Commonwealth Avenue Elementary

Commonwealth Avenue Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary campus in Los Angeles, California, run under Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 504 students spanning grades K through 5.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Commonwealth Avenue Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Commonwealth Avenue Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Asian, 5% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Commonwealth Avenue Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Commonwealth Avenue Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 26.7%; actual is 45.5%, +18.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Commonwealth Avenue Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Commonwealth Avenue Elementary at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Commonwealth Avenue Elementary's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 656 (now 504). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.