Aurora Elementary

Aurora Elementary is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified, with 304 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Aurora Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Aurora Elementary reports that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Aurora Elementary reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Aurora Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Aurora Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.7%; this one delivers 21.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Aurora Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Hooper Avenue Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Aurora Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 22.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 28%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 304 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 93% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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