Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002804
Aldama Elementary
632 North Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042 · (323) 255-1434 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
244 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Aldama Elementary→Luther Burbank Mid Sch Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Magnet
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.3pp since 2014
Math
40.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.2% | 20.1% | 23.8% | 32.9% |
| Math | 18.3% | 22.6% | 23.8% | 35.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 31.1% |
| 2022-23 | 41.7% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.1% | 25.9% |
| 2018-19 | 32.8% | 33.2% |
| 2017-18 | 31.5% | 26.7% |
| 2016-17 | 30.6% | 28.4% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aldama Elementary
Aldama Elementary's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldama Elementary this school | 329 | 74.2% | 37.3% |
| Adelante Charter Santa Barbara | 306 | 71.6% | N/A |
| Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary Chula Vista | 305 | 76.1% | 39.4% |
| Joe Serna Jr. Charter Acampo | 369 | 73.2% | 42.7% |
| Aliso Elementary Carpinteria | 315 | 78.7% | 40.8% |
| Le Grand Elementary Le Grand | 344 | 79.4% | 29.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aldama Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,725 of 5,151 | #668 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,236 of 5,172 ▲ 727 | #560 of 1,129 ▲ 185 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,615 of 5,172 ▲ 505 | #632 of 1,129 ▲ 116 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #343 of 5,116 | #132 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #4,481 of 5,915 | #979 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,243 of 5,352 | #378 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #4,136 of 5,354 | #785 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #2,677 of 5,625 | #813 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.4% | #238 of 3,837 | #116 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
329
-93 (-22%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 329 | 16 | 20.6:1 | 74% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 72% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 73% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 77% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 24 | 21.5:1 | 78% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 25 | 22.6:1 | 74% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | N/A | N/A | 46% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 853 | 43 | 19.8:1 | 100% (850) |
| 1990-91 | 757 | 30 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aldama Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (517 to 329); teachers down 33% (24 to 16).
About Aldama Elementary
Aldama Elementary is a small elementary school in Los Angeles, California. It serves 329 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Los Angeles Unified serves 406,887 students across 784 schools.
At Aldama Elementary, Hispanic students make up 85% of the student body. After that, the student body is 10% White and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. By the diversity index, Aldama Elementary comes in at 26%.
Aldama Elementary's 16 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.6:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 74%.
allk12 grades Aldama Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Aldama Elementary would score about 36.1%. It scores 37.3%, 1.2 points above that figure.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The nearest public school is Monte Vista Street Elementary, at about 0.5 miles. Aldama Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.7%, higher than Aldama Elementary's 37.3%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Aldama Elementary went from 422 students to 329. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.2:1 in 2020-21 to 20.6:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Aldama Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Aldama ElementaryHow many students attend Aldama Elementary?
Aldama Elementary enrolls approximately 329 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Aldama Elementary serve?
Aldama Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aldama Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aldama Elementary is approximately 20.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aldama Elementary?
At Aldama Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Aldama Elementary public or private?
Aldama Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.