Dominguez Elementary, Carson CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Dominguez Elementary

Dominguez Elementary is a regular public school in Carson serving kindergarten through fifth grade, with an enrollment of about four hundred thirty-five students. It is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial majority of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic character of the residential neighborhood around Santa Fe Avenue in Carson. The school draws from a community where housing values are moderate for the Los Angeles County area, and where industrial and logistics operations sit alongside residential blocks.

On California's state assessments for 2024-25, Dominguez Elementary's proficiency results fall below the median for schools in Los Angeles County. In English language arts across grades three through five, the school's overall proficiency rate is in the mid-range, with fifth-grade performance notably stronger than third and fourth grades. Mathematics shows a steeper challenge, with proficiency rates below the county midpoint at every tested grade, and fifth grade showing the lowest performance of the three grades tested. In science, which is assessed only in fifth grade at the elementary level, proficiency is considerably lower. These results reflect the real academic gaps many urban elementary schools face, particularly in math.

Only one year of state test data is available, so long-term trends cannot be assessed. The school does not appear in the data as having a specialized magnet program or a charter governance model; it operates as a conventional neighborhood school.

The Carson area where this school sits is a car-oriented community shaped by freeways and major boulevards, mixed residential and industrial in character. Families here weigh the practical reality of public school choice in Los Angeles Unified, which includes considerations beyond academics: in February 2025, LAUSD implemented a district-wide ban on student cellphones, smartwatches, and earbuds during the entire school day, including lunch and breaks. Additionally, voters approved a major school facilities bond that will raise property taxes over a long repayment period to fund repairs and upgrades to aging district buildings. These are ongoing factors affecting daily school life and family finances for anyone in the district.

Dominguez Elementary's academic profile suggests a school serving a high-need population with performance gaps, particularly in mathematics and science, that parents may want to discuss directly with school leadership to understand what supports and interventions are in place. The school's position relative to other county schools offers a realistic measure of where students stand academically.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 48% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 43% · ▲ 11 pts above district

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

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 36% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 44% · ▲ 13 pts above district

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

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 45% · ▲ 11 pts above district

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

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 47% · ▲ 13 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 2 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 4Lower-income51%Higher-income77%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income51%Higher-income69%18 pp gap