Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet

Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet is a K-5 school of cozy scale in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, works with 289 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet sits 38% leaner than that benchmark.

Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that enrolls 406,887 students overall.

Demographically, Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 13% White, 11% Black, 11% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.2:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.0%; this one delivers 45.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Park Western Place Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.6%.

Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet has decreased 28%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 5% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.