Mar Vista Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
92
StrongScope Score · 96th percentile
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Mar Vista and Richland Avenue
Mar Vista scores 92 and Richland Avenue 90 among California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
Richland Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
90
StrongScope Score · 93rd percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Mar Vista has the highest share and Richland Avenue has the lowest.
Biggest difference
9points
in English. 84% of Mar Vista students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Richland Avenue it was 75%.
Lowest absence
5in 100
students at Mar Vista missed 10% or more of school days. It was 9 in 100 at Richland Avenue.
Low-income families
18%
of Richland Avenue’s students are from low-income families. At Mar Vista it is 15%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California elementary schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
Mar Vista84%Advanced: 54%
Richland Avenue75%Advanced: 50%
California46%Advanced: 24%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Mar Vista80%Advanced: 53%
Richland Avenue80%Advanced: 51%
California42%Advanced: 21%
Grades 3–5, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
Richland Avenue’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 44% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 75%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grades 3–5. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202684%Mar Vista75%Richland Avenue46%California
Math
25%50%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202680%Mar Vista80%Richland Avenue42%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California elementary school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Mar Vista5 in 100Clearly ahead27 of 593 students
Richland Avenue9 in 10027 of 298 students
Average school17 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Mar Vista0%0 of 597 students
Richland Avenue0%0 of 302 students
Average school1.6%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California elementary school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
State growth measure
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state sets an expected score for each student from that student’s earlier scores. A bar to the right means students scored above it.
English
Points against the expected score
Mar Vista+2points
Richland Avenue+7points
Math
Points against the expected score
Mar Vista+14points
Richland Avenue+9points
- Mar VistaThe state calls the English result Average and the math result Accelerated. 157 students.
- Richland AvenueThe state calls both results Accelerated. 63 students.
Grades 4–5, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | Mar Vista | Richland Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Mar Vista84%LAUSD 77% · 173 answers | Richland Avenue84%LAUSD 77% · 79 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Mar Vista72%LAUSD 68% · 171 to 174 answers | Richland Avenue72%LAUSD 68% · 78 to 79 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Mar Vista73%LAUSD 75% · 170 to 173 answers | Richland Avenue71%LAUSD 75% · 71 to 79 answers |
| Families: Safety | Mar Vista94%LAUSD 91% · 260 answers | Richland Avenue89%LAUSD 91% · 237 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Mar Vista93%LAUSD 94% · 262 to 272 answers | Richland Avenue92%LAUSD 94% · 238 to 242 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Mar Vista100%LAUSD 97% · 60 answers | Richland Avenue100%LAUSD 97% · 42 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Mar Vista16 | Richland Avenue9 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Mar Vista4% | Richland Avenue15% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Mar Vista | Richland Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Mar Vista63%LAUSD 68% · 168 to 171 answers | Richland Avenue69%LAUSD 68% · 76 to 79 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Mar Vista74%LAUSD 84% · 171 answers | Richland Avenue86%LAUSD 84% · 78 to 79 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Mar Vista19%LAUSD 24% · 169 to 171 answers | Richland Avenue21%LAUSD 24% · 78 to 79 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Mar Vista92%LAUSD 94% · 268 answers | Richland Avenue89%LAUSD 94% · 240 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Mar Vista91%LAUSD 91% · 268 to 273 answers | Richland Avenue86%LAUSD 91% · 240 to 242 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Mar Vista64%LAUSD 80% · 262 answers | Richland Avenue67%LAUSD 80% · 237 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Mar Vista98%LAUSD 89% · 60 answers | Richland Avenue94%LAUSD 89% · 41 to 44 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Mar Vista98%LAUSD 95% · 59 answers | Richland Avenue100%LAUSD 95% · 40 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Mar Vista97%LAUSD 86% · 60 answers | Richland Avenue100%LAUSD 86% · 42 answers |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
Both schools are run by Los Angeles Unified. Ask the district which school serves your address.
| Measure | Mar Vista | Richland Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Mar Vista590 | Richland Avenue280 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Mar Vista15%88 of 590 students | Richland Avenue18%50 of 280 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Mar Vista22 | Richland Avenue22 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Mar Vista | Richland Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Mar VistaTK–5 | Richland AvenueTK–5 |
| Who runs the school | Mar VistaLos Angeles Unified | Richland AvenueLos Angeles Unified |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores. It covers grades 4–8 and comes from the state’s spring 2025 release.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grades 3–5. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).