Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AZUSA UNIFIED·NCES 060360000277
Charles H. Lee Elementary
550 North Cerritos Ave., Azusa, CA 91702 · (626) 815-5269 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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
24.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
342 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Charles H. Lee Elementary→Gladstone Middle
Based on grade levels within Azusa Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.1pp since 2014
Math
16.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.6% | 19.5% | 23.2% | 45.7% |
| Math | 3.5% | 13.4% | 32.0% | 51.2% |
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 | 31.1% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 25.5% |
| 2022-23 | 28.9% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 26.1% | 16.3% |
| 2018-19 | 44.9% | 37.4% |
| 2017-18 | 46.1% | 42.6% |
| 2016-17 | 35.5% | 31.3% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Charles H. Lee Elementary
Charles H. Lee Elementary's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles H. Lee Elementary this school | 378 | 90.5% | 26.8% |
| Ord Terrace Elementary Seaside | 397 | 91.2% | 30.5% |
| Osceola Street Elementary Sylmar | 352 | 90.1% | 40.0% |
| Castle Park Elementary Chula Vista | 377 | 88.3% | 36.4% |
| Aileen Colburn Elementary Atwater | 371 | 91.6% | 35.1% |
| Lee Richmond Elementary Hanford | 402 | 90.8% | 41.1% |
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 Charles H. Lee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #3,879 of 5,151 | #962 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #4,579 of 5,172 ▼ 1,006 | #1,085 of 1,129 ▼ 194 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #3,866 of 5,172 ▼ 249 | #948 of 1,129 ▼ 87 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,383 of 5,116 | #604 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #3,945 of 5,915 | #850 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,025 of 5,352 | #921 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #4,390 of 5,354 | #861 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #1,042 of 5,625 | #431 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.8% | #156 of 1,139 | #27 of 181 |
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
378
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 378 | 15.5 | 24.4:1 | 90% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 16.5 | 23.8:1 | 89% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 15.5 | 24.3:1 | 88% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 14 | 25.4:1 | 89% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 13 | 22.9:1 | 94% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 14 | 23.6:1 | 84% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | N/A | N/A | 88% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 92% (565) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 20 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles H. Lee Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (298 to 378); teachers up 19% (13 to 15.5).
About Charles H. Lee Elementary
Charles H. Lee Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Azusa, California. Its enrollment is 378 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Azusa Unified, which runs Charles H. Lee Elementary, has 10 schools and 6,028 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Charles H. Lee Elementary is Hispanic, at 89%. Other reported shares: 5% White and 3% Black. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 40 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Charles H. Lee Elementary scores 21%.
Charles H. Lee Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1, with 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 90% at Charles H. Lee Elementary. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Charles H. Lee Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Charles H. Lee Elementary is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Charles H. Lee Elementary.
Azusa High sits about 0.4 miles from Charles H. Lee Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Charles H. Lee Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Charles H. Lee Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 378, from 355 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Charles H. Lee Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Azusa Unified
- Azusa HighHigh · 1,609 students
- Gladstone MiddleMiddle · 1,326 students
- Valleydale ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Paramount ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Victor F. Hodge ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Clifford D. Murray ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Other schools in Azusa
- Azusa HighHigh · 1,609 students
- Valleydale ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Paramount ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Victor F. Hodge ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Clifford D. Murray ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Azusa High0.4 mi · 1,609
- Henry Dalton Elementary0.5 mi · 333
- Paramount Elementary1.1 mi · 513
- Magnolia Elementary1.1 mi · 367
- Victor F. Hodge Elementary1.2 mi · 460
- Stanton Elementary1.2 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Charles H. Lee ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Charles H. Lee Elementary?
Charles H. Lee Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Charles H. Lee Elementary serve?
Charles H. Lee Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Charles H. Lee Elementary have?
Charles H. Lee Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Charles H. Lee Elementary?
Student demographics at Charles H. Lee Elementary are roughly 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles H. Lee Elementary?
Charles H. Lee Elementary is overseen by Azusa Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.