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If you could change one rule at Dominguez Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002963
Dominguez Elementary
21250 Santa Fe Ave., Carson, CA 90810 · (310) 835-7137 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
388 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 124 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 91% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
30%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dominguez Elementary→Rancho Dominguez Preparatory
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +25.5pp since 2014
Math
49.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 26 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 | 28.5% | 29.0% | 23.8% | 18.6% |
| Math | 22.1% | 27.2% | 24.1% | 26.7% |
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 | 57.5% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 41.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 38.2% |
| 2018-19 | 49.6% | 45.6% |
| 2017-18 | 43.6% | 34.6% |
| 2016-17 | 43.1% | 30.6% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in California's top 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 Dominguez Elementary
Dominguez Elementary's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominguez Elementary this school | 450 | 86.2% | 51.2% |
| Nightingale Charter Stockton | 425 | 84.7% | 21.5% |
| Audubon K-8 San Diego | 495 | 87.9% | 27.2% |
| Mission Preparatory San Francisco | 491 | 83.7% | N/A |
| William Green Elementary Lawndale | 516 | 88.0% | 34.6% |
| Workman Avenue Elementary West Covina | 455 | 86.4% | 39.3% |
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 Dominguez Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #1,640 of 5,151 | #365 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #1,646 of 5,172 ▲ 451 | #384 of 1,129 ▲ 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #1,502 of 5,172 ▼ 34 | #338 of 1,129 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.9pp | #313 of 5,116 | #122 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #3,036 of 5,915 | #623 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,598 of 5,352 | #679 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #3,952 of 5,354 | #738 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #1,545 of 5,625 | #571 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #2,416 of 3,837 | #689 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
450
-51 (-10%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 450 | 20 | 22.5:1 | 86% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 82% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 84% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 86% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 22 | 23.3:1 | 83% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 23 | 25.5:1 | 85% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | N/A | N/A | 82% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 37 | 19.6:1 | 84% (611) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 27 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dominguez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (512 to 450); teachers down 9% (22 to 20).
About Dominguez Elementary
Dominguez Elementary is a public elementary school in Carson, California. The school had 450 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Los Angeles Unified, which runs Dominguez Elementary, has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Dominguez Elementary enrolls a student body that is 83% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. By the diversity index, Dominguez Elementary comes in at 30%.
The count of teachers at Dominguez Elementary is 20 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.5:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Around 86% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Dominguez Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.2%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 29.0%, so the school is 22.1 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Rancho Dominguez Preparatory is located about 0.2 miles from Dominguez Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 38.4%, lower than Dominguez Elementary's 51.2%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 501 to 450.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
Quick facts
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- Stephen M. White MiddleMiddle · 1,423 students
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Nearby schools
- Rancho Dominguez Preparatory0.2 mi · 701
- Los Cerritos Elementary1.0 mi · 453
- Lindsey Academy1.2 mi · 684
- Webster Elementary1.3 mi · 454
- Dooley Elementary1.4 mi · 662
- Del Amo Elementary1.5 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Dominguez ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dominguez Elementary?
Dominguez Elementary enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Dominguez Elementary serve?
Dominguez Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dominguez Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dominguez Elementary is approximately 22.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dominguez Elementary?
Dominguez Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 83% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dominguez Elementary?
Dominguez 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.