Is Pacific Boulevard a good school?

Pacific Boulevard ranks 2789 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pacific Boulevard?

In the 2023-24 school year, 314 students attended Pacific Boulevard.

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Boulevard?

Students at Pacific Boulevard are 97% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pacific Boulevard attend?

Students who attend Pacific Boulevard usually go on to attend: Middle : Henry T. Gage Middle High : Huntington Park Senior High High : Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med High : Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy High : Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice

Pacific Boulevard

Summary:

Pacific Boulevard is an elementary school in Huntington Park, California, serving 341 students in grades K-5. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population that is predominantly economically disadvantaged.

Pacific Boulevard's test scores on state assessments are well below the averages for the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 39.44% of Pacific Boulevard students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.4% to 44.1% over the past several years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, over 95% of Pacific Boulevard's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Pacific Boulevard's overall performance is below average, its Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups perform relatively better, ranking in the top half or top third of California elementary schools in those categories. Nearby schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Middleton Street Elementary, San Antonio Elementary, and Miles Avenue Elementary, have similar performance profiles to Pacific Boulevard. In contrast, the public charter school KIPP Comienza Community Prep, located less than a mile from Pacific Boulevard, outperforms the traditional public schools in the area on most academic measures.

Detail:

Public K-5

2660 East 57th St.
Huntington Park, CA 90255-2545

(323) 586-8640

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2789^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,092

Students who attend Pacific Boulevard usually attend:

Middle:	Henry T. Gage Middle
High:	Huntington Park Senior High
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice

Student/teacher ratio: 15.3

Number of students: 314

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Asian:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pacific Boulevard ranks better than 52.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 197^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 45.96. (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 (1.6%), Asian (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pacific Boulevard is 15.3, which is the 18^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Pacific Boulevard employs 20.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pacific Boulevard is $24,092, which is the 5^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pacific Boulevard:

SchoolDigger ranks Pacific Boulevard 2789^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pacific Boulevard in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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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 Pacific Boulevard

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Rank History for all students at Pacific Boulevard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	18.58	4406^th	5113	13.8%
2008	20.89	4285^th	5113	16.2%
2009	21.81	4294^th	5193	17.3%
2010	35.37	3470^th	5314	34.7%
2011	39.61	3266^th	5377	39.3%
2012	41.62	3163^rd	5390	41.3%
2013	33.45	3785^th	5530	31.6%
2015	35.67	3275^th	5611	41.6%
2016	35.54	3375^th	5614	39.9%
2017	29.52	3873^rd	5692	32.0%
2018	30.66	3781^st	5662	33.2%
2019	37.79	3328^th	5789	42.5%
2022	38.84	3174^th	5883	46.0%
2023	38.99	3209^th	5874	45.4%
2024	45.96	2789^th	5862	52.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pacific Boulevard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.23	3028^th	3246	6.7%
2019	22.84	3020^th	3275	7.8%
2022	20.89	3156^th	3311	4.7%
2023	43.30	1598^th	3250	50.8%
2024	61.49	669^th	3160	78.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pacific Boulevard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.03	2810^th	5084	44.7%
2019	49.10	2464^th	5173	52.4%
2022	52.77	2103^rd	5264	60.0%
2023	51.31	2283^rd	5374	57.5%
2024	59.55	1820^th	5511	67.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Pacific Boulevard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.45	3452^nd	5413	36.2%
2019	38.20	3215^th	5492	41.5%
2022	41.76	2892^nd	5635	48.7%
2023	40.70	2979^th	5617	47.0%
2024	47.07	2581^st	5605	54.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Pacific Boulevard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.09	3856^th	5431	29.0%
2019	37.98	3190^th	5510	42.1%
2022	35.95	3276^th	5663	42.2%
2023	37.20	3252^nd	5650	42.4%
2024	43.78	2833^rd	5636	49.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pacific Boulevard

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.27	2601^st	4830	46.1%
2019	52.12	2145^th	4963	56.8%
2022	51.49	2100^th	5084	58.7%
2023	53.79	2016^th	5098	60.5%
2024	63.34	1508^th	5102	70.4%

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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 parent
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Wonderful school for my two kids. They loved their teachers, and learned so much from Ms. Castilla especially. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Pacific Boulevard

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2006	2	6	0	673	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
2007	3	5	0	622	2	n/a	n/a	2	634
2008	3	3	n/a	611	2	n/a	n/a	0	619
2009	3	2	0	603	1	0	2	0	611
2010	3	3	0	587	1	0	0	0	594
2011	1	1	0	579	2	0	1	0	584
2012	4	5	1	577	2	0	1	0	590
2013	1	5	1	626	0	0	0	0	633
2014	1	2	0	602	0	0	0	0	605
2015	6	3	1	596	0	0	1	0	607
2016	3	5	0	604	0	0	1	0	613
2017	9	4	1	579	0	0	0	0	593
2018	8	3	1	536	0	0	1	0	549
2019	6	3	1	495	0	0	0	0	505
2020	4	2	2	462	0	0	2	0	472
2021	2	1	2	411	0	0	3	0	419
2022	0	2	2	330	0	0	0	0	334
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	341	341
2024	1	1	2	305	0	0	5	0	314

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 Pacific Boulevard

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	681	47.0	14.5	95.2
2007	634	41.0	15.5	93
2008	619	43.0	14.4	33.1
2009	611	39.0	14.2	91.3
2010	594	39.0	15.2	93.9
2011	584	n/a	n/a	4.5
2012	590	34.0	17.3	n/a
2013	633	35.0	18.0	79.5
2014	605	36.0	16.8	91.1
2015	607	36.0	16.8	90.9
2016	613	36.0	17.0	89.1
2017	593	39.0	15.2	86.2
2018	549	36.5	15.0	89.3
2019	505	34.0	14.8	89.3
2020	472	n/a	n/a	91.9
2021	419	27.5	15.2	94.3
2022	334	24.5	13.6	95.8
2023	341	21.5	15.8	95.6
2024	314	20.5	15.3	97.1

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 Pacific Boulevard

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	681	47.0	14.5	95.2
2007	634	41.0	15.5	93
2008	619	43.0	14.4	33.1
2009	611	39.0	14.2	91.3
2010	594	39.0	15.2	93.9
2011	584	n/a	n/a	4.5
2012	590	34.0	17.3	n/a
2013	633	35.0	18.0	79.5
2014	605	36.0	16.8	91.1
2015	607	36.0	16.8	90.9
2016	613	36.0	17.0	89.1
2017	593	39.0	15.2	86.2
2018	549	36.5	15.0	89.3
2019	505	34.0	14.8	89.3
2020	472	n/a	n/a	91.9
2021	419	27.5	15.2	94.3
2022	334	24.5	13.6	95.8
2023	341	21.5	15.8	95.6
2024	314	20.5	15.3	97.1

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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