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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN PARK UNIFIED·NCES 060369000328
De Anza Elementary
12820 Bess St., Baldwin Park, CA 91706 · (626) 338-4019 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
397 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.3pp since 2014
Math
27.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.7% | 24.6% | 22.0% | 37.7% |
| Math | 9.1% | 18.1% | 32.7% | 40.2% |
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 | 40.3% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 34.7% |
| 2022-23 | 36.7% | 26.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 25.2% |
| 2020-21 | 30.5% | 18.7% |
| 2018-19 | 46.2% | 38.9% |
| 2017-18 | 41.7% | 32.6% |
| 2016-17 | 36.8% | 32.1% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 De Anza Elementary
De Anza Elementary's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Anza Elementary this school | 421 | 94.3% | 36.2% |
| Heritage Elementary Santa Ana | 376 | 96.0% | 34.8% |
| Chase Street Elementary Panorama City | 436 | 91.5% | 35.1% |
| Danbrook Elementary Anaheim | 433 | 95.8% | 42.1% |
| Clinton Elementary Garden Grove | 413 | 90.3% | 33.5% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary Garden Grove | 480 | 91.7% | 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 De Anza Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #2,849 of 5,151 | #708 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #3,518 of 5,172 ▼ 897 | #905 of 1,129 ▼ 267 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #2,903 of 5,172 ▼ 449 | #693 of 1,129 ▼ 130 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,202 of 5,116 | #580 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #3,404 of 5,915 | #707 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,546 of 5,352 | #458 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #4,316 of 5,354 | #835 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #530 of 5,625 | #253 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #1,762 of 3,837 | #569 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
421
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 94% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 19 | 23.1:1 | 93% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 21 | 20.0:1 | 89% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 20 | 21.9:1 | 87% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 23 | 22.1:1 | 91% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 23 | 23.0:1 | 92% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | N/A | N/A | 93% (557) |
| 2000-01 | 942 | 45 | 20.9:1 | 87% (824) |
| 1990-91 | 824 | 28 | 29.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for De Anza Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (508 to 421); teachers down 13% (23 to 20).
About De Anza Elementary
Located in Baldwin Park, California, De Anza Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 421 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Baldwin Park Unified counts 17 schools and 9,856 students, including De Anza Elementary.
The share of Hispanic students at De Anza Elementary is 87%. Other groups include 10% Asian. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for De Anza Elementary is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at De Anza Elementary, there are about 21.1 students; the school has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 94%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
De Anza Elementary is 11.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.2% versus 24.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including De Anza Elementary.
The closest school to De Anza Elementary is Twin Lakes Elementary, located about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. De Anza Elementary's average proficiency of 36.2% compares with 34.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put De Anza Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 438 (2020-21) to 421 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about De Anza Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin Park Unified
- Sierra Vista HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Baldwin Park HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Ernest R. Geddes ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Vineland ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- BP STEM AcademyMiddle · 565 students
Other schools in Baldwin Park
- Sierra Vista HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Baldwin Park HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Ernest R. Geddes ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Vineland ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- BP STEM AcademyMiddle · 565 students
Other De Anza Elementary schools
One other US public school is named De Anza Elementary. De Anza Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- De Anza ElementarySan Jacinto, CA · 692 students
Nearby schools
- Twin Lakes Elementary0.5 mi · 502
- La Primaria Elementary0.6 mi · 242
- Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High0.6 mi · 293
- Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park0.7 mi · 219
- Tracy Elementary0.7 mi · 498
- Thompson Elementary1.0 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About De Anza ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at De Anza Elementary?
De Anza Elementary enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does De Anza Elementary serve?
De Anza Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at De Anza Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at De Anza Elementary is approximately 21.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at De Anza Elementary?
At De Anza Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is De Anza Elementary in?
De Anza Elementary is part of Baldwin Park Unified.
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