Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary vs Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy

Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary holds a 0.8-point overall rating advantage over Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy — 9.5/10 versus 8.7/10. That gap is sharpest at the state level: Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary ranks #18 of 9,533 California schools, placing it in the top 0.2 percent statewide, while Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy ranks #457, itself a strong result but a significant distance behind. Both schools sit 5.3 miles apart in Los Angeles and serve similarly high-need populations, making the performance difference between them all the more meaningful.

Academically, Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary scores 8.7/10 versus Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy's 8.2/10 — a half-point delta that reflects measurably stronger tested outcomes. The growth gap is even wider: Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary earns a perfect 10.0/10 growth score compared to Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy's 9.2/10, meaning students at Fifty-Fourth Street are making faster academic progress year over year relative to their peers, regardless of where they start.

The two schools differ considerably in size and classroom density. Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary enrolls 232 students compared to Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy's 504, making it roughly half the size. The student-teacher ratio follows that same pattern — 17.8:1 at Fifty-Fourth Street versus 21.9:1 at Dr. Lawrence H. Moore, a gap of more than four students per teacher. Free and reduced lunch eligibility is nearly identical at both schools, 94% at Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary and 97% at Dr. Lawrence H. Moore, signaling comparable socioeconomic contexts where both schools are serving high-need communities.

Grade span and school identity create one more concrete distinction. Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary runs kindergarten through sixth grade, giving families a longer on-ramp before middle school transition. Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy ends at fifth grade and carries an explicit math-science-technology focus embedded in its name and program identity, which shapes the instructional culture from the earliest grades.