Dominguez Elementary

Dominguez Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Carson, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified. The school instructs 450 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Dominguez Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dominguez Elementary lists that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Dominguez Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 49.0%, a residual of +20.8 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dominguez Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rancho Dominguez Preparatory, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dominguez Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dominguez Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 37.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 512 students in 2018 compared to 450 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Dominguez Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.