Felton Elementary, Lennox CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Felton Elementary

Felton Elementary sits in Lennox, a dense, working-class community in the South Bay just west of LAX, wedged between Inglewood and Hawthorne. The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade in a neighborhood where most residents walk to their destinations and children make their way on foot to school from nearby homes.

The enrollment is small, just under four hundred students, with a deeply concentrated demographic profile. A very substantial majority of students are Latino, and a very substantial share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school reflects the broader economic reality of Lennox, where housing is tight and renter-occupied, dominated by small apartment buildings and older single-family homes. Home values in the zip code are above the state median, and monthly rent takes up a significant share of typical household income, making affordability a real pressure for families here.

On state assessments for 2024-25, Felton's results are notably low. In English language arts across tested grades, proficiency sits in the low-to-mid range, with fourth grade performing better than third or fifth. Math proficiency is similar or slightly lower, with fourth grade again leading. In science, fifth-grade proficiency is quite low. Looking across all tested subjects and grades, Felton's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the county's districts. A parent considering this school should ask the administration directly about the supports and strategies currently in place to improve these results, what recent shifts or initiatives have been tried, and what the school sees as the main barriers to student growth in reading and math.

Lennox School District continues to benefit from a parcel tax approved by voters in November 2024, which locks in ongoing local property-tax-based funding to supplement state allocations. This was a publicly reported development that secures a dedicated revenue stream for district schools going forward.

The community itself has assets. Lennox Park anchors daily life and is where children gather after school; the recently opened Metro C Line light-rail station provides transit access, and the area is genuinely walkable, with most errands doable on foot. Schools sit embedded in the residential grid rather than isolated, making them a natural part of neighborhood rhythm. Infill housing development is active along transit corridors, signaling that the area is being invested in despite its tight supply.

Felton is a small school in a small, tight-knit, predominantly Latino working-class community with real economic constraints. Its academic performance is weak across foundational subjects, and that gap is significant. For a family in Lennox, the question is whether the school's supports and instructional approach align with their child's needs and whether the school can articulate a clear path forward on achievement.

See more original research from School Decision →

Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 43% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 42% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 32% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 318%

School 18% · District 37% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 44% · ▲ 10 pts above district

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

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 46% · ▼ 15 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 24% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

This schoolLennox, 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.