Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002945
Christopher Dena Elementary
1314 Dacotah St., Los Angeles, CA 90023 · (323) 269-9222 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
297 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 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
10%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.0pp since 2014
Math
33.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 22.7% | 27.8% | 38.1% |
| Math | 12.4% | 21.1% | 29.9% | 36.6% |
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 | 34.0% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 33.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 39.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.4% | 23.8% |
| 2017-18 | 26.3% | 20.4% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 24.8% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Christopher Dena Elementary
Christopher Dena Elementary's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Dena Elementary this school | 313 | 94.9% | 34.8% |
| Lillian Street Elementary Los Angeles | 302 | 94.7% | 29.5% |
| Burbank Elementary San Diego | 317 | 95.0% | 20.7% |
| Kimbrough Elementary San Diego | 316 | 96.8% | 21.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary Lynwood | 328 | 95.4% | 29.5% |
| Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies Los Angeles | 344 | 95.6% | 35.4% |
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 Christopher Dena Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #2,981 of 5,151 | #743 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #2,871 of 5,172 ▼ 177 | #735 of 1,129 ▼ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,550 of 5,172 ▼ 577 | #870 of 1,129 ▼ 165 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #2,187 of 5,116 | #579 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #4,659 of 5,915 | #1,032 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #742 of 5,352 | #224 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #4,936 of 5,354 | #1,053 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #464 of 5,625 | #230 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #480 of 3,837 | #213 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
313
-99 (-24%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 1,059
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 313 | 16 | 19.6:1 | 95% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 19 | 17.7:1 | 94% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | 98% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 98% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 20 | 22.6:1 | 97% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 20 | 23.7:1 | 96% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | N/A | N/A | 47% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 1,018 | 52 | 19.6:1 | 98% (993) |
| 1990-91 | 1,059 | 44 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christopher Dena Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (453 to 313); teachers down 20% (20 to 16).
About Christopher Dena Elementary
Students in Los Angeles, California, attend Christopher Dena Elementary, a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 313 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools; together they serve 406,887 students.
Hispanic students are 95% of those enrolled at Christopher Dena Elementary. Other reported shares: 3% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
Its staff includes 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 19.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Christopher Dena Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 95%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Christopher Dena Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Christopher Dena Elementary is +10.8 points: 34.8% actual, 23.9% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Of the public schools around it, Christopher Dena Elementary is closest to Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary Center, about 0.4 miles away. Christopher Dena Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Christopher Dena Elementary ranks 2nd of 4 nearby schools, at 34.8% versus a 31.0% average.
Christopher Dena Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 412 students in 2020-21 to 313 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.6:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Christopher Dena Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Christopher Dena ElementaryHow large is Christopher Dena Elementary?
Christopher Dena Elementary enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Christopher Dena Elementary serve?
Christopher Dena Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Christopher Dena Elementary?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Christopher Dena Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Christopher Dena Elementary?
At Christopher Dena Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Christopher Dena Elementary public or private?
Christopher Dena Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.