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Enrollment
1,257
Combined
DISTRICT 735 · STATE 602
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002983
Elizabeth Learning Center
4811 Elizabeth St., Cudahy, CA 90201 · (323) 271-3600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,257 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of California public K-12 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 18.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
1,226 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 156 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 50% smaller than its 8th grade class (110).
Student demographics
5%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
35.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.5pp since 2014
Math
19.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 23.5% | 30.7% | 33.8% |
| Math | 6.6% | 12.6% | 24.4% | 56.4% |
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 | 35.5% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 11.9% |
| 2022-23 | 30.1% | 13.4% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020-21 | 40.5% | 14.7% |
| 2018-19 | 36.1% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 29.2% | 15.3% |
| 2016-17 | 24.1% | 13.5% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Elizabeth Learning Center
Elizabeth Learning Center's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Learning Center this school | 1,257 | 97.5% | 25.4% |
| Logan Memorial Educational Campus San Diego | 1,467 | 94.7% | 14.1% |
| New Open World Academy K-12 Los Angeles | 911 | 97.6% | 22.8% |
| Foshay Learning Center Los Angeles | 1,530 | 84.7% | 34.1% |
| UCLA Community K-12 Los Angeles | 887 | 97.3% | 23.4% |
| Berenece Carlson Home Hospital North Hollywood | 381 | 86.1% | 29.3% |
Matched among California K-12 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 Elizabeth Learning Center ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #3 of 7 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 | #4 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #3 of 7 no change | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #3 of 7 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,257 | #7 of 208 | #3 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #34 of 59 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #59 of 59 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #8 of 95 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #17 of 37 | #3 of 10 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,257
-291 (-19%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,456
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 1,257 | 75.1 | 16.8:1 | 98% (1,226) |
| 2023-24 | 1,322 | 77.1 | 17.2:1 | 97% (1,287) |
| 2022-23 | 1,389 | 78.3 | 17.8:1 | 97% (1,354) |
| 2020-21 | 1,548 | 73 | 21.2:1 | 98% (1,512) |
| 2017-18 | 1,797 | 75.5 | 23.8:1 | 94% (1,681) |
| 2015-16 | 1,783 | 72 | 24.8:1 | 88% (1,576) |
| 2010-11 | 1,779 | N/A | N/A | 53% (946) |
| 2000-01 | 2,809 | 132 | 21.3:1 | 87% (2,447) |
| 1990-91 | 1,456 | 56 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (1,797 to 1,257); teachers down 1% (75.5 to 75.1).
About Elizabeth Learning Center
Elizabeth Learning Center is a combined-grade school with a street address in Cudahy, California. The school enrolls 1,257 students, from kindergarten through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in California is about 602, so this school runs 109% larger than that.
Elizabeth Learning Center sits within Los Angeles Unified, which has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Federal enrollment data show Elizabeth Learning Center is 97% Hispanic. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 49 points below the school's share. Elizabeth Learning Center's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 75.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.8:1. That is lower than the 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 98%. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 28 points lower.
Measured against California public K-12 schools, Elizabeth Learning Center receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Elizabeth Learning Center posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.4%, compared with a predicted 22.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
The shortest distance from Elizabeth Learning Center to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Jaime Escalante Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Elizabeth Learning Center ranks 6th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Elizabeth Learning Center is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 19% from its 2020-21 level of 1,548. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.2:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
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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 Elizabeth Learning CenterHow many students attend Elizabeth Learning Center?
Elizabeth Learning Center enrolls approximately 1,257 students in grades KG-12.
Is Elizabeth Learning Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elizabeth Learning Center is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Elizabeth Learning Center have?
Elizabeth Learning Center employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Elizabeth Learning Center?
Student demographics at Elizabeth Learning Center are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Elizabeth Learning Center?
Elizabeth Learning 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.