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Coolidge Elementary

421 North Mission Dr., San Gabriel, CA 91775 · (626) 282-6952 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
151 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4519%
Grade 13013%
Grade 24821%
Grade 32913%
Grade 44118%
Grade 53917%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (39).

Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
83%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
11750%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
8235%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
229%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
12554%
Female
10746%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Coolidge Elementary→Jefferson Middle→Gabrielino High
Based on grade levels within San Gabriel Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
46.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -18.3pp since 2014
Math
46.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.5pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts21.9%24.8%18.1%35.2%
Math20.8%25.7%20.8%32.7%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.7%46.5%
2023-2452.7%48.1%
2022-2352.2%47.1%
2021-2259.7%57.7%
2018-1968.9%58.8%
2017-1857.5%54.7%
2016-1762.9%60.3%
2015-1664.0%57.0%
2014-1565.0%58.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Coolidge Elementary

Coolidge Elementary's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Coolidge Elementary this school23265.1%49.3%
George Washington Elementary
Daly City
20661.7%41.8%
Bowers Elementary
Santa Clara
24059.6%46.3%
O. B. Whaley Elementary
San Jose
26867.9%25.7%
Valle Vista Elementary
San Jose
20465.7%31.4%
Garden Village Elementary
Colma
28860.1%40.5%
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 Coolidge Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.3%#1,762 of 5,151#398 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.5%#1,818 of 5,172
▼ 175
#433 of 1,129
▼ 64
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.7%#2,304 of 5,172
▼ 593
#546 of 1,129
▼ 175
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-12.1pp#68 of 5,116#10 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
232#5,211 of 5,915#1,179 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.1:1#1,561 of 5,352#467 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.0%#1,719 of 5,354#254 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
65.1%#3,226 of 5,625#897 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-35.0%#296 of 3,837#141 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 2024-25
Enrollment
232
-84 (-27%) vs 2020
-45% since 2000-01, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 22.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252321121.1:165% (151)
2023-2428213.321.3:156% (159)
2022-2327411.823.3:157% (157)
2020-213161422.6:137% (117)
2017-183571622.3:148% (173)
2015-163911723.0:142% (166)
2010-11388N/AN/A23% (89)
2000-014242219.3:131% (133)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coolidge Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 35% (357 to 232); teachers down 31% (16 to 11).

About Coolidge Elementary

Students in San Gabriel, California, attend Coolidge Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 232 students. That is 50% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.

The San Gabriel Unified system has 8 schools and 4,482 students.

Federal enrollment data show Coolidge Elementary is 50% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 35% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% White. In Los Angeles County overall, the Hispanic share is about 48%. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Coolidge Elementary are from different groups.

Staffing at Coolidge Elementary comes to 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.1:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. On the income side, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Coolidge Elementary scores 49.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.4%.

American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.

Coolidge Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Washington Elementary, its nearest public school. Coolidge Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Coolidge Elementary's average proficiency of 49.3% compares with 62.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Federal data place Coolidge Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 316 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 232 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 22.6:1 to 21.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Coolidge Elementary
District
San Gabriel Unified
Address
421 North Mission Dr., San Gabriel, CA 91775
Phone
(626) 282-6952
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
232
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
21.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
151 (65%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
063442500523
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Coolidge Elementary. Coolidge Elementary is the 6th largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Coolidge Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Coolidge Elementary?
Coolidge Elementary enrolls approximately 232 students in grades KG-05.
Is Coolidge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coolidge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Coolidge Elementary have?
Coolidge Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coolidge Elementary?
At Coolidge Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 35% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Coolidge Elementary public or private?
Coolidge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Gabriel Unified.
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