Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002837
Bandini Street Elementary
425 North Bandini St., San Pedro, CA 90731 · (310) 832-4593 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
21.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
203 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 | 67 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 123% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
30%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
46.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.6pp since 2014
Math
56.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +39.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 33.0% | 23.9% | 29.6% |
| Math | 27.3% | 29.6% | 26.1% | 17.1% |
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 | 46.6% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 32.7% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.7% | 23.5% |
| 2018-19 | 43.6% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 37.6% | 27.9% |
| 2016-17 | 43.0% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Street Elementary
Bandini Street Elementary's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandini Street Elementary this school | 232 | 87.5% | 41.3% |
| Chaparral Academy of Technology Fontana | 205 | 87.3% | 30.2% |
| Bryant Elementary San Francisco | 237 | 82.3% | 14.3% |
| Anatola Avenue Elementary Lake Balboa | 269 | 87.4% | 31.0% |
| Vinedale College Preparatory Academy Sun Valley | 207 | 90.8% | 19.2% |
| Center for Advanced Learning Los Angeles | 237 | 90.7% | 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 Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,355 of 5,151 | #563 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #1,207 of 5,172 ▲ 1,623 | #279 of 1,129 ▲ 424 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #2,313 of 5,172 ▲ 1,314 | #551 of 1,129 ▲ 313 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +25.6pp | #13 of 5,116 | #7 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #5,209 of 5,915 | #1,177 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,556 of 5,352 | #464 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #3,945 of 5,354 | #737 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #1,396 of 5,625 | #533 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #564 of 3,837 | #240 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
232
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 232 | 11 | 21.1:1 | 88% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 84% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 83% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 11 | 21.4:1 | 85% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 15 | 22.0:1 | 87% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 16 | 23.3:1 | 88% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | N/A | N/A | 87% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 80% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 16 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bandini Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (330 to 232); teachers down 27% (15 to 11).
About Bandini Street Elementary
Bandini Street Elementary is a small elementary school in San Pedro, California, administered by Los Angeles Unified. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 232 students. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students, and Bandini Street Elementary is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Bandini Street Elementary, 83%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% White, and 3% Asian. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. Bandini Street Elementary has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 21.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 88% of students. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Bandini Street Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bandini Street Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 41.3% actual against 28.3% predicted.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The closest other public school is Park Western Place Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.1% on proficiency, and Bandini Street Elementary is below that at 41.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Bandini Street Elementary was 236 in 2020-21 and 232 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Barton Hill Elementary0.6 mi · 329
- Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center0.7 mi · 166
- Cabrillo Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 303
- Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet0.8 mi · 289
- Seventh Street Elementary Arts Integration Magnet0.9 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Bandini Street ElementaryHow many students attend Bandini Street Elementary?
Bandini Street Elementary enrolls approximately 232 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bandini Street Elementary serve?
Bandini Street Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bandini Street Elementary have?
Bandini Street Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Bandini Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Bandini Street Elementary are roughly 3% White, 83% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bandini Street Elementary in?
Bandini Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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