Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002839
Barton Hill Elementary
423 North Pacific Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731 · (310) 547-2471 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
315 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 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
32%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
26.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.5pp since 2014
Math
30.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.4% | 15.1% | 23.5% | 50.0% |
| Math | 12.7% | 18.1% | 23.5% | 45.8% |
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 | 26.5% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 25.9% |
| 2022-23 | 27.9% | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 22.3% | 25.6% |
| 2018-19 | 22.8% | 23.5% |
| 2017-18 | 25.1% | 17.3% |
| 2016-17 | 14.4% | 15.2% |
| 2015-16 | 12.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Barton Hill Elementary
Barton Hill Elementary's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Hill Elementary this school | 329 | 95.7% | 27.8% |
| One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 332 | 97.3% | 30.6% |
| Birdielee V. Bright Elementary Los Angeles | 374 | 95.5% | 37.0% |
| John W. Mack Elementary Los Angeles | 283 | 96.5% | 21.4% |
| One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 401 | 96.8% | 29.8% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Los Angeles | 278 | 98.9% | 20.8% |
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 Barton Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #3,768 of 5,151 | #938 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #3,153 of 5,172 ▲ 363 | #825 of 1,129 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #4,332 of 5,172 ▼ 395 | #1,028 of 1,129 ▼ 91 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #1,754 of 5,116 | #489 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #4,482 of 5,915 | #980 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #659 of 5,352 | #199 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #3,846 of 5,354 | #711 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #350 of 5,625 | #177 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.6% | #48 of 3,837 | #27 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
329
-158 (-32%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 922
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 329 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 96% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 18 | 19.8:1 | 96% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | 98% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 23 | 21.2:1 | 95% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 27 | 23.3:1 | 93% (583) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 28 | 24.9:1 | 94% (657) |
| 2010-11 | 799 | N/A | N/A | 59% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 892 | 46 | 19.4:1 | 94% (835) |
| 1990-91 | 922 | 38 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barton Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (628 to 329); teachers down 37% (27 to 17).
About Barton Hill Elementary
Among the schools in San Pedro, California, is Barton Hill Elementary, a small elementary school. The school enrolls 329 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 29% smaller than that.
Besides Barton Hill Elementary, Los Angeles Unified runs 783 other schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
Hispanic students make up 81% of enrollment at Barton Hill Elementary. The remaining shares are 16% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. Barton Hill Elementary's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1 at Barton Hill Elementary, with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 19.4:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 96% of enrollment. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
allk12 grades Barton Hill Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Barton Hill Elementary scores 27.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 23.4%.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The school nearest to Barton Hill Elementary is Port of Los Angeles High, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Barton Hill Elementary ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Barton Hill Elementary as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Barton Hill Elementary's enrollment dropped 32%, to 329. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.2:1 to 19.4:1.
The Barton Hill Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Barton Hill ElementaryHow large is Barton Hill Elementary?
Barton Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 329 students in grades KG-05.
Is Barton Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barton Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Barton Hill Elementary?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Barton Hill Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barton Hill Elementary?
At Barton Hill Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 81% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Barton Hill Elementary in?
Barton Hill Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.