Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002866
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet
19424 South Broadacres Ave., Carson, CA 90746 · (310) 537-1980 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
235 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 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
45%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.9pp since 2014
Math
30.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.7pp 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 31 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.1% | 26.9% | 28.2% | 32.9% |
| Math | 13.3% | 17.3% | 36.7% | 32.7% |
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 | 38.9% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 34.3% |
| 2022-23 | 25.8% | 29.7% |
| 2021-22 | 17.4% | 17.6% |
| 2018-19 | 45.1% | 38.8% |
| 2017-18 | 51.7% | 45.8% |
| 2016-17 | 40.3% | 45.8% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet this school | 275 | 85.5% | 32.3% |
| Frank D. Parent Inglewood | 235 | 87.2% | 24.4% |
| Hardy Brown College Prep San Bernardino | 316 | 89.9% | N/A |
| Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM Moreno Valley | 210 | 93.3% | N/A |
| Ambler Avenue Elementary Carson | 445 | 80.9% | 36.6% |
| ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy Inglewood | 375 | 96.3% | 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 Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,242 of 5,151 | #813 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #3,157 of 5,172 ▼ 496 | #827 of 1,129 ▼ 173 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #3,046 of 5,172 ▲ 1,159 | #738 of 1,129 ▲ 248 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.3pp | #103 of 5,116 | #48 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #4,957 of 5,915 | #1,118 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #345 of 5,352 | #99 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #3,127 of 5,354 | #526 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #1,612 of 5,625 | #585 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #886 of 1,139 | #146 of 181 |
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
275
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 275 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 85% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 87% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 13 | 20.5:1 | 88% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 90% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 14 | 19.1:1 | 82% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 13 | 23.7:1 | 75% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | N/A | N/A | 75% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 25 | 19.1:1 | 66% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 20 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (267 to 275); teachers up 7% (14 to 15).
About Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet, located in Carson, California, is a small elementary school. It had 275 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students in 784 schools, and Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet is one of those schools.
About 72% of the student body at Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet is Black. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 8% of Los Angeles County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
For every teacher at Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet, there are about 18.3 students; the school has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. There are 235 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 85% of enrollment. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet's results are 2.8 points above predicted: 32.3% against 29.5%.
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 the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Measured in a straight line, Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment is about 0.7 miles from Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 267 (2020-21) to 275 (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
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Frequently asked questions
About Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts MagnetHow large is Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet?
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet enrolls approximately 275 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet serve?
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet have?
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet?
At Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet, the student body is approximately 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet in?
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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