Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
74
DevelopingScope Score · 45th percentile
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Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte and Fifty-Second Street
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte scores 74 and Fifty-Second Street 70 among California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte’s English (reading and writing) results are clearly higher. Math is close between the two.
Fifty-Second Street Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
70
Needs SupportScope Score · 21st percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte has the highest share and Fifty-Second Street has the lowest.
Biggest difference
10points
in English. 33% of Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Fifty-Second Street it was 23%.
Lowest absence
24in 100
students at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte missed 10% or more of school days. It was 27 in 100 at Fifty-Second Street.
Low-income families
99%
of Fifty-Second Street’s students are from low-income families. At Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte it is 98%.
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
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte33%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 12%
Fifty-Second Street23%Advanced: 9%
California46%Advanced: 24%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte26%Advanced: 6%
Fifty-Second Street28%Advanced: 9%
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?
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 23% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 33%.
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%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202633%Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte23%Fifty-Second Street46%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202626%Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte28%Fifty-Second Street42%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
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte24 in 100104 of 434 students
Fifty-Second Street27 in 100171 of 635 students
Average school17 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte0%0 of 452 students
Fifty-Second Street0%0 of 653 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
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte+5points
Fifty-Second Street−22points
Math
Points against the expected score
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte+11points
Fifty-Second Street−12points
- Marguerite Poindexter LaMotteThe state calls both results Accelerated. 145 students.
- Fifty-Second StreetThe state calls the English result Minimal and the math result Moderate. 167 students in English, 165 in math.
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 | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte | Fifty-Second Street |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte69%LAUSD 77% · 150 answers | Fifty-Second Street77%LAUSD 77% · 190 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte67%LAUSD 68% · 144 to 148 answers | Fifty-Second Street68%LAUSD 68% · 179 to 188 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte75%LAUSD 75% · 142 to 149 answers | Fifty-Second Street73%LAUSD 75% · 177 to 189 answers |
| Families: Safety | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte93%LAUSD 91% · 192 answers | Fifty-Second Street90%LAUSD 91% · 189 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte95%LAUSD 94% · 192 to 198 answers | Fifty-Second Street93%LAUSD 94% · 189 to 197 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte95%LAUSD 97% · 59 answers | Fifty-Second Street95%LAUSD 97% · 93 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte16 | Fifty-Second Street9 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte0% | Fifty-Second Street6% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte | Fifty-Second Street |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte67%LAUSD 68% · 141 to 146 answers | Fifty-Second Street65%LAUSD 68% · 179 to 186 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte85%LAUSD 84% · 146 answers | Fifty-Second Street84%LAUSD 84% · 181 to 185 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte29%LAUSD 24% · 141 to 145 answers | Fifty-Second Street23%LAUSD 24% · 181 to 184 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte97%LAUSD 94% · 193 answers | Fifty-Second Street95%LAUSD 94% · 192 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte93%LAUSD 91% · 191 to 198 answers | Fifty-Second Street93%LAUSD 91% · 193 to 198 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte90%LAUSD 80% · 191 answers | Fifty-Second Street89%LAUSD 80% · 190 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte88%LAUSD 89% · 56 to 60 answers | Fifty-Second Street89%LAUSD 89% · 91 to 95 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte97%LAUSD 95% · 58 to 59 answers | Fifty-Second Street92%LAUSD 95% · 93 to 94 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte83%LAUSD 86% · 59 answers | Fifty-Second Street77%LAUSD 86% · 91 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 | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte | Fifty-Second Street |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte449 | Fifty-Second Street606 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte98%439 of 449 students | Fifty-Second Street99%597 of 606 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte20 | Fifty-Second Street19 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte | Fifty-Second Street |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotteTK–5 | Fifty-Second StreetTK–5 |
| Who runs the school | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotteLos Angeles Unified | Fifty-Second StreetLos 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).