Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEBELLO UNIFIED·NCES 062547003788
Bandini Elementary
2318 Couts Ave., City Of Commerce, CA 90040 · (323) 887-7898 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
16.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
218 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
17.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.8pp since 2014
Math
20.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.1% | 10.1% | 25.3% | 57.6% |
| Math | 3.0% | 17.2% | 25.3% | 54.5% |
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 | 17.2% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 19.7% |
| 2022-23 | 18.4% | 12.1% |
| 2021-22 | 30.3% | 16.1% |
| 2020-21 | 17.7% | 12.7% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 22.2% |
| 2017-18 | 36.6% | 29.9% |
| 2016-17 | 36.0% | 27.8% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Bandini Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandini Elementary this school | 260 | 83.8% | 20.7% |
| Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy Los Angeles | 265 | 82.3% | N/A |
| Chualar Elementary Chualar | 234 | 83.8% | 36.7% |
| Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant San Jose | 235 | 82.6% | N/A |
| Los Altos Elementary San Diego | 263 | 82.1% | 27.6% |
| PUC Community Charter Elementary Sylmar | 298 | 84.6% | 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 Bandini Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #4,528 of 5,151 | #1,073 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #4,286 of 5,172 ▼ 82 | #1,044 of 1,129 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #4,983 of 5,172 ▼ 782 | #1,119 of 1,129 ▼ 134 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #649 of 5,116 | #103 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #5,062 of 5,915 | #1,144 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #105 of 5,352 | #28 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.5% | #5,332 of 5,354 | #1,207 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #1,787 of 5,625 | #619 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.0% | #148 of 3,837 | #75 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
260
-48 (-16%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 260 | 15.5 | 16.7:1 | 84% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 20.1 | 13.5:1 | 72% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 69% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 16 | 19.3:1 | 81% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 18 | 24.1:1 | 75% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 18 | 25.8:1 | 75% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | N/A | N/A | 90% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 90% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 18 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bandini Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (433 to 260); teachers down 14% (18 to 15.5).
About Bandini Elementary
Bandini Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in City Of Commerce, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 260 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Bandini Elementary is one school in Montebello Unified, a system of 29 schools with 19,149 students.
Most students at Bandini Elementary are Hispanic: 99% of enrollment. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bandini Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
Teacher staffing is 15.5 full-time equivalents, or about 16.7 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 84% of students, or 218, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Bandini Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.4% at Bandini Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.7%.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Bandini Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
The nearest other public school, Kirby Dorothy Camp, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bandini Elementary ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Bandini Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 308 in 2020-21 and 260 in 2024-25, a decrease of 48 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.3:1 to 16.7:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montebello Unified
- Schurr HighHigh · 2,121 students
- Bell Gardens HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Montebello HighHigh · 1,907 students
- Bell Gardens IntermediateMiddle · 790 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Montebello IntermediateMiddle · 733 students
Other schools in City Of Commerce
- Rosewood ParkElementary · 585 students
- Kirby Dorothy CampHigh · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Kirby Dorothy Camp0.4 mi · 64
- Winter Gardens Elementary0.8 mi · 399
- Rosewood Park0.8 mi · 585
- Ford Boulevard Elementary1.0 mi · 722
- KIPP Academy of Innovation1.2 mi · 476
- Arts in Action Community Middle1.2 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Bandini ElementaryHow many students attend Bandini Elementary?
Bandini Elementary enrolls approximately 260 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bandini Elementary serve?
Bandini Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bandini Elementary?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Bandini Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Bandini Elementary?
Student demographics at Bandini Elementary are roughly 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is Bandini Elementary in?
Bandini Elementary is part of Montebello Unified.
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