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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Dahlia Heights Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002946
Dahlia Heights Elementary
5063 Floristan Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90041 · (323) 255-1419 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- AThree-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
24.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
97 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 101 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 159% larger than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
71%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
Dahlia Heights Elementary→Eagle Rock High
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
82.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +34.7pp since 2014
Math
75.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +35.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 35 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 54.1% | 28.6% | 10.2% | 7.1% |
| Math | 40.3% | 34.7% | 16.3% | 8.7% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.7% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.7% | 65.3% |
| 2022-23 | 75.1% | 68.5% |
| 2021-22 | 76.4% | 63.1% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 54.8% |
| 2017-18 | 61.8% | 49.3% |
| 2016-17 | 63.5% | 55.3% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Dahlia Heights Elementary
Dahlia Heights Elementary's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahlia Heights Elementary this school | 410 | 23.7% | 75.2% |
| Thomas Edison Elementary Burbank | 432 | 23.1% | 55.8% |
| Franklin Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 387 | 25.6% | 79.4% |
| Paradise Valley Engineering Academy Morgan Hill | 442 | 25.8% | 59.0% |
| Mt. Washington Elementary Los Angeles | 430 | 18.1% | 73.5% |
| Sycamore Elementary Claremont | 350 | 22.0% | 77.6% |
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 Dahlia Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #426 of 5,151 | #94 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #418 of 5,172 ▲ 384 | #90 of 1,129 ▲ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #173 of 5,172 ▲ 138 | #42 of 1,129 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #740 of 5,116 | #263 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #3,557 of 5,915 | #752 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,842 of 5,352 | #885 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #457 of 5,354 | #77 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #5,017 of 5,625 | #1,183 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #947 of 1,139 | #151 of 181 |
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
410
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 410 | 17 | 24.1:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 16 | 24.8:1 | 25% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 16 | 23.5:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 32% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 38% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | N/A | N/A | 43% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 19 | 19.1:1 | 48% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 14 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dahlia Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (401 to 410); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About Dahlia Heights Elementary
This page covers Dahlia Heights Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Los Angeles, California. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 410 students in 2024-25.
The district, Los Angeles Unified, operates 784 schools serving 406,887 students.
The largest group at Dahlia Heights Elementary is White students, at 38%. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 24% multiracial, and 10% Asian. The diversity index for Dahlia Heights Elementary is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Dahlia Heights Elementary reported 17 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 24.1:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.8 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 97 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 24% of enrollment. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Dahlia Heights Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 96% of California public elementary schools.
Dahlia Heights Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.2% is 9.5 points above the 65.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Dahlia Heights Elementary's nearest public school is Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Dahlia Heights Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Dahlia Heights Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Dahlia Heights Elementary had 402 students in 2020-21 and 410 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Dahlia Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dahlia Heights Elementary?
Dahlia Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-06.
Is Dahlia Heights Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dahlia Heights Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dahlia Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dahlia Heights Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dahlia Heights Elementary?
Dahlia Heights Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Asian, 24% Two or more.
What district is Dahlia Heights Elementary in?
Dahlia Heights Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.