Brooklyn Avenue, Los Angeles CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Brooklyn Avenue

Brooklyn Avenue is a K-8 school in Los Angeles serving roughly five hundred students. The student body is almost entirely Hispanic, and nearly all families qualify for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting the economic circumstances of this Eastside neighborhood near Cesar Chavez Avenue.

In mathematics, Brooklyn Avenue's proficiency is below the midpoint among Los Angeles County districts. The school shows uneven performance across grade levels: third-graders fare relatively better, seventh-graders perform strongest, while fourth and fifth graders struggle most noticeably. Overall proficiency in math hovers around the low-to-middle band. English language arts presents a different picture. Here, proficiency is also below the county midpoint overall, but the pattern is less consistent. Third through sixth graders cluster in the mid-range, but seventh grade jumps substantially, and eighth grade recovers well, suggesting that older students at Brooklyn Avenue may engage more effectively with literacy instruction or demonstrate stronger proficiency once they reach middle school.

Science proficiency, where the school participates in state testing, is notably low. Fifth and eighth graders show limited mastery, with fifth graders particularly low. This mirrors a common challenge: science instruction in resource-constrained elementary and middle schools often receives less attention and fewer materials than reading and mathematics.

The school operates within Los Angeles Unified, a very large district currently managing major systemwide changes. In February, the district implemented a complete cellphone, smartwatch, and earbud ban during the entire school day, including lunch. Families with middle-school-age children should be aware of this policy. Additionally, voters approved Measure US, a substantial school facilities bond backed by property tax increases that will affect homeowners and renters in the area for years. The district has also overhauled its Black Student Achievement Plan, which provides culturally responsive curriculum and counseling support at targeted schools, though eligibility was adjusted in 2024 to broaden beyond race-based criteria.

Brooklyn Avenue reflects the typical profile of a highly concentrated, economically disadvantaged elementary-middle school in an urban core. The school's academic performance suggests it would benefit from a parent's careful look into what academic support exists for students who enter below grade level, what literacy and math interventions are in place, and how the school supports students transitioning into the middle-school grades, where performance noticeably improves.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 48% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 43% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 36% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 35% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Grade 759%

School 59% · District 34% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 32% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 44% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 45% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 47% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 46% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

Grade 775%

School 75% · District 46% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 45% · ▲ 12 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 29% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 27% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 43% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 13 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 8Lower-income51%Higher-income75%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income67%27 pp gap