Los Angeles Unified School District

Item: Los Angeles Unified School District
Rating: 5
Author: Public School Review

333 S. Beaudry Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017-1466

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (213) 241-1000

www.lausd.net

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 618 public elementary schools in Los Angeles Unified School District. This district's average elementary is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in California.

Public Elementary Schools in Los Angeles Unified School District have an score of 30% (versus the California public elementary school average of 35%), and score of 41% (versus the 45% statewide average).

Overview

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

785 Schools

7,693 Schools

# Students

n/a

3,500,507 Students

# Teachers

21,793 Teachers

172,951 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

n/a

District Rank

Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked #958 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 76% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (CA)

#972 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Los Angeles Unified School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

28%

33%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Los Angeles Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

41%

47%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Los Angeles Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

22%

29%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Los Angeles Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

86%

87%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Los Angeles Unified School District and public school graduation rate of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.65

# American Indian Students

n/a

16,888 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

n/a

424,717 Students

% Asian Students

n/a

12%

# Hispanic Students

n/a

1,893,805 Students

% Hispanic Students

n/a

54%

# Black Students

n/a

169,690 Students

% Black Students

n/a

# White Students

n/a

754,767 Students

% White Students

n/a

22%

# Hawaiian Students

n/a

14,663 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

219,616 Students

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

451,616

# Students in 1st Grade:

377,018

# Students in 2nd Grade:

379,893

# Students in 3rd Grade:

389,353

# Students in 4th Grade:

393,562

# Students in 5th Grade:

398,613

# Students in 6th Grade:

407,977

# Students in 7th Grade:

280,783

# Students in 8th Grade:

277,323

# Students in 9th Grade:

39,712

# Students in 10th Grade:

34,198

# Students in 11th Grade:

33,820

# Students in 12th Grade:

36,556

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$11,113 MM

$116,387 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Los Angeles Unified School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$9,901 MM

$107,188 MM

This chart displays total spending of Los Angeles Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$24,280

$15,669

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Los Angeles Unified School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$21,632

$13,970

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Los Angeles Unified School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 785 schools
Grades: KG-12
: 86% (Btm 50% in CA)
: Bottom 50%
: 28% (Top 50%)
: 41% (Btm 50%)
: 22% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education