Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED·NCES 061632502038
California Elementary
1111 California Ave., La Puente, CA 91744 · (626) 933-5200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
21.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
238 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 76 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
34.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.3pp since 2014
Math
28.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 20.4% | 27.9% | 37.4% |
| Math | 8.2% | 19.9% | 33.6% | 38.4% |
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 | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 34.7% |
| 2022-23 | 38.2% | 30.1% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 21.7% |
| 2018-19 | 48.7% | 43.6% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 44.1% |
| 2016-17 | 45.4% | 37.9% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 California Elementary
California Elementary's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Elementary this school | 317 | 75.1% | 35.3% |
| Multnomah Street Elementary Los Angeles | 322 | 73.3% | 62.0% |
| City Terrace Elementary Los Angeles | 313 | 78.6% | 56.3% |
| Valinda School of Academics Valinda | 306 | 77.8% | 31.9% |
| Nelson Elementary La Puente | 291 | 76.3% | 24.1% |
| Silver Wing Elementary San Diego | 335 | 75.5% | 36.1% |
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 California Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #2,929 of 5,151 | #735 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #3,414 of 5,172 ▼ 790 | #883 of 1,129 ▼ 244 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #3,470 of 5,172 ▼ 907 | #845 of 1,129 ▼ 245 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,829 of 5,116 | #697 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #4,612 of 5,915 | #1,017 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,588 of 5,352 | #473 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #4,244 of 5,354 | #807 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #2,612 of 5,625 | #800 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #2,967 of 3,837 | #794 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
317
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 317 | 15 | 21.1:1 | 75% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 14.5 | 24.0:1 | 78% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 13.5 | 24.7:1 | 76% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 14 | 23.9:1 | 88% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 14 | 24.6:1 | 90% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 16 | 24.0:1 | 92% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | N/A | N/A | 90% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 84% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 17 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for California Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (344 to 317); teachers up 7% (14 to 15).
About California Elementary
California Elementary is a public elementary school in La Puente, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 317 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 32% smaller than average.
Within Hacienda la Puente Unified, California Elementary is one of 35 schools. The district enrolls 16,260 students.
At California Elementary, Hispanic students make up 87% of the student body. The school is also 7% Asian and 3% multiracial. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 39 points below the school's share. California Elementary has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 21.1 students per teacher and 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 75%.
allk12 grades California Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, California Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 35.3% actual against 35.5% predicted.
Within Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Sparks Middle is located about 0.5 miles from California Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, California Elementary is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around California 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.
California Elementary had 335 students in 2020-21 and 317 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.9:1 in 2020-21, and 21.1:1 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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Other California Elementary schools
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- California ElementaryCosta Mesa, CA · 373 students
- California ElementaryWest Covina, CA · 220 students
- CALIFORNIA ELEM.CALIFORNIA, MO · 504 students
Nearby schools
- Sparks Middle0.5 mi · 600
- Sunset Elementary0.6 mi · 118
- Sunset0.6 mi · 27
- Fairgrove Academy0.7 mi · 749
- Sparks Elementary0.7 mi · 361
- Lassalette0.8 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About California ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at California Elementary?
California Elementary enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-05.
Is California Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
California Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does California Elementary have?
California Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
How diverse is California Elementary?
California Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees California Elementary?
California Elementary is overseen by Hacienda la Puente Unified in Los Angeles County.
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