Enrollment
160
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002861
Brainard Elementary
11407 Brainard Ave., Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 · (818) 899-5241 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
119 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 | 36 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 80% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
44%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
65.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +49.7pp since 2014
Math
59.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +44.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 50 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 45 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.8% | 29.9% | 20.9% | 13.4% |
| Math | 25.4% | 34.3% | 23.9% | 16.4% |
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 | 65.7% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 46.7% |
| 2022-23 | 58.5% | 56.9% |
| 2021-22 | 62.5% | 57.8% |
| 2018-19 | 43.8% | 32.1% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 57.7% |
| 2016-17 | 52.6% | 43.4% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in California's top 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 Brainard Elementary
Brainard Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brainard Elementary this school | 160 | 74.4% | 58.2% |
| Sixth Street Prep Victorville | 229 | 74.2% | 77.7% |
| Bonita Elementary Crows Landing | 134 | 66.4% | 39.7% |
| Rowan Elementary San Diego | 205 | 79.0% | 42.9% |
| Nora Sterry Elementary Los Angeles | 188 | 84.0% | 33.6% |
| Young Explorers Academy Perris | 150 | 74.0% | 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 Brainard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #1,215 of 5,151 | #278 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #1,084 of 5,172 ▲ 624 | #256 of 1,129 ▲ 137 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #981 of 5,172 ▲ 619 | #217 of 1,129 ▲ 133 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,473 of 5,116 | #626 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #5,489 of 5,915 | #1,249 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #2,661 of 5,625 | #807 of 1,276 |
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
160
+10 (+7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 160 | 9 | 17.8:1 | 74% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 9 | 17.9:1 | 70% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 9 | 16.1:1 | 81% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | 79% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 10 | 15.7:1 | 79% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 11 | 16.9:1 | 84% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | N/A | N/A | 75% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 69% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 15 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brainard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (157 to 160); teachers down 10% (10 to 9).
About Brainard Elementary
Brainard Elementary is a very small elementary school in California, located in Lake View Terrace. It enrolls 160 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 66% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students spread across 784 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Brainard Elementary is 73%, a majority. It is also 12% White, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
A staff of 9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.8:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 74%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Brainard Elementary beats its 36.0% prediction with 58.2%, a top-10% result in California.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Brainard Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
PUC Lakeview Charter Academy is about 1.0 miles from Brainard Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 160 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 150. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 17.8:1.
People who know Brainard Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Brainard ElementaryHow large is Brainard Elementary?
Brainard Elementary enrolls approximately 160 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Brainard Elementary serve?
Brainard Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brainard Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brainard Elementary is approximately 17.8:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brainard Elementary?
Brainard Elementary reports a student body of 12% White, 73% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Brainard Elementary?
Brainard Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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