Budlong Avenue Elementary

5940 S. Budlong Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90044

659 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

Budlong Avenue Elementary School is a public school located in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of South Los Angeles, serving students in grades Pre-K through 5. As part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the school operates within a dense urban community and functions as a neighborhood hub dedicated to providing foundational education to a diverse student body. The school’s curriculum focuses on core academic subjects while aiming to meet the specific linguistic and socio-economic needs of the local area.

Like many schools in the South Los Angeles region, Budlong Avenue Elementary works to provide a structured and supportive learning environment amidst the challenges of a busy urban setting. The campus serves as an essential resource for neighborhood families, focusing on student growth through classroom instruction, community engagement, and district-mandated academic standards. Prospective parents or visitors often look to the school’s performance metrics and LAUSD reports to understand its specific initiatives regarding literacy, mathematics, and extracurricular enrichment programs.

659

Total Students

32.0

Full-Time Teachers

20.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

91.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Los Angeles Unified
Phone:	(323)750-6955
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	659
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	32.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	20.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	591
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	12

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th