Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002952
Del Amo Elementary
21228 Water St., Carson, CA 90745 · (310) 830-5351 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
215 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
60%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.5pp since 2014
Math
47.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +32.1pp 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 47 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.0% | 23.5% | 32.8% | 27.7% |
| Math | 16.8% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 22.7% |
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 | 39.5% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 51.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.4% | 32.8% |
| 2021-22 | 42.1% | 36.5% |
| 2018-19 | 41.9% | 32.9% |
| 2017-18 | 41.8% | 32.1% |
| 2016-17 | 37.1% | 31.8% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Del Amo Elementary
Del Amo Elementary's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Amo Elementary this school | 285 | 75.4% | 43.6% |
| Juarez (Benito) Elementary Cerritos | 295 | 72.5% | 35.9% |
| Freese Elementary San Diego | 280 | 82.1% | 35.7% |
| Shannon Elementary Pinole | 355 | 73.5% | 36.4% |
| Bonita Street Elementary Carson | 399 | 77.9% | 41.2% |
| Highland Elementary Richmond | 377 | 70.8% | 18.6% |
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 Del Amo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #2,188 of 5,151 | #519 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,789 of 5,172 ▼ 356 | #425 of 1,129 ▼ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,977 of 5,172 ▲ 18 | #716 of 1,129 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,969 of 5,116 | #532 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #4,885 of 5,915 | #1,097 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #530 of 5,352 | #161 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,839 of 5,354 | #278 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #2,586 of 5,625 | #794 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #991 of 3,837 | #379 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
285
-30 (-10%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 285 | 15 | 19.0:1 | 75% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 76% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 79% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | 68% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 18 | 20.8:1 | 70% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 19 | 21.3:1 | 71% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | N/A | N/A | 64% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 69% (375) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Amo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (375 to 285); teachers down 17% (18 to 15).
About Del Amo Elementary
Del Amo Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Carson, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 285 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 39% lower.
Los Angeles Unified is made up of 784 schools with 406,887 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Del Amo Elementary is Hispanic: 58%. The next largest groups are 21% Asian, 12% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 10 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Del Amo Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 15 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.0:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Roughly 75% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Del Amo Elementary is 8.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.6% versus 35.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Del Amo Elementary's nearest public school is Magnolia Science Academy 3 (about 1.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Del Amo Elementary is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment was 285 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 315.
The discussion board for Del Amo Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Del Amo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Del Amo Elementary?
Del Amo Elementary enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Del Amo Elementary serve?
Del Amo Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Del Amo Elementary?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Del Amo Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Del Amo Elementary?
Student demographics at Del Amo Elementary are roughly 2% White, 58% Hispanic, 12% Black, 21% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Del Amo Elementary?
Del Amo Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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