Bushnell Way Elementary vs Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Bushnell Way Elementary and Arroyo Seco Museum Science sit 0.9 miles apart in Los Angeles, yet their overall ratings diverge: Bushnell Way Elementary scores 9.4/10 against Arroyo Seco Museum Science's 9.1/10. In statewide context that gap is significant — Bushnell Way Elementary ranks #39 of 9,533 California schools while Arroyo Seco Museum Science ranks #180 of 9,533, placing both comfortably in the state's top 2% but with Bushnell Way nearly 140 positions higher.

The academic and growth scores tell a split story. Arroyo Seco Museum Science leads on academic achievement, scoring 9.0/10 versus Bushnell Way Elementary's 8.0/10 — a full point higher in measured proficiency. Bushnell Way Elementary counters with a perfect 10.0/10 growth score compared to Arroyo Seco Museum Science's 9.4/10, meaning students at Bushnell Way are advancing relative to their starting points at the highest measurable rate in the state. Families weighing current performance against year-over-year momentum will find genuine trade-offs between these two schools.

Demographically, both schools serve economically similar populations: Bushnell Way Elementary has 80% of students on free or reduced lunch versus 72% at Arroyo Seco Museum Science. The sharpest structural difference is size and classroom density. Bushnell Way Elementary enrolls 159 students against Arroyo Seco Museum Science's 428 — nearly three times larger. That scale difference is reflected in student-teacher ratios: 14.5:1 at Bushnell Way Elementary versus 20.4:1 at Arroyo Seco Museum Science, a gap of nearly six students per teacher.

Grade span is another concrete distinction. Bushnell Way Elementary serves grades KG–05, so families will transition to a separate middle school after fifth grade. Arroyo Seco Museum Science extends through grade 8, offering a single campus experience from kindergarten through middle school — six additional years without a school change. That continuity may carry real weight for families who want to minimize transitions during the middle school years.