The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in English language arts. The lowest is 32% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Moffett Elementary
Moffett Elementary sits on Larch Avenue in Lennox, an unincorporated, densely built community in the South Bay of Los Angeles County, pressed between Inglewood and Hawthorne and within earshot of LAX. The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public elementary in the Lennox School District. It is a community school in the fullest sense: enrollment is heavily Hispanic, reflecting the neighborhood it draws from, which is publicly reported as one of the larger concentrations of Latino residents on the western side of Los Angeles County. The vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing Moffett squarely among California's high-need elementary schools.
On the most recent California state assessments, the school's reading performance varied across grade levels, with fourth and fifth graders reaching roughly half of tested students meeting or exceeding the standard, while third grade came in somewhat lower. Math is a clearer soft spot: third grade results were the strongest among the three tested grades, but fourth grade fell further, and fifth grade sat well below half of students reaching proficiency. Science, tested at fifth grade through the state's CAST assessment, also came in below the midpoint. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index lands below the midpoint of the schools associated with districts in Los Angeles County, in the comparison set of districts in that county. Trend data is limited to a single year in the available data, so there is no multi-year trajectory to describe; a parent who wants to understand whether scores are moving in a direction should ask the school directly.
The district context matters here. Lennox School District is a small, community-rooted district, and in November 2024 voters approved the continuation of a local parcel tax through a joint authority that includes Lennox alongside several neighboring districts. That vote locks in an ongoing local funding stream that supplements state dollars, a meaningful factor for a community where state per-pupil allocations tied to enrollment levels create budget sensitivity. Publicly reported information confirms the parcel tax continuation was approved by the required supermajority.
The neighborhood surrounding Moffett is walkable for most families. Lennox Boulevard functions as the community's commercial and civic spine, hosting the Lennox Library, local shops, and eateries. Lennox Park is a well-used community anchor where children gather after school, and the Metro C Line light-rail station at Hawthorne/Lennox connects the community to broader Los Angeles. The school itself sits within the residential grid rather than on an isolated campus, and many children walk. There is no incorporated municipal government in Lennox, so community services run through Los Angeles County rather than a local city hall.
The housing market in the immediate zip code is expensive relative to the national median, and rents are notably high as well, with year-over-year rent growth that has outpaced income gains for many working families. Ownership is financially out of reach for a large share of residents at current mortgage rates. The community is predominantly renter-occupied, with older single-family homes and small apartment buildings making up most of the housing stock. New development is modest and infill-focused, with at least one publicly reported mid-rise apartment project advancing nearby using density-bonus provisions for affordable units.
IEP and English learner data were not available in what was provided, so the picture of how the school supports students with special needs or those acquiring English is incomplete. A parent who relies on those services would want to ask the school and district directly about program depth and staffing.
Moffett is a neighborhood school for Lennox families, shaped by a tight-knit community with strong ties and genuine economic pressure. The academic results, particularly in math, are an area a parent would reasonably want to follow up on with the school, asking what interventions are in place and how individual students are tracked. The ELA trajectory, with fifth grade reaching roughly half proficient, suggests a somewhat stronger foundation in literacy that the school may be building on.
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