Annalee Avenue Elementary, Carson CA

Original Research by School Decision on Annalee Avenue Elementary

Annalee Avenue Elementary is a small primary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Carson, a mid-sized Los Angeles County city that blends residential neighborhoods with industrial operations, corporate parks, and educational anchors like California State University, Dominguez Hills. The school enrolls roughly two hundred students, a substantial share of whom qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The student body is predominantly Black, with smaller Hispanic and Asian populations and very few white students.

The school's state test results show uneven performance across subjects and grades. In English language arts, results vary considerably: third grade shows lower proficiency, fourth grade reaches about half of students, and fifth grade shows notably stronger results. Math proficiency sits lower overall, ranging from about three in ten students meeting standards in third grade to roughly four in ten in fourth and fifth grades. Fifth grade science results fall in the middle range. The school's overall proficiency index positions it below the median among schools tested across Los Angeles County school districts. Trend data covering only the current school year do not yet show whether these results reflect ongoing patterns or recent change.

The enrollment is small and stable across grade bands, with kindergarten and fifth grade slightly larger than the intermediate grades. Data on special education enrollment and English learner status were not available. Staffing details, attendance rates, discipline records, and information on any specialized programs were not provided, so parents may want to ask the school directly about classroom ratios, intervention supports, and enrichment offerings.

Carson itself is a car-oriented suburban environment, though the downtown area near Carson Street and Avalon Boulevard has sidewalks and some pedestrian infrastructure, and the city is actively investing in bike routes and pedestrian improvements. The city is on a growth trajectory, with redevelopment projects converting former industrial and landfill sites into housing and mixed-use space. Housing values in the area are substantial, with mortgage costs reflecting the Los Angeles County market; rent is also significant relative to household income, so families should verify affordability before relocating.

The parent district, Los Angeles Unified, has undergone major recent changes relevant to families. Voters approved a large school facilities bond that will raise property taxes for decades to fund repairs to aging buildings. The district implemented a district-wide cellphone ban in early 2025 affecting the entire school day, a daily shift in school culture and student-parent communication. LAUSD also redesigned its Black Student Achievement Plan, which funds curriculum and staffing supports at many schools, to broaden eligibility beyond race while increasing its overall budget.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 48% · ▼ 18 pts below district

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

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 43%

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

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 36% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 44% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 45% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 47% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Science

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 29% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above 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.