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Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003396
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary
1771 West 36th St., Los Angeles, CA 90018 · (323) 733-1178 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- 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
19.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
357 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
33%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
39.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.0pp since 2014
Math
33.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 15 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 | 19.5% | 19.5% | 22.4% | 38.6% |
| Math | 11.5% | 21.6% | 27.5% | 39.5% |
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 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 33.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.5% | 33.8% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 29.9% |
| 2018-19 | 43.7% | 33.2% |
| 2017-18 | 45.0% | 31.4% |
| 2016-17 | 38.7% | 27.0% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Birdielee V. Bright Elementary
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birdielee V. Bright Elementary this school | 374 | 95.5% | 37.0% |
| One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 401 | 96.8% | 29.8% |
| Barton Hill Elementary San Pedro | 329 | 95.7% | 27.8% |
| One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 332 | 97.3% | 30.6% |
| E. Neal Roberts Elementary San Bernardino | 425 | 96.5% | 24.9% |
| iEmpire Academy San Bernardino | 418 | 94.7% | 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 Birdielee V. Bright Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #2,753 of 5,151 | #677 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #2,911 of 5,172 ▼ 209 | #748 of 1,129 ▼ 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,027 of 5,172 ▼ 432 | #728 of 1,129 ▼ 122 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #2,243 of 5,116 | #584 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #4,004 of 5,915 | #862 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #794 of 5,352 | #246 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #3,803 of 5,354 | #695 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #391 of 5,625 | #198 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.5% | #99 of 3,837 | #52 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
374
-64 (-15%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 374 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 95% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 96% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 20 | 20.2:1 | 92% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 90% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 27 | 24.1:1 | 90% (585) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 29 | 25.1:1 | 91% (666) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | N/A | N/A | 46% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 869 | 42 | 20.7:1 | 99% (856) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 36 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birdielee V. Bright Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (650 to 374); teachers down 30% (27 to 19).
About Birdielee V. Bright Elementary
Among the schools in Los Angeles, California, is Birdielee V. Bright Elementary, a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 374 students.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students in 784 schools, and Birdielee V. Bright Elementary is one of those schools.
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary's enrollment is 80% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 16% Black. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary is 19 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.7:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 357 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 95%. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
allk12 grades Birdielee V. Bright Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Birdielee V. Bright Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.0%; the prediction is 23.6%.
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Birdielee V. Bright Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Foshay Learning Center is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Birdielee V. Bright Elementary. On state test proficiency, Birdielee V. Bright Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 4 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Birdielee V. Bright Elementary as City: Large.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 438 in 2020-21 to 374 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Birdielee V. Bright ElementaryHow many students attend Birdielee V. Bright Elementary?
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Birdielee V. Bright Elementary serve?
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Birdielee V. Bright Elementary have?
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
How diverse is Birdielee V. Bright Elementary?
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Birdielee V. Bright Elementary in?
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.