Nevin Avenue Elementary vs Charles H. Kim Elementary

Charles H. Kim Elementary sits at #9 of 9,533 California schools, while Nevin Avenue Elementary ranks #446 of 9,533 — a gap that reflects two genuinely strong schools, but at meaningfully different performance tiers. Kim's overall rating of 9.6/10 runs 0.9 points above Nevin Avenue Elementary's 8.7/10, and that distance is driven primarily by academic achievement rather than growth, where the two schools are much closer.

On academics, Charles H. Kim Elementary scores 9.5/10 versus Nevin Avenue Elementary's 7.8/10 — a 1.7-point difference that signals a substantially higher share of students meeting or exceeding state proficiency benchmarks. Growth tells a different story: Nevin Avenue Elementary posts a 9.2/10 growth score against Kim's 9.8/10, meaning both schools accelerate learning effectively relative to peers, with Nevin Avenue Elementary performing especially well given its student demographics. Parents prioritizing absolute proficiency levels will favor Kim; parents whose children are entering below grade level may find Nevin Avenue Elementary's growth environment comparably compelling.

Both schools serve similar enrollment — Nevin Avenue Elementary at 492 students and Charles H. Kim Elementary at 472 — but their demographics diverge. Nevin Avenue Elementary qualifies 97% of students for free or reduced-price lunch versus 88% at Charles H. Kim Elementary, indicating a higher concentration of lower-income families. Class size differs as well: Nevin Avenue Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1 is wider than Charles H. Kim Elementary's 18.2:1, giving Kim students roughly two additional minutes of individual teacher attention per instructional hour on average.

Both schools serve grades KG–05 and sit 5.3 miles apart in Los Angeles, making a direct geographic tradeoff relevant for families near either campus. Neither school has a grade-level or program distinction reported in the available data — the comparison is fundamentally about academic outcomes and classroom density, where Charles H. Kim Elementary holds measurable edges on both proficiency and student-teacher ratio.