Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002978
El Dorado Avenue Elementary
12749 El Dorado Ave., Sylmar, CA 91342 · (818) 367-5816 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- C+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.
- A+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
19.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
348 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 86 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 72% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
11%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
31.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.4pp since 2014
Math
37.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +22.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.1% | 14.3% | 22.9% | 45.7% |
| Math | 20.7% | 16.6% | 25.5% | 37.2% |
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 | 31.4% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 27.8% |
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 14.6% |
| 2021-22 | 18.7% | 14.6% |
| 2018-19 | 32.3% | 24.4% |
| 2017-18 | 32.7% | 24.4% |
| 2016-17 | 17.8% | 14.7% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 El Dorado Avenue Elementary
El Dorado Avenue Elementary's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Avenue Elementary this school | 364 | 95.6% | 33.8% |
| Vista Condor Global Academy Santa Ana | 357 | 97.2% | N/A |
| Hillery T. Broadous Elementary Pacoima | 343 | 96.5% | 30.2% |
| Melrose Elementary Placentia | 354 | 94.1% | 24.9% |
| Humphreys Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 364 | 94.5% | 39.4% |
| Sylmar Elementary Sylmar | 393 | 96.2% | 36.6% |
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 El Dorado Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #3,078 of 5,151 | #772 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #2,518 of 5,172 ▲ 790 | #631 of 1,129 ▲ 200 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,830 of 5,172 ▼ 967 | #938 of 1,129 ▼ 261 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.7pp | #96 of 5,116 | #47 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #4,137 of 5,915 | #894 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #583 of 5,352 | #176 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #4,884 of 5,354 | #1,038 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #366 of 5,625 | #185 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #925 of 3,837 | #363 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
364
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 364 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 96% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 94% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 17 | 21.3:1 | 94% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 90% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 22 | 22.0:1 | 88% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 89% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | N/A | N/A | 84% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 97% (612) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 27 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Dorado Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (484 to 364); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About El Dorado Avenue Elementary
A small elementary school in Sylmar, California, El Dorado Avenue Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified. The student body numbers 364 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
El Dorado Avenue Elementary is in Los Angeles Unified, a district with 406,887 students across 784 schools.
Federal enrollment data show El Dorado Avenue Elementary is 94% Hispanic. Other groups include 2% White. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. El Dorado Avenue Elementary's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 19 full-time equivalents, or about 19.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.1 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 96%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for El Dorado Avenue Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For El Dorado Avenue Elementary, the prediction is 23.5% and the result is 33.8%.
El Dorado Avenue Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides El Dorado Avenue Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Herrick Avenue Elementary, is about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, El Dorado Avenue Elementary places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies El Dorado Avenue Elementary's location as City: Large.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 391 in 2020-21 to 364 in 2024-25.
The El Dorado Avenue Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 El Dorado Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend El Dorado Avenue Elementary?
El Dorado Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does El Dorado Avenue Elementary serve?
El Dorado Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at El Dorado Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at El Dorado Avenue Elementary is approximately 19.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Dorado Avenue Elementary?
At El Dorado Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees El Dorado Avenue Elementary?
El Dorado Avenue 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.