Carson Street Elementary

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Carson, California, Carson Street Elementary caters to 623 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Carson Street Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that enrolls 406,887 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carson Street Elementary records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 19% Asian, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Carson Street Elementary shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.3:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 68% of students at Carson Street Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Carson Street Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.9%, the actual is 51.9%, a residual of +13.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Carson Street Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carson Street Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

Carson Street Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 711 students in 2018 compared to 623 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 9% to 1% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Carson Street Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.