Aloha Elementary, Lakewood CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Aloha Elementary

Aloha Elementary serves grades kindergarten through sixth in Lakewood, a planned postwar suburban community of single-family homes and retail corridors in Los Angeles County. The school enrolls a small population, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with meaningful representation of Black and Asian students as well as students identifying as two or more races; the enrollment is much smaller in white and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander categories.

State test results from 2024-25 show proficiency across math and English language arts, with English language arts outperforming math overall. In English language arts, third and fifth grades performed above the school's average, while fourth and sixth grades landed around the mid-range for tested grades. In math, third grade showed the strongest performance, but fourth through sixth grades saw declining proficiency, with sixth grade notably below the school average. Fifth-grade science proficiency was substantially lower than performance in reading and math. Relative to tested schools across Los Angeles County school districts, Aloha's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint, suggesting that students here face more academic ground to cover than the typical school in the comparison set.

The school operates within ABC Unified, the parent district. Lakewood itself sits at a housing market inflection point. The city is built out as a classic postwar development and now adds housing mainly through infill projects, accessory dwelling units, and redevelopment. The most prominent ongoing project is the Lakewood Center redevelopment, which is being converted from an enclosed regional mall into a mixed-use district blending retail, residential, wellness, and green space; this transformation is expected to reshape the economic and pedestrian character of the city over coming years. Current housing values are above the statewide benchmark, and rental costs consume a substantial share of household income, reflecting the broader affordability constraints of the greater Los Angeles region.

Lakewood is car-dependent, with residents relying on nearby interstate and state-route corridors for commuting; transit is served by bus lines rather than rail. The city's civic anchors include an extensive park system, two public libraries, and community events such as the farmers market and the Pan American Fiesta. Employment is anchored in retail (centered on the Lakewood Center and surrounding businesses), healthcare (UCI Health operates a hospital), government, and education.

Data on English learner enrollment and special education identification at Aloha were not available. The school's website information was not provided, so details about specific programs, class structures, staffing, or school-culture initiatives could not be drawn from this review. A parent interested in understanding how Aloha supports students in the lower-performing grade bands, especially sixth grade in math, may want to speak with the school directly about classroom practices and available supports.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 63% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 56% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 52% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 55% · ▼ 36 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 58% · ▼ 17 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 59% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 65% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 69% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 48% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolABC Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.