Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002831
Avalon Gardens Elementary
13940 South San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA 90061 · (310) 532-8540 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- 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
17.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
160 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 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 48% larger than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
53%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
24.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.4pp since 2014
Math
18.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.3% | 14.1% | 16.7% | 59.0% |
| Math | 5.3% | 13.2% | 23.7% | 57.9% |
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 | 24.4% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 21.1% |
| 2022-23 | 24.7% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 15.2% | 8.6% |
| 2018-19 | 28.9% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 38.3% | 23.4% |
| 2016-17 | 25.4% | 23.2% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Avalon Gardens Elementary
Avalon Gardens Elementary's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Gardens Elementary this school | 171 | 93.6% | 26.1% |
| Century Park Elementary Inglewood | 256 | 97.7% | 37.4% |
| Manhattan Place Elementary Los Angeles | 218 | 95.4% | 8.8% |
| Leataata Floyd Elementary Sacramento | 201 | 97.0% | 9.2% |
| TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem Los Angeles | 271 | 99.3% | N/A |
| ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter Los Angeles | 237 | 98.3% | 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 Avalon Gardens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,947 of 5,151 | #973 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #4,446 of 5,172 ▼ 382 | #1,066 of 1,129 ▼ 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #4,542 of 5,172 ▼ 1,466 | #1,063 of 1,129 ▼ 333 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #674 of 5,116 | #248 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #5,445 of 5,915 | #1,235 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #632 of 5,625 | #291 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #1,293 of 3,837 | #461 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
171
0 (0%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | 94% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | 89% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 87% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | 88% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 13 | 16.7:1 | 92% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 14 | 18.1:1 | 84% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | N/A | N/A | 81% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 83% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 14 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avalon Gardens Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (217 to 171); teachers down 23% (13 to 10).
About Avalon Gardens Elementary
Avalon Gardens Elementary is a very small elementary school in Los Angeles, California. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 171 students. The school is 63% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Avalon Gardens Elementary is run by Los Angeles Unified, whose 784 schools enroll 406,887 students.
At Avalon Gardens Elementary, 54% of students are Hispanic. It is also 42% Black and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Avalon Gardens Elementary is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Avalon Gardens Elementary comes to 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 5.2 more students per teacher than here. Avalon Gardens Elementary counts 94% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Avalon Gardens Elementary 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 38% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Avalon Gardens Elementary, the prediction is 24.7% and the result is 26.1%.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Avalon Gardens Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Avalon Gardens Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 171 in 2020-21, 171 in 2024-25.
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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 Avalon Gardens ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Avalon Gardens Elementary?
Avalon Gardens Elementary enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Avalon Gardens Elementary serve?
Avalon Gardens Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avalon Gardens Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Avalon Gardens Elementary is approximately 17.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Avalon Gardens Elementary?
Student demographics at Avalon Gardens Elementary are roughly 1% White, 54% Hispanic, 42% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Avalon Gardens Elementary?
Avalon Gardens 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.