Ascot Avenue Elementary vs Charles H. Kim Elementary

Charles H. Kim Elementary holds a state rank of #9 out of 9,533 California schools, compared to Ascot Avenue Elementary's rank of #214 — a gap that places Kim among the top 0.1% of all elementary schools statewide. Both schools sit 5.8 miles apart in Los Angeles and serve the same grade span, KG–05, making this a direct apples-to-apples comparison for families in or between their attendance zones. The 0.6-point overall rating difference (9.6 vs. 9.0) understates the actual performance distance once you look at the underlying components.

The clearest performance gap is academic: Charles H. Kim Elementary scores 9.5 out of 10 versus Ascot Avenue Elementary's 7.9 — a 1.6-point difference that reflects meaningfully higher tested proficiency. That said, both schools post identical growth scores of 9.8 out of 10, which means students at Ascot Avenue are advancing at the same exceptional pace as students at Kim; they are simply starting and ending at a lower absolute proficiency level. Families who prioritize trajectory over current attainment will find Ascot Avenue's growth profile genuinely competitive.

Ascot Avenue Elementary enrolls 651 students against Charles H. Kim Elementary's 472, and the larger enrollment shows up in staffing density: Ascot's student-teacher ratio is 20.3:1 versus Kim's 18.2:1, meaning Kim averages roughly two fewer students per classroom. On economic demographics, Ascot Avenue's free and reduced-price lunch rate is 96%, compared to 88% at Charles H. Kim — an 8-point difference indicating Ascot Avenue serves a more economically disadvantaged population while still achieving a top-250 statewide ranking.

Both schools are traditional elementary programs covering kindergarten through fifth grade with no structural difference in grade span. The distinction between them is not program type but performance ceiling: Kim's #9 statewide rank signals academic outcomes that are exceptionally rare at any school, in any zip code, in California.