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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002939
Betty Plasencia Elementary
1321 Cortez St., Los Angeles, CA 90026 · (213) 250-7450 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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.
- B+Beats 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
20.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
391 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
23%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
32.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.1pp since 2014
Math
28.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.5% | 18.6% | 31.6% | 36.3% |
| Math | 11.2% | 17.3% | 35.0% | 36.5% |
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 | 32.1% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 26.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.5% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 38.1% | 25.8% |
| 2017-18 | 44.5% | 31.6% |
| 2016-17 | 32.1% | 23.8% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Betty Plasencia Elementary
Betty Plasencia Elementary's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Plasencia Elementary this school | 411 | 95.1% | 30.9% |
| Los Angeles Elementary Los Angeles | 406 | 95.6% | 24.3% |
| Hobart Boulevard Elementary Los Angeles | 420 | 98.1% | 23.9% |
| Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary Van Nuys | 423 | 96.9% | 26.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary Fresno | 383 | 94.8% | 53.1% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Richmond | 408 | 97.8% | 7.6% |
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 Betty Plasencia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #3,402 of 5,151 | #851 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,378 of 5,172 ▼ 1 | #875 of 1,129 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,768 of 5,172 ▼ 671 | #924 of 1,129 ▼ 185 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #2,096 of 5,116 | #562 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #3,544 of 5,915 | #749 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #957 of 5,352 | #293 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #4,277 of 5,354 | #819 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #434 of 5,625 | #218 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #366 of 3,837 | #168 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
411
-116 (-22%) vs 2020
-77% since 1990-91, when it was 1,791
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
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 | 411 | 20.5 | 20.1:1 | 95% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 93% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 23.5 | 18.8:1 | 96% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 94% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 29.5 | 20.9:1 | 91% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 31 | 21.3:1 | 88% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 975 | N/A | N/A | 54% (525) |
| 2000-01 | 1,503 | 74 | 20.3:1 | 89% (1,336) |
| 1990-91 | 1,791 | 69 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Betty Plasencia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (617 to 411); teachers down 31% (29.5 to 20.5).
About Betty Plasencia Elementary
The public elementary school Betty Plasencia Elementary is located in Los Angeles, California. Federal data show 411 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Betty Plasencia Elementary is one of 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Betty Plasencia Elementary is 88% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 4% White, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 39 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Betty Plasencia Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 20.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Betty Plasencia Elementary, which has 20.5. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 95%. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Among California public elementary schools, Betty Plasencia Elementary outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 23.8%. Betty Plasencia Elementary scores 30.9%.
Looking at the county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Betty Plasencia Elementary.
Harold McAlister High (Opportunity) is the nearest public school to Betty Plasencia Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Betty Plasencia Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 527 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 411 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 21.1:1 to 20.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Betty Plasencia ElementaryHow large is Betty Plasencia Elementary?
Betty Plasencia Elementary enrolls approximately 411 students in grades KG-05.
Is Betty Plasencia Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Betty Plasencia Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Betty Plasencia Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Betty Plasencia Elementary is approximately 20.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Betty Plasencia Elementary?
Student demographics at Betty Plasencia Elementary are roughly 4% White, 88% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Betty Plasencia Elementary in?
Betty Plasencia Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.