Is Arroyo Seco Museum Science a good school?

Arroyo Seco Museum Science ranks 1725 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arroyo Seco Museum Science?

In the 2023-24 school year, 428 students attended Arroyo Seco Museum Science.

What is the racial makeup of Arroyo Seco Museum Science?

Students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science are 88% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Summary:

Arroyo Seco Museum Science is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Los Angeles, California, with 452 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments, particularly in the upper grades.

Arroyo Seco's academic performance is exceptional, with 63.96% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy End of Course assessments, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's Hispanic students and students with disabilities also perform exceptionally well, outranking their peers across California. However, Arroyo Seco has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.0% in 2017-2018 to 26.8% in 2022-2023, an issue the school should address.

Compared to nearby schools, Arroyo Seco outperforms in academic achievement, especially in the upper grades. For example, in 2023-2024, Arroyo Seco's 7th-grade ELA/Literacy proficiency rate was 83.05%, compared to 55.56% at the next highest-performing nearby school, Glen Alta Elementary. However, some nearby schools, such as Mt. Washington Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting Arroyo Seco's success may be part of a broader trend in the area.

Detail:

Public K-8

4805 Sycamore Terr.
Los Angeles, CA 90042-4482

(323) 254-5141

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1725^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,877

Student/teacher ratio: 20.3

Number of students: 428

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

White:

7.9%

Asian:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arroyo Seco Museum Science ranks better than 70.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 104^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 66.98. (See more...)

Compare Details Arroyo Seco Museum Science ranks better than 81.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.82. (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 (87.9%), White (7.9%), Asian (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arroyo Seco Museum Science is 20.3. 276 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 Arroyo Seco Museum Science is $10,877. 313 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arroyo Seco Museum Science:

SchoolDigger ranks Arroyo Seco Museum Science 1725^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Arroyo Seco Museum Science in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Arroyo Seco Museum Science 508^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Arroyo Seco Museum Science in the ranking list.)

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

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	58.92	1765^th	4809	63.3%
2005	59.42	1771^st	4822	63.3%
2006	63.62	1607^th	4818	66.6%
2007	68.18	1450^th	5113	71.6%
2008	58.60	1918^th	5113	62.5%
2009	62.09	1813^th	5193	65.1%
2010	69.47	1488^th	5314	72.0%
2011	78.30	1090^th	5377	79.7%
2012	71.47	1445^th	5390	73.2%
2013	72.72	1445^th	5530	73.9%
2015	56.49	2099^th	5611	62.6%
2016	55.27	2219^th	5614	60.5%
2017	55.67	2246^th	5692	60.5%
2018	52.70	2404^th	5662	57.5%
2019	53.99	2379^th	5789	58.9%
2022	50.31	2525^th	5883	57.1%
2023	62.52	1922^nd	5874	67.3%
2024	66.98	1725^th	5862	70.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	63.37	636^th	2634	75.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.18	1786^th	5084	64.9%
2019	61.79	1646^th	5173	68.2%
2022	56.49	1894^th	5264	64.0%
2023	65.44	1457^th	5374	72.9%
2024	68.34	1337^th	5511	75.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.65	2454^th	5413	54.7%
2019	44.94	2808^th	5492	48.9%
2022	51.28	2353^rd	5635	58.2%
2023	59.12	1991^st	5617	64.6%
2024	67.81	1576^th	5605	71.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	58.36	760^th	2585	70.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.01	2286^th	5431	57.9%
2019	62.83	1830^th	5510	66.8%
2022	48.30	2540^th	5663	55.1%
2023	63.81	1777^th	5650	68.5%
2024	63.29	1829^th	5636	67.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.37	1425^th	4830	70.5%
2019	63.96	1470^th	4963	70.4%
2022	60.17	1635^th	5084	67.8%
2023	73.08	1032^nd	5098	79.8%
2024	78.03	801^st	5102	84.3%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	53.27	715^th	1769	59.6%
2005	65.45	515^th	1777	71.0%
2006	59.06	647^th	1804	64.1%
2007	55.89	764^th	1999	61.8%
2008	52.34	873^rd	2005	56.5%
2009	67.59	574^th	2063	72.2%
2010	68.26	591^st	2179	72.9%
2011	71.97	490^th	2236	78.1%
2012	72.26	515^th	2259	77.2%
2013	83.10	244^th	2379	89.7%
2015	70.12	642^nd	2477	74.1%
2016	73.25	590^th	2497	76.4%
2017	63.27	816^th	2508	67.5%
2018	51.34	1057^th	2480	57.4%
2019	62.62	851^st	2715	68.7%
2022	58.41	931^st	2740	66.0%
2023	74.46	594^th	2802	78.8%
2024	78.82	508^th	2777	81.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	81.16	166^th	1550	89.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.82	808^th	2230	63.8%
2019	68.27	535^th	2369	77.4%
2022	63.32	659^th	2458	73.2%
2023	80.01	327^th	2549	87.2%
2024	76.54	411^th	2575	84.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.70	851^st	2262	62.4%
2019	63.94	748^th	2380	68.6%
2022	53.52	983^rd	2509	60.8%
2023	67.80	678^th	2547	73.4%
2024	71.05	610^th	2546	76.0%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	33.42	918^th	1491	38.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.74	1205^th	2273	47.0%
2019	58.22	843^rd	2407	65.0%
2022	63.36	743^rd	2527	70.6%
2023	78.33	471^st	2558	81.6%
2024	84.43	349^th	2547	86.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.20	574^th	2072	72.3%
2019	77.83	349^th	2213	84.2%
2022	66.82	570^th	2359	75.8%
2023	83.30	255^th	2391	89.3%
2024	87.83	174^th	2383	92.7%

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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 Arroyo Seco Museum Science

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	98	53	28	224	8	n/a	n/a	0	411
1989	101	57	31	222	6	n/a	n/a	0	417
1990	99	68	29	237	6	n/a	n/a	0	439
1991	101	63	21	256	6	n/a	n/a	0	447
1992	88	66	31	302	9	n/a	n/a	0	496
1993	64	62	32	323	10	n/a	n/a	0	491
1994	47	58	46	341	5	n/a	n/a	0	497
1995	38	33	42	440	3	n/a	n/a	0	556
1996	38	33	42	440	3	n/a	n/a	0	556
1997	37	34	43	435	4	n/a	n/a	0	553
1998	35	34	45	418	3	n/a	n/a	0	535
1999	32	35	38	424	2	n/a	n/a	0	531
2000	35	22	41	435	5	n/a	n/a	0	538
2001	48	16	40	429	6	n/a	n/a	0	539
2002	44	16	30	446	2	n/a	n/a	0	538
2003	44	16	30	446	2	n/a	n/a	0	538
2004	36	10	31	465	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
2005	30	14	24	461	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
2006	35	14	26	461	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2007	39	14	20	461	1	n/a	n/a	0	535
2008	29	16	18	437	2	n/a	n/a	0	502
2009	31	14	17	441	2	0	1	0	506
2010	38	7	15	381	2	0	1	0	444
2011	40	3	18	497	4	0	0	0	562
2012	39	2	18	494	4	0	0	0	557
2013	33	0	13	478	5	0	1	0	530
2014	25	3	12	474	6	0	0	0	520
2015	24	2	8	485	6	0	2	0	527
2016	20	3	8	489	5	0	4	0	529
2017	22	1	14	507	4	0	4	0	552
2018	27	2	11	507	4	0	6	0	557
2019	32	3	16	501	2	0	1	0	555
2020	28	3	10	464	0	0	10	0	515
2021	27	5	10	437	0	0	10	0	489
2022	24	2	9	389	0	0	7	0	431
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	452	452
2024	34	3	8	376	0	0	7	0	428

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Arroyo Seco Museum Science

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	411	15.0	27.4	n/a
1989	417	15.8	26.3	n/a
1990	439	17.0	25.8	n/a
1991	447	18.8	23.7	n/a
1992	496	19.1	25.9	70
1993	491	19.8	24.8	79.8
1994	497	20.8	23.9	83.1
1995	556	22.2	25.0	84
1996	556	22.2	25.0	84
1997	553	21.7	25.5	82.8
1998	535	24.5	21.8	66
1999	531	23.8	22.3	75.7
2000	538	24.0	22.4	64.7
2001	539	25.0	21.6	81.3
2002	538	24.3	22.1	79
2003	538	24.3	22.1	79
2004	542	23.0	23.6	83
2005	529	22.0	24.0	86.2
2006	536	22.0	24.4	86.8
2007	535	22.0	24.3	83.6
2008	502	28.5	17.6	63.1
2009	506	22.5	18.4	80.8
2010	444	23.0	19.3	99.3
2011	562	n/a	n/a	19.2
2012	557	22.0	25.3	n/a
2013	530	21.0	25.2	36.8
2014	520	21.0	24.7	77.9
2015	527	21.0	25.0	82.5
2016	529	21.0	25.1	78.6
2017	552	21.0	26.2	77.5
2018	557	21.0	26.5	80.1
2019	555	21.0	26.4	74.1
2020	515	n/a	n/a	75
2021	489	21.0	23.2	77.7
2022	431	22.0	19.5	79.1
2023	452	22.0	20.4	76.8
2024	428	21.0	20.3	72.4

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 Arroyo Seco Museum Science

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	411	15.0	27.4	n/a
1989	417	15.8	26.3	n/a
1990	439	17.0	25.8	n/a
1991	447	18.8	23.7	n/a
1992	496	19.1	25.9	70
1993	491	19.8	24.8	79.8
1994	497	20.8	23.9	83.1
1995	556	22.2	25.0	84
1996	556	22.2	25.0	84
1997	553	21.7	25.5	82.8
1998	535	24.5	21.8	66
1999	531	23.8	22.3	75.7
2000	538	24.0	22.4	64.7
2001	539	25.0	21.6	81.3
2002	538	24.3	22.1	79
2003	538	24.3	22.1	79
2004	542	23.0	23.6	83
2005	529	22.0	24.0	86.2
2006	536	22.0	24.4	86.8
2007	535	22.0	24.3	83.6
2008	502	28.5	17.6	63.1
2009	506	22.5	18.4	80.8
2010	444	23.0	19.3	99.3
2011	562	n/a	n/a	19.2
2012	557	22.0	25.3	n/a
2013	530	21.0	25.2	36.8
2014	520	21.0	24.7	77.9
2015	527	21.0	25.0	82.5
2016	529	21.0	25.1	78.6
2017	552	21.0	26.2	77.5
2018	557	21.0	26.5	80.1
2019	555	21.0	26.4	74.1
2020	515	n/a	n/a	75
2021	489	21.0	23.2	77.7
2022	431	22.0	19.5	79.1
2023	452	22.0	20.4	76.8
2024	428	21.0	20.3	72.4

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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