The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in Math. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on William R. Anton Elementary
William R. Anton Elementary sits on North Bonnie Beach Place in the East Los Angeles zip code 90063, a neighborhood where the residential fabric is dense and working-class, with the housing market running well above national norms though somewhat below the California state average. Home values in this zip code have edged slightly downward year over year, and rents consume a substantial share of household income by any reasonable measure, making the area a stretch for renters even at current levels. The school is part of Los Angeles Unified, the nation's second-largest school district.
The student body is almost entirely Hispanic, a demographic profile that reflects the surrounding neighborhood closely. Nearly every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, one of the highest economic need concentrations a school can have. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs were not available in the records we reviewed, so a parent with those specific questions should follow up directly with the school or LAUSD.
On the 2024-25 California CAASPP assessments, math proficiency across tested grades runs roughly in the high thirties to low forties statewide, with third and fourth graders coming in a little stronger than fifth and sixth. English language arts results show more variation: fourth and fifth graders reach the mid-forties, while third and sixth graders are in the upper twenties to mid-thirties range. Fifth-grade science proficiency, measured on the California Science Test, is lower, sitting in the mid-teens. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among districts in Los Angeles County, the comparison set available for this school's position. These are real gaps worth a parent's attention, and a reasonable conversation with school leadership would focus on what supplemental reading and math supports are available, particularly for students entering third grade and for sixth graders preparing for the transition to middle school.
Anton serves kindergarten through sixth grade, so there is no graduation rate or high school pathway data, and those measures simply do not apply here.
A few district-level developments shape day-to-day life at any LAUSD campus. As publicly reported, the district implemented a full-day cellphone, smartwatch, and earbud ban in February 2025, covering lunch and breaks as well as instructional time, with storage pouches deployed at many secondary campuses. At the elementary level the practical effect is primarily on parent communication before and after school. Voters also approved a major school facilities bond that will be repaid through a long-term property tax increase, a factor for any family considering buying in the district's boundaries. Additionally, LAUSD's Black Student Achievement Plan, which funds culturally responsive curriculum and student support staffing at targeted schools, was restructured and received a funding boost for 2025-26; whether Anton is among the targeted campuses was not specified in the available data.
The school operates in one of the most polycentric cities in the country. The East LA corridor is primarily residential and commercial, car-dependent in practice, and connected to the broader city through the Metro bus network. Major regional employers span government, healthcare, aerospace, and entertainment, and the city is in an active rezoning and housing-production phase, with substantial construction concentrated downtown and driven partly by preparation for major international events in the coming years.
What the data does not include: trend comparisons over multiple years, because only a single year of CAASPP results was available, so it is not possible to say whether scores are improving, holding steady, or declining. Program offerings and extracurricular activities were also not in the records we reviewed. A parent wanting a fuller picture of enrichment, after-school programming, or family engagement structures would need to visit the campus or contact the school office directly.
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