Fifty-fourth Street Elementary

Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary is a public school in Los Angeles, California, serving students in kindergarten through sixth grade with an enrollment of 232 students. The school carries a composite score of 9.5 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — driven by an academic score of 8.7 and a perfect 10.0 for student growth. That growth score places Fifty-Fourth Street in rare company.

The school ranks 18th out of 9,533 public schools in California, putting it ahead of every other school in the state by performance measures — outperforming 100% of California public schools. Among Los Angeles schools specifically, it holds the 6th position out of 563, making it one of the strongest elementary options in the entire city. The student-teacher ratio of 17.8 to 1 supports the kind of classroom attention that likely contributes to these results.

With just 232 students across seven grade levels, the school maintains a focused environment. For parents comparing elementary options in the Los Angeles area, Fifty-Fourth Street's standing — 18th among 5,817 California elementary schools — is a concrete signal of consistent, high-level academic performance. Families prioritizing measurable outcomes and demonstrated student progress will find the data here difficult to overlook.