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Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet

1946 West Crestwood St., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 · (310) 832-8130 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of California public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+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

Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
211 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6522%
Grade 14516%
Grade 24415%
Grade 34215%
Grade 44616%
Grade 54716%

This year's kindergarten class (65) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (47).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
3713%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
17862%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
3311%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
72%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
3311%
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
14149%
Female
14851%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
43.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.6pp since 2014
Math
48.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.8pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts25.4%18.3%27.8%28.6%
Math22.8%26.0%27.6%23.6%
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
2024-2543.6%48.8%
2023-2455.8%33.9%
2022-2349.7%42.9%
2021-2243.9%38.2%
2018-1945.1%40.1%
2017-1841.9%27.5%
2016-1738.1%29.6%
2015-1639.0%31.0%
2014-1537.0%31.0%
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet

Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet this school28973.0%45.8%
Kepler Neighborhood
Fresno
30170.4%N/A
Washington Elementary
San Diego
24573.9%19.7%
Loma Elementary
Spring Valley
31573.0%31.5%
Casa de Oro Elementary
Spring Valley
32073.8%28.4%
McKinley Elementary
Redlands
31567.0%40.9%
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 Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.8%#2,011 of 5,151#466 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.8%#1,668 of 5,172
▲ 1,016
#390 of 1,129
▲ 269
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.6%#2,583 of 5,172
▼ 1,076
#620 of 1,129
▼ 292
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.2pp#1,590 of 5,116#457 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
289#4,849 of 5,915#1,089 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.2:1#2,365 of 5,352#641 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.8%#2,049 of 5,354#314 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.0%#2,773 of 5,625#830 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-28.3%#663 of 3,837#274 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
289
-67 (-19%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 22.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252891322.2:173% (211)
2023-242911322.4:171% (207)
2022-232631320.2:176% (200)
2020-213561622.3:171% (252)
2017-184031921.2:167% (270)
2015-164211922.2:158% (245)
2010-11539N/AN/A38% (203)
2000-014722320.5:127% (126)
1990-914592617.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet.

Since 2017-18: students down 28% (403 to 289); teachers down 32% (19 to 13).

About Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet

Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet is an elementary school in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, reachable at (310) 832-8130. It teaches 289 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 38% lower.

Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools; together they serve 406,887 students.

More than half of enrollment at Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet is Hispanic: 62%. Next come 13% White, 11% Black, 11% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its ratio of 22.2:1 is based on 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%.

Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of California public elementary schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet is 9.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 45.8%. Predicted: 36.8%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.

Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet's nearest public school is Park Western Place Elementary (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet ranks 6th on average proficiency.

Federal data place Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet 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.

The school shrank from 356 students in 2020-21 to 289 in 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
Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
1946 West Crestwood St., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Phone
(310) 832-8130
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
289
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
22.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
211 (73%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062271002943
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet
What is the total enrollment at Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet?
Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet enrolls approximately 289 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet serve?
Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet have?
Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet?
Student demographics at Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet are roughly 13% White, 62% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet in?
Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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