Robert F. Kennedy Elementary vs Charles H. Kim Elementary

Charles H. Kim Elementary ranks #9 of 9,533 California elementary schools, placing it in the top fraction of a percent statewide. Robert F. Kennedy Elementary earns a strong #115 in that same pool — top 2% — but the gap between ninth and 115th in a state this size is substantial. Kim's overall rating of 9.6/10 runs 0.4 points above Kennedy's 9.2/10, a delta that, in a compressed top-tier range, reflects a meaningful performance difference rather than a rounding artifact.

The clearest separation sits in academic proficiency. Charles H. Kim Elementary scores 9.5/10 on academics against Robert F. Kennedy Elementary's 8.0/10 — a 1.5-point gap that signals consistently higher test-score outcomes at Kim across its student body. Growth tells a different story: both schools post identical growth scores of 9.8/10, meaning students at Kennedy are gaining ground at the same exceptional pace as students at Kim, regardless of where they start. For families whose child enters below grade level, Kennedy's growth engine is just as powerful.

On demographics and scale, the two schools diverge noticeably. Robert F. Kennedy Elementary enrolls 176 students against Charles H. Kim Elementary's 472, making Kennedy a considerably smaller community. Kennedy's student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1 is tighter than Kim's 18.2:1, which translates to more adult attention per child on average. Free and reduced lunch eligibility runs 93% at Kennedy versus 88% at Kim — both schools serve predominantly low-income populations, and both achieve top-tier growth outcomes within that context, which speaks to instructional quality at each campus.

Grade span separates the schools at the upper end of elementary: Robert F. Kennedy Elementary runs through sixth grade while Charles H. Kim Elementary tops out at fifth. Families with a rising sixth-grader would need to plan a middle school transition one year earlier from Kim. The two campuses sit 7.5 miles apart within Los Angeles, so geography may itself settle the decision for many households before any rating comparison enters the picture.