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Alumni: what's one memory from Bonita Street Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002859
Bonita Street Elementary
21929 Bonita St., Carson, CA 90745 · (310) 834-8588 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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.
- 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.
- 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
21.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
311 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 | 112 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 90% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
60%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
Bonita Street Elementary→Andrew Carnegie 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
44.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.5pp since 2014
Math
43.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.4% | 20.1% | 24.4% | 31.1% |
| Math | 19.5% | 24.4% | 31.1% | 25.0% |
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 | 44.5% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 36.7% |
| 2022-23 | 32.4% | 27.3% |
| 2021-22 | 29.4% | 24.8% |
| 2018-19 | 29.1% | 27.9% |
| 2017-18 | 43.8% | 35.3% |
| 2016-17 | 32.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Bonita Street Elementary
Bonita Street Elementary's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Street Elementary this school | 399 | 77.9% | 41.2% |
| Suy:u Elementary Sacramento | 392 | 76.0% | 21.4% |
| Penn Elementary San Diego | 366 | 81.4% | 46.8% |
| Alvarado Elementary Signal Hill | 390 | 78.5% | 56.6% |
| John Marshall Elementary Stockton | 394 | 81.7% | 9.0% |
| Dan Mini Elementary Vallejo | 433 | 77.4% | 27.8% |
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 Bonita Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #2,371 of 5,151 | #570 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #2,002 of 5,172 ▲ 443 | #493 of 1,129 ▲ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #2,501 of 5,172 ▲ 215 | #598 of 1,129 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.1pp | #113 of 5,116 | #50 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #3,698 of 5,915 | #789 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,501 of 5,352 | #451 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,833 of 5,354 | #276 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #2,366 of 5,625 | #742 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #906 of 3,837 | #356 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
399
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 690
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 399 | 19 | 21.0:1 | 78% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 76% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 76% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 75% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 24 | 22.2:1 | 73% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 23 | 24.0:1 | 70% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | N/A | N/A | 67% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 34 | 20.0:1 | 62% (421) |
| 1990-91 | 690 | 29 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonita Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (532 to 399); teachers down 21% (24 to 19).
About Bonita Street Elementary
Bonita Street Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Carson, California. Its enrollment is 399 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students in 784 schools, and Bonita Street Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Bonita Street Elementary are Hispanic (58%). The next largest groups are 21% Asian, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bonita Street Elementary scores 60%.
Teacher count: 19 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 21.0:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Roughly 78% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Bonita Street Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Bonita Street Elementary is 7.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.2% actual, 33.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Bonita Street Elementary.
Bonita Street Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Andrew Carnegie Middle, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bonita Street Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Bonita Street Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Bonita Street Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- Stephen M. White MiddleMiddle · 1,423 students
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- Andrew Carnegie Middle0.2 mi · 843
- Dolores Street Elementary0.8 mi · 370
- Carson Street Elementary0.9 mi · 623
- Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High0.9 mi · 438
- Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High0.9 mi · 474
- Carson Senior High0.9 mi · 1,407
Frequently asked questions
About Bonita Street ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bonita Street Elementary?
Bonita Street Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bonita Street Elementary serve?
Bonita Street Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bonita Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bonita Street Elementary is approximately 21.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bonita Street Elementary?
At Bonita Street Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 58% Hispanic, 12% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bonita Street Elementary?
Bonita Street Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.