Eagle Rock Elementary vs Third Street Elementary

Third Street Elementary holds a decisive edge in statewide standing: ranked #8 out of 9,533 California schools versus Eagle Rock Elementary's #218 — a gap that places Third Street Elementary among the top 0.1 percent of every elementary school in the state. Both schools score well in absolute terms, but the difference in state rank context is not marginal. Eagle Rock Elementary earns a 9.0 overall rating, while Third Street Elementary comes in at 9.6, a 0.6-point gap that reflects consistently stronger performance across every measured dimension at Third Street.

The academic and growth data sharpen that picture considerably. Third Street Elementary earns a perfect 10.0 academic score versus Eagle Rock Elementary's 9.4 — a meaningful delta when selecting a school at this level of the distribution. The growth gap is similarly telling: Third Street Elementary's 9.9 growth score versus Eagle Rock Elementary's 9.0 means students at Third Street are advancing at a faster rate relative to their starting points, not merely arriving with advantages. Both schools are high performers, but Third Street Elementary sustains that performance across both attainment and trajectory.

Eagle Rock Elementary enrolls 763 students compared to Third Street Elementary's 691, making Eagle Rock the larger campus by 72 students. Third Street Elementary actually serves a slightly higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students — 43 percent qualify for free or reduced lunch versus 34 percent at Eagle Rock Elementary — which makes Third Street's academic dominance more significant, not less: it is producing top-decile outcomes with a higher-need population. Student-teacher ratios are close: Eagle Rock at 21.8:1 and Third Street at 22.3:1, a difference too small to drive a decision.

One structural difference matters for families planning ahead: Eagle Rock Elementary serves grades KG through 6, while Third Street Elementary runs KG through 5. Families at Third Street will need to transition to middle school one year earlier. The two schools are 8.3 miles apart within Los Angeles, so proximity may be a deciding factor for some households regardless of rating differences.