Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002812
Anatola Avenue Elementary
7364 Anatola Ave., Lake Balboa, CA 91406 · (818) 343-8733 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
19.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
235 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 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
32%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.9pp since 2014
Math
31.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 27.8% | 26.2% | 34.9% |
| Math | 17.5% | 14.3% | 34.9% | 33.3% |
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 | 38.9% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 26.2% |
| 2022-23 | 27.9% | 29.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.6% | 22.8% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 25.9% |
| 2017-18 | 32.3% | 26.7% |
| 2016-17 | 18.4% | 18.2% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Anatola Avenue Elementary
Anatola Avenue Elementary's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatola Avenue Elementary this school | 269 | 87.4% | 31.0% |
| Gault Street Elementary Lake Balboa | 298 | 87.9% | 38.1% |
| Washington Elementary Visalia | 294 | 89.5% | 19.1% |
| Allesandro Elementary Los Angeles | 267 | 85.0% | 62.2% |
| Newcastle Elementary Reseda | 299 | 90.6% | 44.5% |
| Laton Elementary Laton | 274 | 87.2% | 20.6% |
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 Anatola Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,393 of 5,151 | #848 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,043 of 5,172 ▲ 429 | #793 of 1,129 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #3,050 of 5,172 ▲ 1,021 | #740 of 1,129 ▲ 226 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #1,111 of 5,116 | #359 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #5,005 of 5,915 | #1,131 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #602 of 5,352 | #185 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #3,838 of 5,354 | #707 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #1,419 of 5,625 | #538 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.7% | #154 of 3,837 | #76 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
269
-88 (-25%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 269 | 14 | 19.2:1 | 87% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 87% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 90% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 17 | 21.0:1 | 89% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 86% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 85% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | N/A | N/A | 87% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 75% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 16 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anatola Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (446 to 269); teachers down 33% (21 to 14).
About Anatola Avenue Elementary
Federal records list Anatola Avenue Elementary as an elementary school in Lake Balboa, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 269 students. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Anatola Avenue Elementary belongs to Los Angeles Unified, a district of 784 schools and 406,887 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Anatola Avenue Elementary is Hispanic, at 82%. It is also 6% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 33 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Anatola Avenue Elementary scores 32%.
Teacher count: 14 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.2:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 87%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Anatola Avenue Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 28.4% at Anatola Avenue Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.0%.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Anatola Avenue Elementary.
Gault Street Elementary is the nearest public school to Anatola Avenue Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 31.0% is below the 40.7% average for nearby schools.
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.
The school shrank from 357 students in 2020-21 to 269 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.0:1 to 19.2:1.
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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 Anatola Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Anatola Avenue Elementary?
Anatola Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 269 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Anatola Avenue Elementary serve?
Anatola Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anatola Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anatola Avenue Elementary is approximately 19.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anatola Avenue Elementary?
At Anatola Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Anatola Avenue Elementary in?
Anatola Avenue Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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