Baldwin Hills Elementary

Located at 5421 Rodeo Rd., in Los Angeles, California, Baldwin Hills Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that works with 417 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Los Angeles Unified.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Baldwin Hills Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Baldwin Hills Elementary lists that Black students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder comes out to 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Baldwin Hills Elementary logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Baldwin Hills Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Baldwin Hills Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Baldwin Hills Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: New Los Angeles Charter Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Baldwin Hills Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.9%.

Baldwin Hills Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 387 students in 2018 compared to 417 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 14% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.