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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271010839
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center
3737 South Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90007 · (213) 746-1995 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
22.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
532 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 | 123 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
32%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
47.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.5pp since 2014
Math
38.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +25.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 26.4% | 30.0% | 22.5% |
| Math | 14.2% | 24.2% | 31.3% | 30.3% |
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 | 47.5% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 35.7% |
| 2022-23 | 38.6% | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.7% | 30.2% |
| 2017-18 | 41.5% | 22.6% |
| 2016-17 | 33.9% | 24.5% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center this school | 616 | 86.4% | 41.5% |
| Chaparral Prep Academy Palmdale | 594 | 87.7% | 24.4% |
| Palms Elementary Perris | 671 | 84.2% | 20.9% |
| Creekside Elementary Moreno Valley | 612 | 89.9% | 26.2% |
| Baldy View Elementary Upland | 624 | 83.7% | 38.6% |
| Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary Riverside | 621 | 89.0% | 27.6% |
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. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2,342 of 5,151 | #557 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #2,409 of 5,172 ▲ 123 | #604 of 1,129 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #2,231 of 5,172 ▲ 94 | #523 of 1,129 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.3pp | #463 of 5,116 | #179 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #1,257 of 5,915 | #240 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,188 of 5,352 | #608 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #3,852 of 5,354 | #713 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #1,537 of 5,625 | #566 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #3,309 of 3,837 | #851 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
616
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 616 | 28 | 22.0:1 | 86% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 28 | 21.9:1 | 85% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 28 | 21.8:1 | 86% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 27 | 23.9:1 | 85% (548) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 25 | 26.0:1 | 87% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 26 | 25.2:1 | 85% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | N/A | N/A | 81% (514) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (649 to 616); teachers up 12% (25 to 28).
About Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center is a mid-sized elementary school located in Los Angeles, California. Total enrollment is 616 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. That is 32% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center is part of Los Angeles Unified, where 784 schools serve 406,887 students.
At Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center, 82% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center scores 32%.
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center reports a ratio of 22.0 students per teacher, from 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch program data show 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.5%; the prediction is 28.9%.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, 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. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center.
Among nearby public schools, Animo Jackie Robinson High is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center.
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center has an NCES locale of City: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 616, down from 646 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 23.9 in 2020-21 to 22.0 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science CenterHow large is Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center?
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center enrolls approximately 616 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center have?
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
How diverse is Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center?
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center reports a student body of 3% White, 82% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center?
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center 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.