Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary vs Vine Street Elementary

Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary and Vine Street Elementary sit just 3.8 miles apart in Los Angeles, yet parents choosing between them will find meaningful differences beneath their nearly identical overall ratings. Both schools score 9.2/10, and they rank back-to-back in California — Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary at #118 of 9,533 and Vine Street Elementary at #119 of 9,533. That one-position gap represents a statistical dead heat at the top of a massive state pool, which makes the differences in academic profile and school size all the more relevant to a final decision.

On academic achievement, Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary holds a 0.3-point edge, scoring 8.2/10 against Vine Street Elementary's 7.9/10. Both schools, however, post identical growth scores of 9.9/10 — meaning students at each school are advancing at an exceptional rate relative to their starting points, regardless of where they began. This perfect growth parity signals that both schools are delivering strong instructional gains across their student populations.

The two schools differ more sharply in size and economic composition. Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary enrolls 454 students compared to Vine Street Elementary's 228 — nearly double the headcount. That scale difference shows up in the student-teacher ratio: Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary runs at 19.7 students per teacher while Vine Street Elementary sits at 17.5:1, giving Vine Street families a meaningfully smaller classroom environment on average. Both schools serve predominantly high-need populations, with 96% of Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary students and 85% of Vine Street Elementary students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch — a reminder that both schools are achieving top-100 statewide results while educating communities with significant economic challenges.

The clearest structural difference is grade span. Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary covers kindergarten through fourth grade, meaning families will need to find a new school for fifth and sixth grade. Vine Street Elementary runs kindergarten through sixth grade, keeping students in one building two years longer. For families who value continuity and fewer school transitions during the elementary years, that distinction alone may be the deciding factor.