Elizabeth Learning Center, Cudahy CA

Original Research by School Decision on Elizabeth Learning Center

Elizabeth Learning Center sits on Elizabeth Street in Cudahy, a densely settled, predominantly Latino working-class city in the southern portion of Los Angeles County. The school is a regular public school within Los Angeles Unified, serving kindergarten through twelfth grade on a single campus. That K-12 span on one site is itself a defining feature: children who start here in kindergarten can, in principle, remain through graduation without changing schools.

Cudahy is one of the most densely populated incorporated cities in the United States, roughly one square mile, with large households and a young population. Publicly reported sources describe it as a bedroom community where most residents commute out for work, with retail along Atlantic Avenue as the primary commercial strip and no traditional downtown. Civic life clusters around the Cudahy Park complex, which includes City Hall, a county library branch, and recreational facilities. A free city shuttle runs daily loops for residents. The housing market here is notably expensive relative to the school's student population: the local home value sits well above the national benchmark and not far below the California statewide figure, while rents consume a very high share of the typical household income. For a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, that gap is stark.

On student demographics, the enrollment is large for a single K-12 campus. The student body is almost entirely Hispanic, with virtually all students qualifying under federal meal-assistance thresholds. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs was not available in this dataset, which is worth asking the school about directly given the community context.

Academic performance, as measured by California's CAASPP state assessments in the 2024-25 school year, is the sharpest concern in this profile. In English language arts, roughly a third of students across tested grades reached proficiency, with fifth grade performing the best among tested grades and eighth grade among the lowest. In math, results are considerably weaker: the school's overall math proficiency falls well below its ELA results, with eighth-grade math in particular sitting at a very low level. Science scores follow a similar pattern, with fifth-grade science meaningfully higher than eighth-grade science but neither reaching the midpoint. Placed against districts in Los Angeles County, the school's overall proficiency index lands in the bottom quartile of that group. These are the facts as the state reports them, and a parent considering this school for a child at any grade level should ask the school directly what academic support structures are in place and how progress is monitored over time.

Trend data covers only a single year, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent an improvement, a plateau, or a decline. That context is simply missing from the available data.

A graduation rate was not reported for Elizabeth Learning Center in this dataset. Because the school does serve high school grades, the absence is a gap rather than something explained by grade configuration. Parents of high school students should ask the school for its most recent graduation and college-readiness figures.

No program information was available in this dataset, including AP course offerings, dual enrollment, or career pathways. For a school that spans kindergarten through twelfth grade, that is a meaningful gap for families weighing the high school years.

At the district level, Los Angeles Unified voters recently approved a large school facilities bond, publicly reported as the district's largest ever, which will be repaid through a property tax increase lasting potentially decades. Families already navigating the area's demanding housing costs should factor that into a long-term budget. LAUSD also implemented a district-wide ban on student cellphone use throughout the school day beginning in early 2025, a cultural shift that touches daily routines for middle and high school students.

Elizabeth Learning Center is a neighborhood school that reflects the community it serves: a densely populated, high-need area where nearly every student qualifies for meal assistance and where academic outcomes on state measures are below the county midpoint. For families in Cudahy, it is the local option that keeps a child on one campus from kindergarten through graduation. What the school offers in terms of programs, support, and post-secondary preparation is not visible in this data, and those questions are worth pursuing directly with the school.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

88.0%Cohort of 205 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 48% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 417%

School 17% · District 43% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 36% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 35% · ▼ 19 pts below district

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

Grade 716%

School 16% · District 34% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 32% · ▼ 24 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 44% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 45% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 46% · ▼ 12 pts below district

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

Grade 731%

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

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 45% · ▼ 18 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 29% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 27% · ▼ 18 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 43% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with 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.