Third Street Elementary vs Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary

Third Street Elementary and Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary are both Los Angeles elementary schools, but their overall ratings diverge meaningfully: Third Street Elementary earns a 9.6/10 versus Knox Elementary's 8.8/10 — a 0.8-point gap. The state rank differential tells a sharper story: Third Street Elementary sits at #8 of 9,533 California schools, placing it in the top 0.1% statewide, while Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary ranks #371 of 9,533 — still an elite result, but in a different tier entirely.

The academic score drives most of that gap. Third Street Elementary scores a perfect 10.0/10 on academics against Knox Elementary's 7.3/10 — a 2.7-point difference that reflects measurably stronger proficiency outcomes. Growth scores, by contrast, are nearly identical: Third Street Elementary posts a 9.9/10 and Knox Elementary a 9.8/10, meaning both schools are adding roughly equal learning gains relative to similar students. Knox Elementary is not underperforming its population; its academic score reflects where students start, not how well the school moves them forward.

The demographic contrast between these two schools is the most significant structural difference. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility stands at 43% at Third Street Elementary versus 97% at Knox Elementary — a 54-point gap that signals a fundamentally different socioeconomic student body. Knox Elementary is serving a nearly fully economically disadvantaged population and delivering a 9.8/10 growth score while doing it, which is a strong equity result. Enrollment is similar — 691 at Third Street Elementary versus 657 at Knox Elementary — and student-teacher ratios are close, with Knox Elementary holding a slight edge at 21.2:1 versus Third Street Elementary's 22.3:1.

One structural difference applies to grade configuration: Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary serves grades KG–06, adding a sixth-grade year that Third Street Elementary's KG–05 span does not include. Families with rising sixth graders avoid a middle-school transition one year longer at Knox Elementary. The two schools sit 8.7 miles apart within Los Angeles, making direct head-to-head enrollment decisions realistic only for families with flexible school choice options.