One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary vs Richland Avenue Elementary

Richland Avenue Elementary holds a meaningful edge in overall rating — 9.4 out of 10 compared to One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary's 8.6, a 0.8-point gap that translates into a dramatic difference in California state rankings. Richland Avenue sits at #67 out of 9,533 California schools, placing it in the top 1% statewide. One Hundred Ninth Street ranks #691, still comfortably above median but 624 positions behind Richland. Families weighing these two Los Angeles elementary schools are not choosing between weak and strong — they are choosing between strong and elite.

The gap sharpens on the academic score: Richland Avenue Elementary scores 9.0 out of 10 against One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary's 6.3, a 2.7-point difference that accounts for most of the state-rank separation. On student growth, however, the picture inverts entirely. One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary earns a 9.7 out of 10 growth score — just 0.1 point behind Richland Avenue's 9.8. Both schools push students forward at nearly identical rates, which means One Hundred Ninth Street is achieving exceptional growth from a lower starting proficiency baseline. That distinction matters for families trying to separate school quality from incoming student demographics.

The two schools serve sharply different student populations. One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary enrolls 330 students, 96% of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Richland Avenue Elementary's 252 students include just 15% on free or reduced-price lunch — an 81-point difference in economic disadvantage concentration. Student-teacher ratios run in the opposite direction: One Hundred Ninth Street offers a more favorable 18.3-to-1 ratio, while Richland Avenue classes average 21.0 students per teacher. For parents who treat class size as a meaningful variable in early learning, One Hundred Ninth Street holds a concrete structural edge.

One operational difference separates the campuses: One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade, while Richland Avenue Elementary extends through seventh grade. Richland families experience one fewer school transition during the middle-school years. The two schools sit 12.1 miles apart within Los Angeles, so geography may settle the question for many families before any rating enters the equation.