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Ambassador School-Global Education

3201 West Eighth St., Los Angeles, CA 90005 · (213) 480-4520 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools
  • DTest 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.
  • B-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

Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
315 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7222%
Grade 14614%
Grade 24915%
Grade 35517%
Grade 45115%
Grade 55918%

This year's kindergarten class (72) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (59).

Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
93%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
25376%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
319%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
319%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
15246%
Female
18054%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
26.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.9pp since 2014
Math
19.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.0pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts10.9%16.0%16.0%57.0%
Math8.0%11.0%19.6%61.4%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.9%19.0%
2023-2421.9%18.6%
2022-2318.4%20.8%
2021-2224.4%17.5%
2018-1930.2%22.9%
2017-1827.8%22.6%
2016-1727.2%29.6%
2015-1627.0%31.0%
2014-1525.0%30.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Ambassador School-Global Education

Ambassador School-Global Education's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Ambassador School-Global Education this school33294.9%21.7%
Cantara Street Elementary
Reseda
35794.4%41.8%
Garden Grove Elementary
Reseda
30694.1%48.2%
Clyde W. Needham Elementary
Lodi
36393.9%22.5%
Winnetka Avenue Elementary
Canoga Park
30692.8%29.3%
Melvin Avenue Elementary
Reseda
37991.0%36.7%
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 Ambassador School-Global Education ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.7%#4,418 of 5,151#1,053 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#4,395 of 5,172
▼ 64
#1,058 of 1,129
▼ 21
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.9%#4,276 of 5,172
▲ 302
#1,016 of 1,129
▲ 50
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.0pp#2,645 of 5,116#660 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
332#4,459 of 5,915#972 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.0:1#520 of 5,352#159 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.1%#3,432 of 5,354#604 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.9%#465 of 5,625#231 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.3%#2,906 of 3,837#784 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 2024-25
Enrollment
332
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533217.519.0:195% (315)
2023-243171817.6:195% (300)
2022-233161817.6:195% (299)
2020-213171817.6:194% (299)
2017-183621919.1:196% (347)
2015-163991921.0:189% (355)
2010-11356N/AN/A87% (309)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ambassador School-Global Education.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (362 to 332); teachers down 8% (19 to 17.5).

About Ambassador School-Global Education

Ambassador School-Global Education is an elementary school in Los Angeles, California, reachable at (213) 480-4520. The school has 332 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 29% below average.

Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students spread across 784 schools.

More than half of enrollment at Ambassador School-Global Education is Hispanic: 76%. Enrollment also includes 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 28 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.

The school lists 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 95% of the student body. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.

Ambassador School-Global Education earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools.

Test results at Ambassador School-Global Education are 2.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (21.7% actual, 23.9% predicted).

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Ambassador School-Global Education.

Of the public schools around it, Ambassador School-Global Education is closest to New Open World Academy K-12, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ambassador School-Global Education ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal enrollment counts rose from 317 (2020-21) to 332 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.0:1.

People who know Ambassador School-Global Education can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Ambassador School-Global Education
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
3201 West Eighth St., Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone
(213) 480-4520
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
332
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
19.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
315 (95%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271012566
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Ambassador School-Global Education
What is the total enrollment at Ambassador School-Global Education?
Ambassador School-Global Education enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ambassador School-Global Education serve?
Ambassador School-Global Education serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Ambassador School-Global Education?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Ambassador School-Global Education.
What is the student diversity at Ambassador School-Global Education?
Student demographics at Ambassador School-Global Education are roughly 3% White, 76% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Ambassador School-Global Education in?
Ambassador School-Global Education is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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