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What tradition at Broad Avenue Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002865
Broad Avenue Elementary
24815 Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 · (310) 835-3118 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
18.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
376 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 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
19%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
Broad Avenue Elementary→Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet→Phineas Banning Senior High
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
42.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.3pp since 2014
Math
43.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.2% | 23.1% | 24.5% | 33.2% |
| Math | 19.7% | 24.0% | 26.9% | 29.3% |
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 | 42.3% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 37.9% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 40.1% |
| 2021-22 | 34.5% | 31.1% |
| 2018-19 | 40.1% | 36.7% |
| 2017-18 | 42.6% | 36.9% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 28.0% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Broad Avenue Elementary
Broad Avenue Elementary's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Avenue Elementary this school | 441 | 85.3% | 40.0% |
| Emilie Ritchen Elementary Oxnard | 445 | 84.7% | 37.4% |
| O. S. Hubbard Elementary San Jose | 427 | 85.0% | 13.8% |
| Almond Elementary Fontana | 418 | 85.2% | 21.3% |
| Otay Elementary Chula Vista | 455 | 84.6% | 35.6% |
| GRIDLEY-MONTANEZ DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY San Fernando | 454 | 85.9% | 21.6% |
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 Broad Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,499 of 5,151 | #609 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #2,017 of 5,172 ▲ 331 | #499 of 1,129 ▲ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #2,706 of 5,172 ▲ 443 | #653 of 1,129 ▲ 101 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.3pp | #577 of 5,116 | #214 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #3,142 of 5,915 | #651 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #358 of 5,352 | #105 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #4,451 of 5,354 | #887 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #1,635 of 5,625 | #589 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #467 of 3,837 | #206 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
441
-99 (-18%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 1,161
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 441 | 24 | 18.4:1 | 85% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 26 | 18.7:1 | 86% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 83% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 26 | 20.8:1 | 78% (420) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 28 | 22.9:1 | 85% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 29 | 23.9:1 | 85% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 836 | N/A | N/A | 79% (657) |
| 2000-01 | 1,158 | 60 | 19.3:1 | 81% (933) |
| 1990-91 | 1,161 | 46 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broad Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (641 to 441); teachers down 14% (28 to 24).
About Broad Avenue Elementary
Broad Avenue Elementary, located in Wilmington, California, is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 441 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified counts 406,887 students in its 784 schools, and Broad Avenue Elementary is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Broad Avenue Elementary is 90% Hispanic. The school is also 4% Asian, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Broad Avenue Elementary is 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.4:1. This ratio sits 3.9 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 85%. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Broad Avenue Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 29.6% at Broad Avenue Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.0%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Broad Avenue Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Scholarship Prep - South Bay is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Broad Avenue Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 40.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 18% from its 2020-21 level of 540. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.8:1 in 2020-21, and 18.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Phineas Banning Senior HighHigh · 2,422 students
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- Scholarship Prep - South Bay0.1 mi · 421
- Phineas Banning Senior High0.5 mi · 2,422
- Dan M. Issacs Avalon High0.6 mi · 48
- Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet0.7 mi · 1,121
- Catskill Avenue Elementary0.9 mi · 419
- Fries Avenue Elementary0.9 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Broad Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Broad Avenue Elementary?
Broad Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Broad Avenue Elementary serve?
Broad Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Broad Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Broad Avenue Elementary is approximately 18.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Broad Avenue Elementary?
Broad Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Broad Avenue Elementary in?
Broad Avenue Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.