The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hooper Avenue Elementary
Hooper Avenue Elementary is a small school serving first through fifth grades in Los Angeles, located at 52nd Street and East Olympic Boulevard in a densely residential area. The school enrolls a student population that is overwhelmingly Latino and economically disadvantaged. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school serves very few students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds.
State testing data for 2024-25 shows proficiency rates that are consistently low across both tested subjects. In math, overall proficiency is below one in five students across the grade band. Third grade shows slightly higher math proficiency than grades four and five, where fewer than one in five students demonstrate proficiency. In English language arts, about one in four students overall meets proficiency standards, with fourth grade performing somewhat better than third and fifth grades. Science proficiency, measured only in fifth grade, is similarly low. These results place the school in the bottom quartile relative to other districts serving Los Angeles County, based on overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades.
The school does not report data on its share of students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about these populations and what support services are available.
Hooper Avenue is part of Los Angeles Unified, a large urban district serving the city and surrounding areas. LAUSD recently implemented a comprehensive all-day cellphone ban beginning February 2025, meaning no student phones, smartwatches, or earbuds during school hours, including lunch and breaks. The district has also adopted a Black Student Achievement Plan that funds culturally responsive curriculum and adds counselors and support staff at eligible schools. Additionally, voters approved a major facilities bond in 2024 that will increase property taxes over a long period to fund repairs and upgrades to aging school buildings across the district. Families considering the area should be aware of this property-tax commitment, which is tied to long-term debt repayment for school infrastructure.
The broader Los Angeles context is one of significant growth and change. The city is in an active rezoning and housing production phase driven by a statewide housing shortage. Downtown LA is undergoing major redevelopment ahead of the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics. The region offers extensive public transit through the Metro system, though Los Angeles remains widely car-dependent outside of a few dense, walkable neighborhoods. The community around Hooper Avenue is a working-class, primarily Latino residential district with limited pedestrian amenities compared to more central areas of the city. Housing in the 90011 zip code is substantially less expensive than the broader county, though affordability remains tight given local incomes, with rent consuming close to half of median household income.
The school's performance data suggests students are arriving with significant academic gaps. A parent considering enrollment or comparing this school to others in the district would want to understand what targeted interventions, reading and math support, or language services the school offers to address these proficiency gaps, and how the school measures progress for individual students over time.
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