Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002936
Compton Avenue Elementary
1515 East 104th St., Los Angeles, CA 90002 · (323) 564-5767 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
18.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
254 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 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
39%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
Compton Avenue Elementary→Edwin Markham 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
36.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +26.0pp since 2014
Math
39.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +33.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.8% | 25.2% | 30.6% | 33.3% |
| Math | 18.3% | 20.9% | 36.5% | 24.4% |
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 | 36.0% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 38.7% |
| 2021-22 | 19.1% | 15.1% |
| 2018-19 | 25.9% | 21.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.9% | 22.0% |
| 2016-17 | 17.7% | 13.0% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% 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 16 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 Compton Avenue Elementary
Compton Avenue Elementary's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compton Avenue Elementary this school | 265 | 95.8% | 39.8% |
| Howard Inghram Elementary San Bernardino | 264 | 97.3% | 18.8% |
| John W. Mack Elementary Los Angeles | 283 | 96.5% | 21.4% |
| Arrowhead Elementary San Bernardino | 248 | 96.8% | 18.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Los Angeles | 278 | 98.9% | 20.8% |
| Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. Charter Stockton | 256 | 93.0% | N/A |
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 Compton Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,507 of 5,151 | #611 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,348 of 5,172 ▼ 587 | #590 of 1,129 ▼ 188 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,329 of 5,172 ▼ 372 | #807 of 1,129 ▼ 105 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #49 of 5,116 | #26 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #5,037 of 5,915 | #1,136 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #327 of 5,352 | #94 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #3,500 of 5,354 | #617 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #336 of 5,625 | #172 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #736 of 3,837 | #307 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
265
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 265 | 14.5 | 18.3:1 | 96% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 15 | 18.0:1 | 95% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 15 | 17.4:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 99% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 16 | 22.8:1 | 96% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 17 | 22.6:1 | 97% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | N/A | N/A | 56% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 99% (467) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 22 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Compton Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (365 to 265); teachers down 9% (16 to 14.5).
About Compton Avenue Elementary
Compton Avenue Elementary serves students in Los Angeles, California, as a small elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 265 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 43% below that mark.
Within Los Angeles Unified, Compton Avenue Elementary is one of 784 schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
Hispanic students are 76% of those enrolled at Compton Avenue Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% White. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Compton Avenue Elementary are from different groups.
Compton Avenue Elementary reported 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.3:1. The school's 18.3:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Roughly 96% of students at Compton Avenue Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 26 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Compton Avenue Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 39.8%, is 16.4 points above the 23.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of California schools.
Census data for Los Angeles County show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Edwin Markham Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Compton Avenue Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Compton Avenue Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 39.8% average proficiency ranks 1st among 5 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Compton Avenue Elementary's location as City: Large.
Enrollment fell 7% over 4 years, reaching 265 in 2024-25.
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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 Compton Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Compton Avenue Elementary?
Compton Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 265 students in grades KG-05.
Is Compton Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Compton Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Compton Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Compton Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is Compton Avenue Elementary?
Compton Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 76% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Compton Avenue Elementary in?
Compton Avenue Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.