Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002930
Coliseum Street Elementary
4400 Coliseum St., Los Angeles, CA 90016 · (323) 294-5244 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
212 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 | 57 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 111% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
56%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
28.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.8pp since 2014
Math
23.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.8pp 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 24 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 19 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 | 16.3% | 12.5% | 15.0% | 56.3% |
| Math | 8.8% | 15.0% | 21.3% | 55.0% |
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 | 28.8% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.8% | 13.9% |
| 2022-23 | 16.1% | 11.4% |
| 2021-22 | 15.2% | 8.8% |
| 2018-19 | 8.8% | 4.4% |
| 2017-18 | 14.1% | 11.8% |
| 2016-17 | 13.3% | 7.0% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Coliseum Street Elementary
Coliseum Street Elementary's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliseum Street Elementary this school | 218 | 97.2% | 21.4% |
| Manhattan Place Elementary Los Angeles | 218 | 95.4% | 8.8% |
| Aspire Triumph Technology Academy Oakland | 217 | 94.5% | N/A |
| Leataata Floyd Elementary Sacramento | 201 | 97.0% | 9.2% |
| Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 209 | 94.7% | 46.8% |
| Century Park Elementary Inglewood | 256 | 97.7% | 37.4% |
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 Coliseum Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #4,450 of 5,151 | #1,058 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #3,910 of 5,172 ▲ 851 | #988 of 1,129 ▲ 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #4,098 of 5,172 ▲ 723 | #982 of 1,129 ▲ 120 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.3pp | #214 of 5,116 | #90 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #5,272 of 5,915 | #1,193 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #109 of 5,352 | #30 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #2,241 of 5,354 | #344 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #176 of 5,625 | #102 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #902 of 1,139 | #148 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
218
+58 (+36%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 218 | 13 | 16.8:1 | 97% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 12 | 18.8:1 | 98% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 10 | 18.8:1 | 97% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 8 | 20.0:1 | 97% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 11 | 19.3:1 | 92% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 12 | 18.8:1 | 85% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | N/A | N/A | 82% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 90% (361) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 15 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coliseum Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (212 to 218); teachers up 18% (11 to 13).
About Coliseum Street Elementary
As a small elementary school, Coliseum Street Elementary serves students in Los Angeles, California. Its 218 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 53% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified is responsible for 784 schools, Coliseum Street Elementary included, with 406,887 students in all.
Coliseum Street Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 49%. Smaller groups are 45% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 8% of Los Angeles County residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Coliseum Street Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Teachers at Coliseum Street Elementary total 13 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 97%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Coliseum Street Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In California, Coliseum Street Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 21.4% actual against a predicted 22.6%.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The closest other public school is Stella Middle Charter Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Coliseum Street Elementary ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 21.4% against a local average of 26.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 218, 36% above the 160 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 20.0 in 2020-21 to 16.8 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Coliseum Street ElementaryHow many students attend Coliseum Street Elementary?
Coliseum Street Elementary enrolls approximately 218 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Coliseum Street Elementary serve?
Coliseum Street Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Coliseum Street Elementary?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Coliseum Street Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Coliseum Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Coliseum Street Elementary are roughly 2% White, 45% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Coliseum Street Elementary public or private?
Coliseum 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.