Robert F. Kennedy Elementary

Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles serving kindergarten through sixth grade with 176 students enrolled. Its composite score of 9.2 out of 10 earns an Exceptional rating — placing it 34th among 563 public schools in Los Angeles and 115th among 9,533 public schools statewide.

Few elementary schools in one of the country's largest cities land in that tier. The school's most distinctive number is its growth score: 9.8 out of 10. That metric tracks how much students advance academically relative to peers who started at the same level — at RFK Elementary, those gains are near the top of the scale.

Academic achievement comes in at 8.0 out of 10, meaning the school pairs strong baseline performance with even stronger year-over-year progress. Together, those two signals suggest students don't just arrive performing well — they keep accelerating. With 176 students across seven grade levels, the school stays small by design.

A 16:1 student-to-teacher ratio gives teachers real bandwidth to work with individual students. For families weighing Los Angeles elementaries against one another, that combination — small size, exceptional growth, and performance that outpaces 99 percent of California public schools — is a meaningful signal in a city where options are plentiful but top performers are not.

With an enrollment of 176 students, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary is a smaller school where families often find a close-knit community atmosphere. Smaller settings can mean more individual attention from teachers and staff, though they may offer fewer extracurricular options than larger schools.