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Lucille J. Smith Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4521 W. 147th St.
Lawndale, CA 90260
Phone
(310) 970-2915
District
Lawndale Elementary
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
335
Classroom Teachers
13

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.7% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Lucille J. Smith Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
46%
49%
46%
41%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
43%
35%
44%
32%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
40%
42%
47%
24%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
26
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 50 14.9%
Grade 1 48 14.3%
Grade 2 52 15.5%
Grade 3 67 20.0%
Grade 4 66 19.7%
Grade 5 52 15.5%
Total 335 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.5% 3.9% 23.2%
Black 12.5% 10.2% 5.1%
Hispanic 74.2% 79.1% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.6% 5.9% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 84.5% 78.9% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 72.8% 68.3% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.6% 10.7% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 45,614 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 12,589.1 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.7% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.6% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,308 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.9% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.6% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.2% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.0% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 4.1% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,258 $46,806,000 28.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,123 $5,124,000 3.1%
Staff $1,775 $8,098,000 4.9%
General Administration $290 $1,325,000 0.8%
School Administration $885 $4,037,000 2.5%
Operation $970 $4,424,000 2.7%
Transportation $27 $123,000 0.1%
Other $1,046 $4,773,000 2.9%
Total Support $6,115 $27,904,000 17.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $19,621 $89,531,000 54.5%
Total Expenditures $35,994 $164,241,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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