Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002877
Bushnell Way Elementary
5507 Bushnell Way, Los Angeles, CA 90042 · (323) 255-6511 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
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.
- 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
19.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
132 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 | 41 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 64% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
17%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
Bushnell Way Elementary→Luther Burbank Mid Sch Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Magnet
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
50.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.6pp since 2014
Math
32.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.3% | 25.3% | 20.3% | 29.1% |
| Math | 10.3% | 21.8% | 37.2% | 30.8% |
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 | 50.6% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.4% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 33.9% | 24.6% |
| 2018-19 | 18.0% | 10.1% |
| 2017-18 | 25.8% | 19.6% |
| 2016-17 | 27.6% | 20.5% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Bushnell Way Elementary
Bushnell Way Elementary's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushnell Way Elementary this school | 157 | 84.1% | 41.3% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Los Angeles | 164 | 84.1% | 62.2% |
| Voices College Bound Language Academy at Stockton Stockton | 139 | 82.0% | N/A |
| Alvina Elementary Charter Caruthers | 169 | 82.2% | 41.4% |
| Connect Community Charter Redwood City | 143 | 88.1% | N/A |
| New Hope Elementary Thornton | 164 | 78.0% | 29.5% |
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 Bushnell Way Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,361 of 5,151 | #566 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,014 of 5,172 ▼ 510 | #786 of 1,129 ▼ 182 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,981 of 5,172 ▲ 162 | #452 of 1,129 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.1pp | #381 of 5,116 | #148 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #5,498 of 5,915 | #1,250 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #1,759 of 5,625 | #614 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #1,207 of 3,837 | #436 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
157
-22 (-12%) vs 2020
-75% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 157 | 8 | 19.6:1 | 84% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 81% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | 86% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 11 | 16.3:1 | 88% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 12 | 16.8:1 | 88% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 86% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | N/A | N/A | 44% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 93% (632) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 25 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bushnell Way Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (201 to 157); teachers down 33% (12 to 8).
About Bushnell Way Elementary
Bushnell Way Elementary is a small elementary school in Los Angeles, California, (ZIP code 90042). A federal count lists 157 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools with a combined 406,887 students. Bushnell Way Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students make up 91% of enrollment at Bushnell Way Elementary. Smaller groups are 3% Asian and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Bushnell Way Elementary's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 19.6:1, with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 84%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 14 points.
The allk12 Grade for Bushnell Way Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Bushnell Way Elementary is 11.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Bushnell Way Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Los Angeles College Prep Academy is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Bushnell Way Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 39.0%, lower than Bushnell Way Elementary's 41.3%.
Bushnell Way Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.3 to 19.6 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Bushnell Way ElementaryHow large is Bushnell Way Elementary?
Bushnell Way Elementary enrolls approximately 157 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bushnell Way Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bushnell Way Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bushnell Way Elementary have?
Bushnell Way Elementary employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
How diverse is Bushnell Way Elementary?
Bushnell Way Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bushnell Way Elementary?
Bushnell Way Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.