Enrollment
205
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002821
Aragon Avenue Elementary
1118 Aragon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065 · (323) 221-5173 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
195 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 | 46 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
17%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
29.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
34.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.3% | 15.9% | 25.7% | 45.1% |
| Math | 14.8% | 20.0% | 31.3% | 33.9% |
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 | 29.2% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 31.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.4% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 15.9% | 7.9% |
| 2017-18 | 19.2% | 14.6% |
| 2016-17 | 21.9% | 12.4% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Aragon Avenue Elementary
Aragon Avenue Elementary's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aragon Avenue Elementary this school | 205 | 95.1% | 34.2% |
| La Vina Elementary Madera | 203 | 96.6% | 28.6% |
| El Sereno Elementary Los Angeles | 222 | 94.6% | 38.0% |
| Eastin Arcola Elementary Madera | 225 | 95.6% | 22.3% |
| James Garfield Elementary Selma | 229 | 94.8% | 52.7% |
| Primary Academy for Success Panorama City | 192 | 97.4% | N/A |
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 Aragon Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #3,048 of 5,151 | #761 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #2,769 of 5,172 ▲ 127 | #704 of 1,129 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #4,057 of 5,172 ▼ 886 | #975 of 1,129 ▼ 216 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,134 of 5,116 | #362 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #5,332 of 5,915 | #1,210 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,213 of 5,352 | #370 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #4,617 of 5,354 | #940 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #435 of 5,625 | #219 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #292 of 3,837 | #139 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
205
-23 (-10%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 205 | 10 | 20.5:1 | 95% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 10 | 21.6:1 | 94% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 10 | 20.0:1 | 92% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 12 | 19.0:1 | 90% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 15 | 21.1:1 | 91% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 91% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | N/A | N/A | 43% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 759 | 40 | 19.0:1 | 100% (756) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 35 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aragon Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (316 to 205); teachers down 33% (15 to 10).
About Aragon Avenue Elementary
Aragon Avenue Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Los Angeles, California. It enrolled 205 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 56% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Besides Aragon Avenue Elementary, Los Angeles Unified runs 783 other schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
Federal enrollment data show Aragon Avenue Elementary is 91% Hispanic. It is also 4% White. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 43 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 10 full-time positions, a ratio of 20.5:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 95%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
allk12 grades Aragon Avenue Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Aragon Avenue Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.2%, compared with a predicted 23.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Aragon Avenue Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Aragon Avenue Elementary is Florence Nightingale Middle, 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 34.2% is below the 45.2% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 23 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 19.0 to 20.5 over 4 years.
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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 Aragon Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Aragon Avenue Elementary?
Aragon Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 205 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Aragon Avenue Elementary serve?
Aragon Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Aragon Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Aragon Avenue Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aragon Avenue Elementary?
At Aragon Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Aragon Avenue Elementary public or private?
Aragon Avenue 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.