Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002921
City Terrace Elementary
4350 City Terrace Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90063 · (323) 269-0581 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- B+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.
- AThree-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
79%
246 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 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
22%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
City Terrace Elementary→El Sereno Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.8pp since 2014
Math
59.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +29.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.0% | 29.7% | 25.7% | 17.6% |
| Math | 27.3% | 32.0% | 22.7% | 18.0% |
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 | 56.8% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 53.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.8% | 44.9% |
| 2021-22 | 50.3% | 42.7% |
| 2018-19 | 56.5% | 54.6% |
| 2017-18 | 51.3% | 44.4% |
| 2016-17 | 48.8% | 33.7% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in California's top 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 City Terrace Elementary
City Terrace Elementary's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Terrace Elementary this school | 313 | 78.6% | 56.3% |
| Valinda School of Academics Valinda | 306 | 77.8% | 31.9% |
| John H. Nuffer Elementary Norwalk | 316 | 78.5% | 27.1% |
| Nelson Elementary La Puente | 291 | 76.3% | 24.1% |
| Paddison Elementary Norwalk | 296 | 79.7% | 55.3% |
| California Elementary La Puente | 317 | 75.1% | 35.3% |
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 City Terrace Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #1,328 of 5,151 | #303 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,100 of 5,172 ▲ 200 | #260 of 1,129 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #1,559 of 5,172 ▲ 18 | #348 of 1,129 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.6pp | #427 of 5,116 | #162 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #4,658 of 5,915 | #1,031 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #741 of 5,352 | #223 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #4,317 of 5,354 | #836 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #2,316 of 5,625 | #726 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #483 of 3,837 | #214 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
-126 (-29%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 313 | 16 | 19.6:1 | 79% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 75% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 78% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 77% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 19 | 23.8:1 | 74% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 20 | 21.9:1 | 73% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | N/A | N/A | 46% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 89% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 26 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for City Terrace Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (452 to 313); teachers down 16% (19 to 16).
About City Terrace Elementary
City Terrace Elementary is a small elementary school based in Los Angeles, California. It reports enrollment of 313 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 33% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students spread across 784 schools.
City Terrace Elementary is 88% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% Asian and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at City Terrace Elementary are from different groups.
There are 16 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.6:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Of all students at City Terrace Elementary, 79% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 9 points lower.
Among California public elementary schools, City Terrace Elementary outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
City Terrace Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 56.3%. Predicted: 33.5%. Difference: 22.8 points.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Virtual Academy STEAM is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of City Terrace Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.6%; City Terrace Elementary's is 56.3%, ranking 2nd of 6.
City Terrace Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 313 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 439.
The City Terrace Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 City Terrace ElementaryHow many students attend City Terrace Elementary?
City Terrace Elementary enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does City Terrace Elementary serve?
City Terrace Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at City Terrace Elementary?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at City Terrace Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at City Terrace Elementary?
At City Terrace Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is City Terrace Elementary public or private?
City Terrace 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.