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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Allen Avenue Elementary?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BONITA UNIFIED·NCES 060561000503
Allen Avenue Elementary
740 East Allen Ave., San Dimas, CA 91773 · (909) 971-8202 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
21.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
172 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
56.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.2% | 27.7% | 23.3% | 20.9% |
| Math | 35.0% | 21.4% | 23.3% | 20.4% |
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 | 55.8% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 58.7% |
| 2022-23 | 60.4% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.5% | 58.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.4% | 61.1% |
| 2017-18 | 60.8% | 55.0% |
| 2016-17 | 52.2% | 45.6% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Allen Avenue Elementary
Allen Avenue Elementary's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Avenue Elementary this school | 467 | 36.8% | 56.6% |
| Victoria Groves Elementary Alta Loma | 452 | 41.2% | 62.2% |
| Gladstone Elementary San Dimas | 518 | 34.7% | 64.8% |
| El Toro Health Science Academy Morgan Hill | 456 | 35.1% | 41.6% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Bonita | 434 | 38.5% | 56.7% |
| William McKinley Elementary Burbank | 440 | 37.3% | 43.5% |
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 Allen Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,304 of 5,151 | #295 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #1,244 of 5,172 ▼ 174 | #288 of 1,129 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #1,624 of 5,172 ▼ 85 | #368 of 1,129 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #1,296 of 5,116 | #206 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #2,827 of 5,915 | #571 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,060 of 5,352 | #581 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #1,692 of 5,354 | #251 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #4,473 of 5,625 | #1,085 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #3,692 of 3,837 | #926 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
467
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 467 | 21.4 | 21.8:1 | 37% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 20.4 | 23.4:1 | 38% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 20.4 | 23.2:1 | 32% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 19 | 23.4:1 | 35% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 20 | 23.7:1 | 36% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 22 | 23.3:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | N/A | N/A | 32% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 23% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 20 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (474 to 467); teachers up 7% (20 to 21.4).
About Allen Avenue Elementary
Allen Avenue Elementary is an elementary school in San Dimas, California, according to federal school records. The school reports 467 students in kindergarten through 5.
The 15 schools in Bonita Unified enroll 9,905 students altogether, Allen Avenue Elementary among them.
Allen Avenue Elementary's enrollment is 57% Hispanic. Other groups include 20% White, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Allen Avenue Elementary comes in at 61%.
Allen Avenue Elementary operates with 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.8:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Allen Avenue Elementary reports 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
Allen Avenue Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Allen Avenue Elementary is 58.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.6%.
In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allen Avenue Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Nearby, Ramona Middle is about 0.3 miles away. Allen Avenue Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Allen Avenue Elementary at 6th of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Allen Avenue Elementary saw enrollment rise 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 23.4 to 21.8 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Allen Avenue Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bonita Unified
- Bonita HighHigh · 1,911 students
- Ramona MiddleMiddle · 1,371 students
- San Dimas HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Lone Hill MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- J. Marion Roynon ElementaryElementary · 842 students
- Arma J. Shull ElementaryElementary · 633 students
Other schools in San Dimas
- Ramona MiddleMiddle · 1,371 students
- San Dimas HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Lone Hill MiddleMiddle · 870 students
- Arma J. Shull ElementaryElementary · 633 students
- Gladstone ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Fred Ekstrand ElementaryElementary · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Ramona Middle0.3 mi · 1,371
- Fred Ekstrand Elementary0.7 mi · 475
- Chaparral High (Continuation)0.9 mi · 54
- Vista (Alternative)0.9 mi · 11
- La Verne Heights Elementary1.1 mi · 477
- Grace Miller Elementary1.2 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Allen Avenue ElementaryHow large is Allen Avenue Elementary?
Allen Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 467 students in grades KG-05.
Is Allen Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Allen Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Allen Avenue Elementary have?
Allen Avenue Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allen Avenue Elementary?
At Allen Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 20% White, 57% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Allen Avenue Elementary?
Allen Avenue Elementary is overseen by Bonita Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.