Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary vs YES Academy

How do these schools compare?

Metric Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary YES Academy
Location Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 202 462
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.8:1 21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 90.6% 95.9%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary YES Academy
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $22,606 $22,606
District Los Angeles Unified School District Los Angeles Unified School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary YES Academy
White 1.0% 0.4%
African American 21.8% 29.0%
Hispanic or Latino 69.3% 62.1%
Asian 0.0% 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 7.9% 7.4%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary YES Academy
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio - -
Chronic Absenteeism 35.2% 55.1%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.