Broadway Elementary, Venice CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Broadway Elementary

Broadway Elementary is a public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Venice, on the Westside of Los Angeles. The school serves a mixed, multi-ethnic enrollment drawn from one of the area's more diverse residential pockets, with roughly a quarter of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is split among Asian, multi-racial, Hispanic, and white families, alongside smaller numbers of Black and Native American students.

The school's academic performance is strong. In English language arts across grades three through five, proficiency rates run consistently high, with third-grade performance particularly solid. Math proficiency is somewhat lower but still above the midpoint for tested grades, with the decline in fifth grade worth noting as a pattern in the district more broadly. Fifth-grade science proficiency tracks with math. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, Broadway's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among schools in Los Angeles County.

Venice itself is a dense, walkable neighborhood mixing residential areas with commercial corridors along Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Main Street, and Lincoln Boulevard, where Broadway is located. The area has a bohemian and artistic character alongside a strong tech presence. Housing is expensive; the 90291 zip code reflects a high-cost market well above state and national benchmarks, with corresponding rent-to-income ratios that exceed typical affordability thresholds. Families considering the area face a property tax increase tied to Measure US, LAUSD's largest-ever bond for school facilities, passed by voters to fund repairs and upgrades to aging buildings across the district.

LAUSD, the parent district, has implemented several policy changes that touch daily school life. In February 2025, the district implemented an all-day cellphone ban for all students, including during lunch and breaks, a shift to communication and classroom culture that any family would adjust to. The district also operates a Black Student Achievement Plan that funds culturally responsive curriculum and added staffing at designated schools; the program was restructured in 2024 and funding was increased in 2025-26.

No data on English learner enrollment, special education rates, teacher staffing, or chronic absenteeism were available, limiting a fuller picture of school support and climate. Kindergarten enrollment is notably larger than later grades, a pattern common to many elementary schools as families transition out to other areas or schools.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 384%

School 84% · District 48% · ▲ 37 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 480%

School 80% · District 43% · ▲ 37 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 36% · ▲ 37 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 390%

School 90% · District 44% · ▲ 46 pts above district

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 45% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 589%

School 89% · District 47% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Science

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 29% · ▲ 44 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income71%Higher-income95%25 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income56%Higher-income89%34 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income83%Higher-income90%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income77%Higher-income86%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income59%Higher-income92%32 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income61%Higher-income77%16 pp gap