Ann Street Elementary vs Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary

Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary holds a significant edge in overall rating, scoring 9.4/10 against Ann Street Elementary's 8.5/10 — a gap that becomes sharper when viewed against California's full landscape. Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary ranks #66 of 9,533 California schools, placing it in the top 1% statewide. Ann Street Elementary ranks #809 of 9,533, still a strong top-10% placement, but trailing its Los Angeles counterpart by a wide margin on this measure.

The academic score delta drives most of that gap. Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary earns an 8.7/10 in academics versus Ann Street Elementary's 5.8/10 — a 2.9-point difference that reflects meaningfully higher proficiency outcomes in core subjects. Both schools post exceptional growth scores, with Ann Street Elementary at 9.8/10 and Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary reaching a near-perfect 10.0/10, confirming that students at both campuses are advancing faster than peer benchmarks regardless of their starting points. Parents should not read Ann Street Elementary's lower academic score as weak instruction — the growth data suggests the opposite.

The two schools serve demographically similar populations: free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is 96% at Ann Street Elementary and 94% at Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary, making both high-need campuses by any measure. The enrollment difference is substantial — Ann Street Elementary serves 76 students while Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary serves 232 — and that scale translates directly into class-size tradeoffs. Ann Street Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 is notably tighter than Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary's 17.8:1, meaning families at the smaller school can expect more individualized daily access to teachers.

One structural difference separates the programs: Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary extends through sixth grade while Ann Street Elementary caps at fifth, meaning families at Ann Street Elementary will need to plan a school transition one year earlier. The two campuses sit 8.2 miles apart within Los Angeles, so geographic proximity is unlikely to be the deciding factor for most families weighing the options.