Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002855
Bertrand Avenue Elementary
7021 Bertrand Ave., Reseda, CA 91335 · (818) 342-1103 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- 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.
- B-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
23.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
295 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 | 73 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
34%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bertrand Avenue Elementary→William Mulholland Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.4pp since 2014
Math
24.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 20.4% | 24.5% | 46.9% |
| Math | 8.3% | 15.9% | 31.2% | 44.6% |
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 | 28.6% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 21.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.8% | 20.3% |
| 2021-22 | 28.1% | 20.2% |
| 2018-19 | 34.1% | 21.4% |
| 2017-18 | 37.2% | 24.9% |
| 2016-17 | 40.0% | 27.6% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Bertrand Avenue Elementary
Bertrand Avenue Elementary's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Avenue Elementary this school | 326 | 90.5% | 25.0% |
| T. L. Whitehead Elementary Woodland | 331 | 88.5% | 14.2% |
| Westport Elementary Modesto | 364 | 91.2% | 24.6% |
| Lemay Street Elementary Lake Balboa | 334 | 91.9% | 41.9% |
| Fullbright Avenue Elementary Canoga Park | 321 | 91.3% | 29.9% |
| Jackson Elementary Fresno | 319 | 90.6% | 25.8% |
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 Bertrand Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,072 of 5,151 | #995 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #3,855 of 5,172 ▲ 138 | #979 of 1,129 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #4,121 of 5,172 ▼ 65 | #990 of 1,129 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #2,576 of 5,116 | #640 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #4,510 of 5,915 | #990 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,212 of 5,352 | #772 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #3,755 of 5,354 | #684 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #1,040 of 5,625 | #429 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #1,436 of 3,837 | #498 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
326
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 326 | 14 | 23.3:1 | 90% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 14 | 21.6:1 | 88% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 15 | 20.3:1 | 90% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 87% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 17 | 23.9:1 | 86% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 84% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | N/A | N/A | 85% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 91% (449) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 17 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bertrand Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (407 to 326); teachers down 18% (17 to 14).
About Bertrand Avenue Elementary
Federal records list Bertrand Avenue Elementary as an elementary school in Reseda, California. The student body numbers 326 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Bertrand Avenue Elementary is run by Los Angeles Unified, whose 784 schools enroll 406,887 students.
Most students at Bertrand Avenue Elementary are Hispanic: 81% of enrollment. The remaining students are 7% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bertrand Avenue Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1 at Bertrand Avenue Elementary, with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 90% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
allk12 grades Bertrand Avenue Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bertrand Avenue Elementary, the prediction is 26.5% and the result is 25.0%.
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%. Bertrand Avenue Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Magnolia Science Academy is located about 0.4 miles from Bertrand Avenue Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Bertrand Avenue Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 337 to 326. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 21.1:1 to 23.3:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Bertrand Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bertrand Avenue Elementary?
Bertrand Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 326 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bertrand Avenue Elementary serve?
Bertrand Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bertrand Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at Bertrand Avenue Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bertrand Avenue Elementary?
At Bertrand Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 81% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bertrand Avenue Elementary public or private?
Bertrand Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.