Broad Avenue Elementary

Located at 24815 Broad Ave., in Wilmington, California, Broad Avenue Elementary is an average-sized elementary school that teaches 441 students (grades K through 5), operated by Los Angeles Unified.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Broad Avenue Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Broad Avenue Elementary lists that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Asian, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 85% of students at Broad Avenue Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Broad Avenue Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Broad Avenue Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Scholarship Prep - South Bay, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Broad Avenue Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 34.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Broad Avenue Elementary has edged down 31%, going from 641 students in 2018 to 441 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Broad Avenue Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.