Total enrollment
1,210
-167 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Los Nietos
California · 1,210 students · 3 cities
Within Los Nietos, 4 public K-12 schools serve about 1,210 students, an average of 303 per school.
4-year change in Los Nietos
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Los Nietos ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #228 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,210 | #506 of 587 | #6,237 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #490 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #317 of 587 | #8,669 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 87.5% | #71 of 587 | #830 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #498 of 530 | #6,463 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Los Nietos
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Ada S. Nelson Elementary at 49.2% proficient to Aeolian Elementary at 31.0%, a gap of 18.2 points. That is the 338th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,611 to 1,210 students (down 25%) and from 72 to 56 full-time teachers (down 22%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada S. Nelson Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-06 | 358 |
| Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary | Santa Fe Springs | Elementary | KG-06 | 307 |
| Aeolian Elementary | Whittier | Elementary | KG-06 | 283 |
| Los Nietos Middle | Los Nietos | Middle | 07-08 | 262 |
About Los Nietos
Los Nietos is a small public-school district in California. The district runs 4 schools and teaches approximately 1,210 students.
On the school-mix side, Los Nietos is made up of 3 elementary and 1 middle.
On a per-school basis, Los Nietos runs about 303 students per school, 48% lower than the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,210 students, shrank 12% from the 1,377 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Los Nietos discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.