Sixth Avenue Elementary vs Charles H. Kim Elementary

Charles H. Kim Elementary holds a 9.6/10 overall rating against Sixth Avenue Elementary's 9.0/10 — a gap of 0.6 points that translates into a dramatic difference in state standing. Charles H. Kim Elementary ranks #9 of 9,533 schools in California, placing it in the top 0.1% statewide. Sixth Avenue Elementary ranks #223 of 9,533 — still an elite position, comfortably within the top 2.5% of California elementary schools. Both schools sit 3.2 miles apart in Los Angeles, serving kindergarten through fifth grade.

The clearest separation between these two schools is academic proficiency. Charles H. Kim Elementary scores 9.5/10 on academics against Sixth Avenue Elementary's 7.6/10 — a 1.9-point difference that reflects measurable gaps in tested proficiency. Growth tells a different story: Sixth Avenue Elementary earns a 9.9/10 growth score versus Charles H. Kim Elementary's 9.8/10, an effectively identical result and a signal that Sixth Avenue Elementary is exceptionally effective at accelerating student progress regardless of starting point. Parents weighing proficiency benchmarks against learning velocity will find these two schools pulling in nearly opposite directions on those two dimensions.

Demographically, the schools are closely matched. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility stands at 90% at Sixth Avenue Elementary and 88% at Charles H. Kim Elementary, indicating both schools serve predominantly low-income populations. Charles H. Kim Elementary is larger, enrolling 472 students to Sixth Avenue Elementary's 338. The student-teacher ratio at Charles H. Kim Elementary is 18.2:1 versus 19.9:1 at Sixth Avenue Elementary, meaning classes at Kim average roughly one to two fewer students per teacher — a modest but real advantage in daily instructional attention.

Both schools serve KG–05 and operate under the Los Angeles Unified School District. The proximity — 3.2 miles — means families in overlapping attendance boundaries may genuinely choose between them. Neither school has a grade-level or program distinction captured in the available data, so the decision turns on the academic-versus-growth tradeoff and the marginal class-size difference rather than any structural programmatic difference.