Downtown Value, Los Angeles CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Downtown Value

Downtown Value is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in downtown Los Angeles. It operates as a single-school district, authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District and run by the Value Schools charter management organization.

The school enrolls a small population of students, with approximately even class sizes across the lower grades and slightly larger cohorts in the upper grades. Nearly all students come from economically disadvantaged households, and the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic. The school does not report enrollment data for English learners or students with individualized education programs, so parents may want to reach out directly to the school to understand the availability and depth of services in those areas.

State testing results show that proficiency is low across both English language arts and mathematics. In English language arts, third grade performs somewhat better than the rest of the school, but proficiency drops significantly in fourth grade and remains depressed through eighth grade. In mathematics, the pattern is steeper: third grade sits around the low-to-mid range, fourth grade drops sharply, and stays well below that floor for grades five through eight. Science testing, available for fifth and eighth grades only, shows similarly low proficiency rates. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other schools in Los Angeles County.

The school offers boys basketball and soccer, though the full breadth of programming is not detailed in available data.

Downtown Value's location on West Washington Boulevard puts it in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a historically industrial and commercial area undergoing rapid transformation. The downtown neighborhood is increasingly mixed-use and dense, with new housing developments, cultural venues, and metro transit connections. Housing in the 90015 zip code is valued below the state benchmark, and monthly rents are moderate by Los Angeles standards. The area is walkable compared to much of the city, with street-level activity, public institutions, and transit access, though it remains car-oriented overall.

For families considering this school, the key question is whether the charter's curriculum model and school culture align with their child's learning style and needs, since the academic data shows students are not meeting state proficiency benchmarks. A conversation with school leadership about instruction, assessment practices, support for struggling learners, and any programs for English learners or students needing special education would help clarify what learning environment this school provides.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 346%

School 46% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · district not reported

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

Grade 627%

School 27% · district not reported

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

Grade 723%

School 23% · district not reported

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 817%

School 17% · district not reported

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

English language arts

Grade 353%

School 53% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 416%

School 16% · district not reported

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 630%

School 30% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 725%

School 25% · district not reported

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 823%

School 23% · district not reported

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Science

Grade 521%

School 21% · district not reported

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 817%

School 17% · district not reported

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

This schoolDistrict average, 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.