Elliott (William F) Elementary

Elliott (William F) Elementary is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Artesia, California, run under ABC Unified, with 425 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

ABC Unified runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 17,570 students. Elliott (William F) Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Elliott (William F) Elementary shows that the largest single group is Asian at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Elliott (William F) Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elliott (William F) Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Elliott (William F) Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Cerritos High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elliott (William F) Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Elliott (William F) Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 539 (now 425). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 15% to 8%. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.