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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWHALL·NCES 062718011317
Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary
21501 Deputy Jake Way, Newhall, CA 91321 · (661) 291-4090 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
24.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
356 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
46.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.1pp since 2014
Math
45.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.3% | 24.6% | 28.6% | 24.6% |
| Math | 16.7% | 28.5% | 30.3% | 24.6% |
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 | 46.9% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 49.6% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 39.1% |
| 2021-22 | 48.5% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 37.3% |
| 2018-19 | 47.7% | 44.3% |
| 2017-18 | 56.0% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 57.3% | 47.0% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 18 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 Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary
Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary this school | 414 | 86.0% | 47.1% |
| Ethel Phillips Elementary Sacramento | 428 | 85.3% | 21.3% |
| Esther L. Walter Anaheim | 442 | 84.8% | 31.5% |
| Rosemary Kennedy Elementary Riverside | 398 | 85.9% | 31.1% |
| Nevada Avenue Elementary West Hills | 379 | 87.3% | 31.4% |
| Del Rey Woods Elementary Seaside | 390 | 87.9% | 26.4% |
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 Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,917 of 5,151 | #439 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,909 of 5,172 ▼ 359 | #467 of 1,129 ▼ 121 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #2,280 of 5,172 ▼ 271 | #539 of 1,129 ▼ 89 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,033 of 5,116 | #547 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #3,508 of 5,915 | #739 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,002 of 5,352 | #915 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #3,678 of 5,354 | #666 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #1,563 of 5,625 | #578 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.5% | #155 of 3,837 | #77 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
414
-535 (-56%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 414 | 17 | 24.4:1 | 86% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 15 | 27.9:1 | 88% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 18 | 27.3:1 | 86% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 949 | 37 | 25.6:1 | 66% (623) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 26 | 26.3:1 | 84% (576) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 29 | 25.0:1 | 87% (633) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | N/A | N/A | 81% (541) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (684 to 414); teachers down 35% (26 to 17).
About Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary
Students in Newhall, California, attend Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 414 students in kindergarten through 6.
Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is a school in Newhall. The district has 10 schools and 6,020 students.
The student body at Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is 79% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% White, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
There are 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary, giving a ratio of 24.4:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. By family income, 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Among California public elementary schools, Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.2%. The school's actual rate is 47.1%, 17.9 points higher.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
About 1.1 miles separate Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary from the closest public school, Newhall Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 949 in 2020-21 and 414 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The ratio was 25.6:1 in 2020-21 and 24.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Oak Hills ElementaryElementary · 660 students
- Old Orchard ElementaryElementary · 520 students
Other schools in Newhall
- William S. Hart HighHigh · 1,941 students
- Placerita Junior HighMiddle · 940 students
- Valley View Community ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Newhall ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Peachland Avenue ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Wiley Canyon ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Newhall Elementary1.1 mi · 493
- Learning Post Academy (Alternative)1.4 mi · 322
- William S. Hart High1.5 mi · 1,941
- Placerita Junior High1.8 mi · 940
- Peachland Avenue Elementary1.8 mi · 463
- Old Orchard Elementary2.0 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. J. Michael McGrath ElementaryHow many students attend Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary?
Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-06.
Is Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is approximately 24.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary?
Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 79% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary public or private?
Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newhall.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.