Canfield Avenue Elementary

Canfield Avenue Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Los Angeles, California, overseen by Los Angeles Unified, with 285 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

Canfield Avenue Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that caters to 406,887 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Canfield Avenue Elementary lists that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% multiracial, 21% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, Canfield Avenue Elementary reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Canfield Avenue Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 75.1%, a residual of +25.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Canfield Avenue Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shenandoah Street Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Canfield Avenue Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Canfield Avenue Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 56.0%.

Canfield Avenue Elementary operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 23%: 368 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 64% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Canfield Avenue Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.