Bushnell Way Elementary vs Charles H. Kim Elementary

Charles H. Kim Elementary holds a meaningful edge in overall standing — rated 9.6/10 versus Bushnell Way Elementary's 9.4/10 — but the state rank gap tells a sharper story: Charles H. Kim Elementary sits at #9 of 9,533 schools in California, placing it in the top fraction of a percent statewide, while Bushnell Way Elementary ranks #39 of 9,533 — itself an exceptional position, but a full 30 ranks behind. Both schools serve kindergarten through fifth grade in Los Angeles, 7.2 miles apart, and both earn ratings most LA parents would consider elite.

On academics, Charles H. Kim Elementary scores 9.5/10 compared to Bushnell Way Elementary's 8.0/10 — a 1.5-point gap that reflects a measurably stronger tested-proficiency performance. The dynamic flips on growth: Bushnell Way Elementary earns a perfect 10.0/10 growth score versus Charles H. Kim Elementary's 9.8/10, meaning students at Bushnell Way are making slightly faster academic progress relative to where they started. Parents weighing current achievement levels against year-over-year learning velocity will find genuinely different answers at each school.

Bushnell Way Elementary enrolls 159 students against Charles H. Kim Elementary's 472 — a nearly three-to-one difference that shapes daily experience in measurable ways. The student-teacher ratio at Bushnell Way is 14.5:1 versus 18.2:1 at Charles H. Kim Elementary, meaning Bushnell Way averages roughly four fewer students per classroom. Both schools serve high-need populations: free and reduced lunch eligibility stands at 80% at Bushnell Way Elementary and 88% at Charles H. Kim Elementary, so neither school carries a lower-poverty enrollment advantage in explaining the academic score gap.

Both schools serve grades KG–05 with no program-level differentiation reported in the available data. The core trade-off is structural: Charles H. Kim Elementary delivers a top-10 statewide academic profile at a larger, higher-density campus, while Bushnell Way Elementary pairs a smaller, lower-ratio environment with the highest possible growth score — suggesting its students are gaining ground at a rate that rivals or exceeds much of California.