Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002825
Arlington Heights Elementary
1717 Seventh Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019 · (323) 735-1021 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- 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
19.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
298 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 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
27%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
Arlington Heights Elementary→Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.6pp since 2014
Math
22.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp 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 23 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 18.9% | 19.6% | 53.9% |
| Math | 8.1% | 14.8% | 26.9% | 50.3% |
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 | 26.6% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 18.7% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 18.3% |
| 2021-22 | 13.6% | 10.7% |
| 2018-19 | 27.4% | 18.9% |
| 2017-18 | 24.8% | 19.7% |
| 2016-17 | 21.1% | 14.8% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Arlington Heights Elementary
Arlington Heights Elementary's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Heights Elementary this school | 308 | 96.8% | 24.2% |
| ACORN Woodland Elementary Oakland | 291 | 97.3% | 22.3% |
| H. Frank Dominguez Elementary San Bernardino | 297 | 98.0% | 12.7% |
| Aspire Slauson Academy Charter Los Angeles | 303 | 96.4% | N/A |
| Lowell Elementary Fresno | 325 | 96.6% | 30.2% |
| Baker Elementary San Diego | 361 | 97.2% | 21.7% |
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 Arlington Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #4,158 of 5,151 | #1,012 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #4,012 of 5,172 ▲ 301 | #1,001 of 1,129 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #4,323 of 5,172 ▼ 214 | #1,026 of 1,129 ▼ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #344 of 5,116 | #133 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #4,694 of 5,915 | #1,040 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #619 of 5,352 | #188 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #4,098 of 5,354 | #771 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #229 of 5,625 | #122 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #413 of 3,837 | #186 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
308
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 1,149
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 308 | 16 | 19.3:1 | 97% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 15 | 19.5:1 | 96% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | 96% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 15 | 21.8:1 | 98% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 21 | 21.7:1 | 95% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 93% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | N/A | N/A | 45% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 1,044 | 53 | 19.7:1 | 100% (1,041) |
| 1990-91 | 1,149 | 46 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (455 to 308); teachers down 24% (21 to 16).
About Arlington Heights Elementary
This page covers Arlington Heights Elementary, a small elementary school in Los Angeles, California. The school enrolls 308 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified runs Arlington Heights Elementary along with 783 other schools, enrolling 406,887 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Arlington Heights Elementary, about 85 are Hispanic. It is also 9% Black and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 16 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 97% of students at Arlington Heights Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Among California public elementary schools, Arlington Heights Elementary outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Arlington Heights Elementary scores 24.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.9%.
The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Arlington Heights Elementary from the closest public school, Global Education Academy 2. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Arlington Heights Elementary ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Arlington Heights Elementary's location as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 6%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 21.8 to 19.3 over 4 years.
Arlington Heights Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Other Arlington Heights Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Arlington Heights Elementary. Arlington Heights Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Arlington Heights ElementaryCitrus Heights, CA · 329 students
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 314 students
- Arlington Heights Elementary SchoolStroudsburg, PA · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Global Education Academy 20.0 mi · 49
- Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle0.1 mi · 441
- City Language Immersion Charter0.2 mi · 380
- Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies0.3 mi · 344
- Pio Pico Middle0.5 mi · 253
- Math and Science College Preparatory0.7 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington Heights ElementaryHow large is Arlington Heights Elementary?
Arlington Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 308 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Arlington Heights Elementary serve?
Arlington Heights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Arlington Heights Elementary?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Arlington Heights Elementary.
How diverse is Arlington Heights Elementary?
Arlington Heights Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 85% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Arlington Heights Elementary?
Arlington Heights Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.