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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULVER CITY UNIFIED·NCES 061026001118
El Rincon Elementary
11177 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230 · (310) 842-4340 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- 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
23.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
186 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 | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
79%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
66.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.7pp since 2014
Math
60.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.4% | 22.2% | 15.2% | 18.1% |
| Math | 37.4% | 23.3% | 22.6% | 16.7% |
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 | 66.7% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 57.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 54.4% |
| 2021-22 | 61.3% | 51.9% |
| 2020-21 | 56.5% | 46.4% |
| 2018-19 | 75.1% | 62.4% |
| 2017-18 | 69.4% | 57.2% |
| 2016-17 | 55.3% | 52.5% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Rincon Elementary
El Rincon Elementary's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Rincon Elementary this school | 565 | 32.9% | 63.2% |
| Chabot Elementary Oakland | 576 | 35.4% | 71.0% |
| Goethe International Charter Los Angeles | 479 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Montclair Elementary Oakland | 547 | 35.5% | 66.7% |
| Malcolm X Elementary Berkeley | 469 | 31.6% | 65.1% |
| Elevate San Diego | 476 | 45.6% | N/A |
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 Rincon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #961 of 5,151 | #219 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #1,027 of 5,172 ▲ 95 | #240 of 1,129 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #921 of 5,172 ▼ 108 | #205 of 1,129 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #1,103 of 5,116 | #356 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,701 of 5,915 | #335 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,391 of 5,352 | #807 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.6% | #12 of 5,354 | #1 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #4,647 of 5,625 | #1,110 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #3,542 of 3,837 | #901 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
565
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 565 | 24 | 23.5:1 | 33% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 25.2 | 22.5:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 25.2 | 24.1:1 | 28% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 24 | 24.3:1 | 37% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 43% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | N/A | N/A | 45% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 46% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 21 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Rincon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (582 to 565); teachers unchanged (24 to 24).
About El Rincon Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, El Rincon Elementary serves students in Culver City, California. It has an enrollment of 565 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 22% bigger than average.
El Rincon Elementary is a school in Culver City Unified. The district has 8 schools and 6,581 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at El Rincon Elementary is Hispanic, with 26% of students. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 19% Black, 18% multiracial, and 11% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 22 points below the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for El Rincon Elementary is 79%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at El Rincon Elementary, there are about 23.5 students; the school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 33%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, El Rincon Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 79% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, El Rincon Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 63.2% actual against 60.3% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
El Rincon Elementary is about 0.6 miles from El Marino Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 54.4% on proficiency, and El Rincon Elementary is above that at 63.2%.
Locale data from NCES put El Rincon Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 565 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 589. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.5:1 to 23.5:1 over the same years.
El Rincon Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Related schools
Other schools in Culver City Unified
- Culver City HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Culver City MiddleMiddle · 1,523 students
- El Marino ElementaryElementary · 795 students
- Linwood E. Howe ElementaryElementary · 567 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
- El Marino ElementaryElementary · 795 students
- Linwood E. Howe ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Farragut ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Braddock Drive ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Nearby schools
- El Marino Elementary0.6 mi · 795
- Culver City Middle0.9 mi · 1,523
- Farragut Elementary0.9 mi · 548
- Culver Park High1.0 mi · 40
- Culver City High1.0 mi · 2,012
- Stoner Avenue Elementary1.3 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About El Rincon ElementaryHow large is El Rincon Elementary?
El Rincon Elementary enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-05.
Is El Rincon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Rincon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at El Rincon Elementary?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at El Rincon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Rincon Elementary?
At El Rincon Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 11% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees El Rincon Elementary?
El Rincon 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.