3	0	2	0	654
2013	3	0	1	638	3	0	0	0	645
2014	2	0	1	626	4	0	0	0	633
2015	9	0	1	544	3	0	4	0	561
2016	17	1	1	513	2	0	4	0	538
2017	19	2	1	517	2	0	1	0	542
2018	16	1	1	496	0	0	2	0	516
2019	15	1	0	448	0	0	0	0	464
2020	16	2	0	444	0	0	0	0	462
2021	11	2	0	426	0	0	0	0	439
2022	7	1	0	384	0	0	0	0	392
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	412	412
2024	0	4	0	409	0	0	8	0	421

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 Fishburn Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1071	45.0	23.8	n/a
1989	1144	48.0	23.8	n/a
1990	1196	50.0	23.9	n/a
1991	1228	49.7	24.7	n/a
1992	1031	50.5	20.4	91.9
1993	1044	42.0	24.9	91.6
1994	1048	37.5	27.9	93.5
1995	1114	42.0	26.5	95
1996	1114	42.0	26.5	95
1997	1157	47.5	24.4	79.8
1998	1160	50.5	23.0	81.6
1999	1228	60.5	20.3	95
2000	1272	63.5	20.0	88.1
2001	1283	62.5	20.5	85.5
2002	1226	62.0	19.8	93
2003	1226	62.0	19.8	93
2004	1139	57.0	20.0	88.3
2005	1066	55.0	19.4	87.1
2006	1007	51.0	19.7	85.3
2007	727	36.0	20.2	93.5
2008	708	39.0	18.2	95.2
2009	693	37.0	17.8	94.2
2010	688	32.0	21.5	94
2011	659	n/a	n/a	94.5
2012	654	28.0	23.3	n/a
2013	645	28.0	23.0	87.9
2014	633	26.0	24.3	83.1
2015	561	24.0	23.3	85.2
2016	538	24.0	22.4	90
2017	542	26.0	20.8	84.7
2018	516	25.0	20.6	92.1
2019	464	22.0	21.0	92
2020	462	n/a	n/a	91.6
2021	439	21.0	20.9	95
2022	392	20.5	19.1	95.9
2023	412	20.0	20.6	95.9
2024	421	22.0	19.1	93.8

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 Fishburn Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1071	45.0	23.8	n/a
1989	1144	48.0	23.8	n/a
1990	1196	50.0	23.9	n/a
1991	1228	49.7	24.7	n/a
1992	1031	50.5	20.4	91.9
1993	1044	42.0	24.9	91.6
1994	1048	37.5	27.9	93.5
1995	1114	42.0	26.5	95
1996	1114	42.0	26.5	95
1997	1157	47.5	24.4	79.8
1998	1160	50.5	23.0	81.6
1999	1228	60.5	20.3	95
2000	1272	63.5	20.0	88.1
2001	1283	62.5	20.5	85.5
2002	1226	62.0	19.8	93
2003	1226	62.0	19.8	93
2004	1139	57.0	20.0	88.3
2005	1066	55.0	19.4	87.1
2006	1007	51.0	19.7	85.3
2007	727	36.0	20.2	93.5
2008	708	39.0	18.2	95.2
2009	693	37.0	17.8	94.2
2010	688	32.0	21.5	94
2011	659	n/a	n/a	94.5
2012	654	28.0	23.3	n/a
2013	645	28.0	23.0	87.9
2014	633	26.0	24.3	83.1
2015	561	24.0	23.3	85.2
2016	538	24.0	22.4	90
2017	542	26.0	20.8	84.7
2018	516	25.0	20.6	92.1
2019	464	22.0	21.0	92
2020	462	n/a	n/a	91.6
2021	439	21.0	20.9	95
2022	392	20.5	19.1	95.9
2023	412	20.0	20.6	95.9
2024	421	22.0	19.1	93.8

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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