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Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002962
Dolores Street Elementary
22526 Dolores St., Carson, CA 90745 · (310) 834-2565 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
315 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
54%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
43.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.1pp since 2014
Math
39.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +22.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.9% | 28.2% | 26.6% | 30.3% |
| Math | 15.4% | 24.5% | 30.9% | 29.3% |
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 | 43.1% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 34.9% |
| 2022-23 | 43.4% | 42.4% |
| 2021-22 | 46.2% | 33.5% |
| 2018-19 | 42.9% | 39.1% |
| 2017-18 | 43.3% | 28.2% |
| 2016-17 | 35.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Dolores Street Elementary
Dolores Street Elementary's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores Street Elementary this school | 370 | 85.1% | 39.4% |
| Boone Elementary San Diego | 342 | 84.2% | 27.1% |
| Penn Elementary San Diego | 366 | 81.4% | 46.8% |
| John Marshall Elementary Stockton | 394 | 81.7% | 9.0% |
| Hillcrest Elementary San Francisco | 317 | 81.1% | 9.5% |
| Wilshire Park Elementary Los Angeles | 329 | 86.6% | 49.3% |
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 Dolores Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #2,552 of 5,151 | #622 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,296 of 5,172 ▲ 315 | #576 of 1,129 ▲ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,638 of 5,172 ▲ 117 | #640 of 1,129 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #2,752 of 5,116 | #678 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #4,049 of 5,915 | #873 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,009 of 5,352 | #568 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #2,431 of 5,354 | #382 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,646 of 5,625 | #593 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #276 of 3,837 | #134 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
370
-118 (-24%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 370 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 85% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 83% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 20.5 | 24.1:1 | 82% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 21 | 23.2:1 | 80% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 24 | 23.8:1 | 80% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 24 | 24.9:1 | 75% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | N/A | N/A | 69% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 834 | 44 | 18.9:1 | 61% (512) |
| 1990-91 | 877 | 35 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dolores Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (572 to 370); teachers down 29% (24 to 17).
About Dolores Street Elementary
Dolores Street Elementary runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Carson, California. Its enrollment is 370 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
In Los Angeles Unified, 784 schools enroll a combined 406,887 students.
More than half of enrollment at Dolores Street Elementary is Hispanic: 65%. The next largest groups are 14% Asian, 10% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 17 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
A staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.8:1. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 85%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Among California public elementary schools, Dolores Street Elementary outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Dolores Street Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.4% and a predicted 29.7%.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, 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%. Dolores Street Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High is about 0.2 miles from Dolores Street Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Dolores Street Elementary places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 24%, from 488 to 370. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 21.8:1, from 23.2:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures 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 Dolores Street ElementaryHow many students attend Dolores Street Elementary?
Dolores Street Elementary enrolls approximately 370 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dolores Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dolores Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dolores Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dolores Street Elementary is approximately 21.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dolores Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Dolores Street Elementary are roughly 1% White, 65% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Dolores Street Elementary?
Dolores Street Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.