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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002927
Cohasset Street Elementary
15810 Saticoy St., Lake Balboa, CA 91406 · (818) 787-2113 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
429 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 105 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
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
Cohasset Street Elementary→Robert Fulton College Preparatory
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
29.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
29.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 18.1% | 17.6% | 53.3% |
| Math | 11.1% | 18.6% | 30.1% | 40.2% |
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 | 29.1% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 25.2% |
| 2022-23 | 23.1% | 17.3% |
| 2021-22 | 23.7% | 23.3% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 28.2% |
| 2017-18 | 38.6% | 27.6% |
| 2016-17 | 32.2% | 25.6% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Cohasset Street Elementary
Cohasset Street Elementary's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cohasset Street Elementary this school | 451 | 95.1% | 28.7% |
| Canoga Park Elementary Canoga Park | 462 | 96.3% | 19.6% |
| Vista del Monte Elementary Palm Springs | 435 | 95.4% | 22.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary Reedley | 477 | 95.6% | 42.6% |
| Winfield Elementary Winton | 444 | 92.6% | 34.7% |
| T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary Watsonville | 438 | 92.9% | 7.4% |
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 Cohasset Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #3,669 of 5,151 | #918 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,257 of 5,172 ▲ 347 | #850 of 1,129 ▲ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #4,064 of 5,172 ▼ 387 | #977 of 1,129 ▼ 99 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,396 of 5,116 | #424 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #3,022 of 5,915 | #619 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #466 of 5,352 | #139 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #4,327 of 5,354 | #839 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #436 of 5,625 | #220 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #1,751 of 3,837 | #568 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
451
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 95% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 92% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 93% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 92% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 24 | 22.7:1 | 90% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 92% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | N/A | N/A | 83% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 834 | 43 | 19.4:1 | 94% (788) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 28 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cohasset Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (545 to 451); teachers unchanged (24 to 24).
About Cohasset Street Elementary
Cohasset Street Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Los Angeles Unified, located in Lake Balboa, California. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 451 students.
Cohasset Street Elementary is one school in Los Angeles Unified, a system of 784 schools with 406,887 students.
Cohasset Street Elementary is 88% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Cohasset Street Elementary is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Cohasset Street Elementary reported 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. There are 429 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 95% of enrollment. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 25 points lower.
Among California public elementary schools, Cohasset Street Elementary outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cohasset Street Elementary is 4.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 28.7%. Predicted: 23.8%.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Cohasset Street Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Cohasset Street Elementary is closest to Bassett Street Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Cohasset Street Elementary is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 451, down from 473 in 2020-21.
Cohasset Street Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- San Pedro Senior HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Venice Senior HighHigh · 2,293 students
- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
Other schools in Lake Balboa
- Birmingham Community Charter HighHigh · 3,162 students
- William Mulholland MiddleMiddle · 1,098 students
- Bassett Street ElementaryElementary · 609 students
- Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12Combined · 590 students
- High Tech LAHigh · 362 students
- Lemay Street ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Bassett Street Elementary0.9 mi · 609
- Valerio Street Elementary1.0 mi · 645
- Robert Fulton College Preparatory1.1 mi · 1,229
- Lashon Academy1.1 mi · 595
- Columbus Avenue Elementary1.3 mi · 382
- Vista Middle1.4 mi · 1,080
Frequently asked questions
About Cohasset Street ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cohasset Street Elementary?
Cohasset Street Elementary enrolls approximately 451 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cohasset Street Elementary serve?
Cohasset Street Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cohasset Street Elementary?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Cohasset Street Elementary.
How diverse is Cohasset Street Elementary?
Cohasset Street Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cohasset Street Elementary public or private?
Cohasset Street 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.