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If you had an hour of school board time for El Marino Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
795
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULVER CITY UNIFIED·NCES 061026003192
El Marino Elementary
11450 Port Rd., Culver City, CA 90230 · (310) 842-4241 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
148 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 165 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (165) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Based on grade levels within Culver City Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
70.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.5pp since 2014
Math
74.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.1% | 22.4% | 17.5% | 12.0% |
| Math | 46.5% | 28.3% | 18.5% | 6.8% |
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 | 70.5% | 74.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 69.9% |
| 2022-23 | 74.2% | 72.5% |
| 2021-22 | 75.3% | 71.5% |
| 2020-21 | 62.8% | 63.5% |
| 2018-19 | 77.2% | 79.8% |
| 2017-18 | 80.2% | 81.3% |
| 2016-17 | 75.3% | 84.2% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 81.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Marino Elementary
El Marino Elementary's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Marino Elementary this school | 795 | 18.6% | 71.5% |
| Washington Elementary Redondo Beach | 776 | 18.0% | 70.1% |
| La Fetra Elementary Glendora | 613 | 22.7% | 60.9% |
| Arma J. Shull Elementary San Dimas | 633 | 26.1% | 79.8% |
| David W. Long Elementary Fontana | 757 | 23.2% | 64.9% |
| Caryn Elementary Alta Loma | 553 | 24.1% | 69.1% |
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 Marino Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #592 of 5,151 | #132 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #425 of 5,172 ▲ 184 | #92 of 1,129 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #728 of 5,172 ▼ 34 | #165 of 1,129 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #1,531 of 5,116 | #257 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 795 | #403 of 5,915 | #66 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,251 of 5,352 | #618 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #328 of 5,354 | #54 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #5,195 of 5,625 | #1,215 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #3,250 of 3,837 | #842 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
795
-44 (-5%) vs 2020
+27% since 2000-01, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 795 | 36 | 22.1:1 | 19% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 35 | 22.5:1 | 17% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 35 | 22.3:1 | 17% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 839 | 35 | 24.0:1 | 10% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 842 | 35 | 24.1:1 | 14% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 827 | 35 | 23.6:1 | 10% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | N/A | N/A | 14% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 16% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Marino Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (842 to 795); teachers up 3% (35 to 36).
About El Marino Elementary
El Marino Elementary is a large elementary school in Culver City, California, under Culver City Unified. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 795 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
El Marino Elementary is part of a district of 8 schools: Culver City Unified, with 6,581 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at El Marino Elementary. The largest is Hispanic students, at 40%. The remaining shares are 23% multiracial, 20% Asian, 15% White, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. El Marino Elementary's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.1:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 19%. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 51 points higher.
allk12 grades El Marino Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
El Marino Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 71.5%, compared with a predicted 68.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Los Angeles County census figures show that the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The nearest other public school, El Rincon Elementary, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, El Marino Elementary is 1st among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when El Marino Elementary had 839 students, to 2024-25, when it had 795. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.0:1 to 22.1:1.
The El Marino Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Culver City Unified
- Culver City HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Culver City MiddleMiddle · 1,523 students
- Linwood E. Howe ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- El Rincon ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Farragut ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- La Ballona ElementaryElementary · 531 students
Other schools in Culver City
- Culver City HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Culver City MiddleMiddle · 1,523 students
- Linwood E. Howe ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- El Rincon ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Farragut ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Braddock Drive ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Nearby schools
- El Rincon Elementary0.6 mi · 565
- Stoner Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 258
- Playa del Rey Elementary0.8 mi · 272
- Braddock Drive Elementary0.8 mi · 541
- Culver City Middle1.0 mi · 1,523
- Culver Park High1.0 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About El Marino ElementaryHow many students attend El Marino Elementary?
El Marino Elementary enrolls approximately 795 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does El Marino Elementary serve?
El Marino Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does El Marino Elementary have?
El Marino Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
How diverse is El Marino Elementary?
El Marino Elementary reports a student body of 15% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 20% Asian, 23% Two or more.
Who oversees El Marino Elementary?
El Marino Elementary is overseen by Culver City Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.