Best Public Schools in Lomita, CA

Summary:

The city of Lomita, California is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school. Based on the available data, Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently ranking among the top 20% of California elementary schools. In contrast, Eshelman Avenue Elementary and Alexander Fleming Middle appear to be underperforming compared to their peers.

Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet outperforms the Los Angeles Unified district and the state of California in all subject areas, with over 60% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 21.1%. In comparison, Eshelman Avenue Elementary and Alexander Fleming Middle School have lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates than the district and state averages.

The performance gap between the top-performing Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet and the lower-performing Eshelman Avenue Elementary and Alexander Fleming Middle School is significant. This suggests that the quality of education and resources available to students can vary greatly within the same district. The district may want to examine the factors contributing to the success of Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet and explore ways to replicate those strategies at the other schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)		CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Eshelman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	25902 Eshelman Ave.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-1576	446	20	22.3	83.4%	38 (8.5%)	55 (12.3%)	312 (70.0%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (4.0%)	48.1	2655^th of 5862 public elementary schools	54.7%		46.7	2711^th of 5874 public elementary schools	53.8%	56			23.0		23.0	50.0	40.6	37.0				42.6	57.5	41.8	24.7				41.3	92.9	96.5	95.6	94.7	96.5	$10,246
Alexander Fleming Middle	Public	6-8	25425 Walnut St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4500	1,122	65	17.3	87.6%	64 (5.7%)	161 (14.3%)	789 (70.3%)	57 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	40 (3.6%)	41.7	1401^st of 2777 public middle schools	49.5%		45.5	1298^th of 2802 public middle schools	53.7%	103	0.0	0.0		15.0	15.0				32.5	42.3	36.5	37.4				32.0	34.2	29.5	32.0						$8,872
Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 247th St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 784-6700	852	36	23.6	66.8%	82 (9.6%)	107 (12.6%)	490 (57.5%)	125 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (4.9%)	82.8	1042^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	82.2%		84.2	988^th of 5874 public elementary schools	83.2%	54			47.0		47.0	54.8	61.7	64.9				60.5	69.2	66.7	58.9				64.9						$9,062

Cities Near Lomita

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Harbor City	0.73 mi	6	568^th
Torrance	0.98 mi	36	134^th
Rolling Hills Estates	1.85 mi	3	16^th
Rancho Palos Verdes	1.99 mi	10	48^th
Wilmington	2.06 mi	12	599^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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