Dolores Huerta Elementary, Lennox CA

Original Research by School Decision on Dolores Huerta Elementary

Dolores Huerta Elementary serves grades kindergarten through fifth in Lennox, a densely populated unincorporated community in the South Bay, nestled between Inglewood and Hawthorne near LAX. The school enrolls a small-to-midsize population typical of its grade band, with nearly all students from Latino households and a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price meals.

The neighborhood itself is working-class and residential, built out on a tight housing market where most residents rent. Families live within a walkable community where children can reach nearby schools and parks on foot. Lennox Park serves as the main civic gathering place, and the metro C Line light-rail station provides transit connections. The area has seen recent development pressure from infill housing projects near transit corridors, shaped by broader redevelopment in neighboring communities. In November 2024, voters approved a continuation of a local parcel tax that funds Lennox schools, locking in an ongoing property-tax revenue stream for the district.

On state assessments, Dolores Huerta Elementary's results show significant academic headwinds. Across mathematics, English language arts, and science, proficiency rates sit well below midpoint. In third grade, math proficiency reached the mid-40s in one subject area, but fourth and fifth grade mathematics performance dipped considerably lower. English language arts proficiency was similarly modest across tested grades, and fifth grade science proficiency was in the low 20s. When all tested grades and subjects are averaged together, the school's overall proficiency sits in the bottom quartile among the county's districts.

These numbers reflect a school serving a population with very substantial economic need. This context matters: the school's test outcomes place it among the lower-performing schools in its county peer set, and a parent considering this school should view that as a starting point for deeper conversations with the district about academic support, interventions, and school-specific strategies for moving those numbers.

Grade-level data from the most recent test cycle is available in the data sections below, so you can see where strengths and gaps appear. Trends across multiple years were not available, so it is not yet possible to see whether these results represent a change or have held steady. The school does not have a reported graduation rate because it serves only early grades.

State testing data was the primary academic measure available. Program offerings, special education enrollment, English learner status, and staff composition were not provided, so a parent would benefit from asking the school directly about reading support, math intervention, and the makeup of its teaching team.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 43%

even with state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 42% · ▼ 22 pts below district

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

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 32% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 37% · ▲ 7 pts above district

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

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 44% · ▼ 22 pts below district

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

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 46% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 24% · ▼ 3 pts below district

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

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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.