Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet vs Multnomah Street Elementary

Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet and Multnomah Street Elementary are both kindergarten-through-fifth-grade schools in Los Angeles, but they sit at very different positions in California's school rankings. Multnomah Street Elementary holds an overall rating of 9.5/10 and ranks #20 of 9,533 California schools — placing it in the top 0.2 percent statewide. Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet earns a strong 9.2/10 and ranks #112 of 9,533 in California, itself a top-2 percent finish, but trails Multnomah Street by 0.3 rating points and 92 rank positions.

The academic score delta is the sharpest difference between the two schools: Multnomah Street Elementary scores 9.3/10 in academics versus Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet's 7.9/10 — a 1.4-point gap. That gap reverses completely on growth. Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet earns a perfect 10.0/10 growth score, edging Multnomah Street Elementary's 9.8/10. That near-perfect growth figure indicates Tom Bradley is producing exceptional year-over-year academic gains relative to comparable student populations, which is a meaningful signal even where absolute proficiency scores sit lower.

The two schools serve meaningfully different student populations. Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet enrolls 138 students — less than half the 336 at Multnomah Street Elementary. Eighty-six percent of Tom Bradley students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 71 percent at Multnomah Street. The smaller, higher-FRL enrollment at Tom Bradley makes its 10.0 growth score especially notable, as it is achieving exceptional gains with a predominantly low-income student body. Student-teacher ratios are nearly identical: 19.7:1 at Tom Bradley and 19.8:1 at Multnomah Street, so classroom size is not a differentiator.

Both schools are LAUSD elementary programs serving grades KG–05 and sit 8.3 miles apart. Tom Bradley carries a Global Awareness Magnet designation, which reflects a specialized program focus and requires active enrollment through LAUSD's magnet application process rather than neighborhood assignment. Multnomah Street Elementary operates as a traditional neighborhood school, offering a more straightforward enrollment path for families within its attendance boundary.