Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002980
El Sereno Elementary
3838 Rosemead Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90032 · (323) 222-3389 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- C+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
22.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
210 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 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (28).
Student demographics
12%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
El Sereno Elementary→El Sereno Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
33.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.3% | 21.3% | 28.4% | 29.1% |
| Math | 13.4% | 20.5% | 36.2% | 29.9% |
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 | 42.5% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 35.3% |
| 2022-23 | 48.1% | 28.7% |
| 2021-22 | 44.4% | 30.3% |
| 2018-19 | 49.5% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.7% | 36.6% |
| 2016-17 | 47.9% | 33.7% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Sereno Elementary
El Sereno Elementary's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Sereno Elementary this school | 222 | 94.6% | 38.0% |
| Harrison Street Elementary Los Angeles | 229 | 95.2% | 27.8% |
| Aragon Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 205 | 95.1% | 34.2% |
| Quincy Jones Elementary Los Angeles | 244 | 96.3% | 34.6% |
| James Garfield Elementary Selma | 229 | 94.8% | 52.7% |
| Eastin Arcola Elementary Madera | 225 | 95.6% | 22.3% |
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 Sereno Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,668 of 5,151 | #656 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #2,843 of 5,172 ▼ 277 | #729 of 1,129 ▼ 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,688 of 5,172 ▼ 107 | #648 of 1,129 ▼ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,079 of 5,116 | #757 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #5,256 of 5,915 | #1,189 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,338 of 5,352 | #638 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #4,838 of 5,354 | #1,014 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #495 of 5,625 | #241 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.2% | #189 of 3,837 | #94 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
222
-83 (-27%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 222 | 10 | 22.2:1 | 95% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 11 | 21.6:1 | 95% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 13 | 20.1:1 | 93% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 13 | 23.5:1 | 94% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 15 | 23.9:1 | 89% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 88% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | N/A | N/A | 42% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 93% (660) |
| 1990-91 | 780 | 31 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Sereno Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (359 to 222); teachers down 33% (15 to 10).
About El Sereno Elementary
El Sereno Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Los Angeles, California. The school serves 222 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 52% smaller than that.
A total of 784 schools make up Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the large majority at El Sereno Elementary, with 94% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% White. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. El Sereno Elementary has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 10 full-time-equivalent teachers at El Sereno Elementary and a ratio of 22.2:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 95% of enrollment. That is 25 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
El Sereno Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with El Sereno Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 24.1%. El Sereno Elementary scores 38.0%, 13.9 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. El Sereno Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Of nearby public schools, Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. El Sereno Elementary comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 222 was 27% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 305. Students per teacher fell from 23.5 in 2020-21 to 22.2 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 El Sereno ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at El Sereno Elementary?
El Sereno Elementary enrolls approximately 222 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does El Sereno Elementary serve?
El Sereno Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at El Sereno Elementary?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at El Sereno Elementary.
What is the student diversity at El Sereno Elementary?
Student demographics at El Sereno Elementary are roughly 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is El Sereno Elementary in?
El Sereno Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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