Allesandro Elementary vs Third Street Elementary

Third Street Elementary ranks #8 of 9,533 schools in California, placing it among the state's absolute top performers. Allesandro Elementary is no outlier either — its #213 statewide rank puts it in the top 2.5% of California elementary schools — but the 0.6-point overall rating gap (9.0/10 vs. 9.6/10) reflects a meaningful distance when the competition is this tight at the upper end of the scale.

On measured academics, the gap sharpens. Third Street Elementary scores a perfect 10.0/10 on academics against Allesandro Elementary's 9.3/10. Growth tells a similar story: Third Street Elementary posts a 9.9/10 growth score versus Allesandro Elementary's 8.8/10, a difference of 1.1 points that suggests Third Street students are outpacing expected trajectories more consistently. Together these two metrics indicate Third Street Elementary is both starting from a higher baseline and accelerating faster.

The two schools serve meaningfully different populations. Allesandro Elementary enrolls 281 students with 80% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch; Third Street Elementary enrolls 691 students with 43% on free or reduced lunch. Allesandro Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1 is tighter than Third Street Elementary's 22.3:1, giving Allesandro slightly more individual classroom attention per student despite serving a higher-needs population. That smaller, higher-FRL environment comes with distinct community dynamics that some families will find preferable.

The schools differ structurally as well. Allesandro Elementary serves grades KG through 6, covering the full elementary span, while Third Street Elementary serves KG through 5, meaning families there will need to plan an additional school transition one year earlier. The two campuses sit 5.2 miles apart within Los Angeles, so geography alone is unlikely to be decisive for most families weighing the choice.