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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002870
Bryson Avenue Elementary
4470 Missouri Ave., South Gate, CA 90280 · (323) 569-7141 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
- BThree-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
22.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
599 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 | 145 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
6%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
59.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
58.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.9% | 27.7% | 23.5% | 17.0% |
| Math | 32.9% | 25.2% | 24.9% | 16.9% |
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 | 59.5% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 54.1% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 56.2% |
| 2021-22 | 56.6% | 55.2% |
| 2018-19 | 58.9% | 51.2% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 55.7% |
| 2016-17 | 52.3% | 42.3% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% 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 26 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 Bryson Avenue Elementary
Bryson Avenue Elementary's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Avenue Elementary this school | 706 | 84.8% | 55.6% |
| James Madison Elementary Madera | 739 | 85.5% | 24.3% |
| Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 Los Angeles | 743 | 84.1% | N/A |
| Oak Avenue Elementary Greenfield | 693 | 86.7% | 26.6% |
| J. W. Oakley Elementary Brawley | 654 | 86.1% | 25.5% |
| Kern Avenue Elementary McFarland | 700 | 82.7% | 23.1% |
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 Bryson Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,372 of 5,151 | #314 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #1,145 of 5,172 ▲ 133 | #270 of 1,129 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #1,362 of 5,172 ▲ 493 | #309 of 1,129 ▲ 100 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,289 of 5,116 | #588 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #725 of 5,915 | #132 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,241 of 5,352 | #616 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.5% | #5,173 of 5,354 | #1,150 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #1,683 of 5,625 | #601 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #2,577 of 3,837 | #719 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
706
-64 (-8%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,277
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 706 | 32 | 22.1:1 | 85% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 31 | 23.8:1 | 85% (630) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 35 | 20.9:1 | 84% (616) |
| 2020-21 | 770 | 34 | 22.6:1 | 85% (652) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 35 | 22.6:1 | 84% (666) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 35 | 23.9:1 | 80% (667) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | N/A | N/A | 83% (697) |
| 2000-01 | 1,301 | 66 | 19.7:1 | 89% (1,157) |
| 1990-91 | 1,277 | 48 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryson Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (792 to 706); teachers down 9% (35 to 32).
About Bryson Avenue Elementary
Bryson Avenue Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in South Gate, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 706 students. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified operates 784 schools. Combined enrollment is 406,887 students.
Bryson Avenue Elementary is 97% Hispanic by enrollment. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bryson Avenue Elementary scores 6%.
Bryson Avenue Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 22.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 85% at Bryson Avenue Elementary. That is 15 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Among California public elementary schools, Bryson Avenue Elementary outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Bryson Avenue Elementary is 25.8 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in California.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Bryson Avenue Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Bryson Avenue Elementary is closest to San Miguel Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Bryson Avenue Elementary places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Bryson Avenue Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 706, down from 770 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Bryson Avenue Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Bryson Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bryson Avenue Elementary?
Bryson Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 706 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bryson Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bryson Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Bryson Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Bryson Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is Bryson Avenue Elementary?
Bryson Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Bryson Avenue Elementary public or private?
Bryson Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.