Avalon Gardens Elementary, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Avalon Gardens Elementary

Avalon Gardens Elementary is a small school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in South Los Angeles with an enrollment of about a hundred seventy students. The student body is almost equally split between Black and Hispanic families, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the neighborhood. Enrollment is small and varies considerably across grades, with the youngest classes somewhat larger and sixth grade quite small.

State assessment results show proficiency rates well below the countywide median across all tested subjects and grade levels. In math, school-wide proficiency is low, and in sixth grade no students scored proficient. English language arts results are similarly below the midpoint countywide, with sixth grade again showing the lowest results. In fifth-grade science, proficiency was very low. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts across Los Angeles County. These numbers reflect a school where most students are not yet meeting grade-level standards in core academic subjects. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what supports and interventions are in place, and what the school's longer-term academic trajectory is.

The school is a regular public school within Los Angeles Unified School District. LAUSD adopted a district-wide cellphone ban in February of this year, applying to all students throughout the full school day including lunch and breaks. The district also passed a major school facilities bond that will result in property tax increases lasting many years, so families considering a move into the district should be aware of that long-term fiscal commitment. The district has made curriculum and staffing investments in culturally responsive learning and student support, with boosted funding for that work in the coming year.

The neighborhood around Avalon Gardens sits in the 90061 zip code in South Los Angeles. Housing values there are moderate compared to some Los Angeles County areas, though rents remain substantial relative to median household income. The region continues to develop amid statewide housing pressures, with the city rezoning and incentivizing new housing production. Families relocating to this part of Los Angeles should expect both rising property taxes from the school bond and ongoing competition in a tight housing market.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 48% · ▼ 26 pts below district

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

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 43% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 36% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 35% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 44% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 45% · ▼ 16 pts below district

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

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 47% · ▼ 24 pts below district

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

Grade 614%

School 14% · District 46% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Science

Grade 56%

School 6% · District 29% · ▼ 23 pts below district

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

This schoolLos Angeles Unified, 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.