First Street Elementary vs Glen Alta Elementary

First Street Elementary and Glen Alta Elementary sit 3.1 miles apart in Los Angeles, yet their overall ratings diverge by half a point — Glen Alta Elementary at 9.4/10 versus First Street Elementary at 8.9/10. That gap becomes more significant in state context: Glen Alta Elementary ranks #41 of 9,533 California schools, placing it in the top one percent statewide, while First Street Elementary ranks #283, itself a strong result but in a meaningfully different tier.

The clearest academic separation is in tested proficiency. Glen Alta Elementary scores 8.6/10 on academics versus First Street Elementary's 7.4/10 — a 1.2-point delta that reflects measurably higher subject-matter performance. Growth tells the opposite story: First Street Elementary scores 9.9/10, edging out Glen Alta Elementary's 9.7/10. That near-perfect growth score at First Street suggests students are advancing at exceptional rates relative to their starting points, even as absolute proficiency trails Glen Alta.

Both schools serve high-poverty populations — Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility stands at 97% at Glen Alta Elementary and 94% at First Street Elementary, meaning both campuses are working with students who face significant economic barriers. Where they differ structurally is in scale and staffing. First Street Elementary enrolls 353 students at a 20.8:1 student-teacher ratio; Glen Alta Elementary serves 116 students at 14.5:1. That ratio gap means students at Glen Alta Elementary receive substantially more individual teacher attention on average.

Grade span is another concrete distinction: First Street Elementary covers kindergarten through sixth grade, while Glen Alta Elementary extends through eighth grade, keeping students in the same building two years longer before the transition to middle school. Families weighing continuity of placement — avoiding an additional school transition — will find Glen Alta Elementary offers a longer runway within a single campus.