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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002985
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet
1562 Baxter St., Los Angeles, CA 90026 · (323) 665-6315 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
162 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
68%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
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet→Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet
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
60.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +25.3pp since 2014
Math
63.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +41.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 25 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.1% | 21.2% | 22.3% | 17.4% |
| Math | 31.5% | 31.5% | 21.2% | 15.8% |
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 | 60.3% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 53.3% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% | 50.6% |
| 2021-22 | 39.2% | 36.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.7% | 33.9% |
| 2017-18 | 31.5% | 20.5% |
| 2016-17 | 29.8% | 26.3% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet this school | 401 | 40.4% | 55.8% |
| Discovery Bay Elementary Discovery Bay | 417 | 41.2% | 61.5% |
| Dehesa Elementary El Cajon | 399 | 36.8% | 27.6% |
| Lakewood Elementary Modesto | 395 | 42.5% | 61.3% |
| Micheltorena Street Elementary Los Angeles | 388 | 39.9% | 59.2% |
| Brandon Elementary Goleta | 429 | 42.2% | 50.6% |
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 Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #1,361 of 5,151 | #309 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #923 of 5,172 ▲ 403 | #209 of 1,129 ▲ 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #1,299 of 5,172 ▲ 614 | #291 of 1,129 ▲ 134 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.7pp | #23 of 5,116 | #13 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #3,677 of 5,915 | #783 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,412 of 5,352 | #648 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #818 of 5,354 | #136 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #4,320 of 5,625 | #1,062 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.6% | #106 of 1,139 | #18 of 181 |
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
401
+61 (+18%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 401 | 18 | 22.3:1 | 40% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 17 | 23.5:1 | 40% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 16 | 23.3:1 | 53% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 14 | 24.3:1 | 62% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 13 | 22.9:1 | 68% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 10 | 24.8:1 | 71% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | N/A | N/A | 77% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 93% (472) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 29 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (298 to 401); teachers up 38% (13 to 18).
About Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet is a mid-sized elementary school in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools in Los Angeles Unified. It had 401 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet is one school in a 784-school district, Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet is Hispanic, with 39% of students. Other groups include 35% White, 20% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 18 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Of all students at Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet, 40% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of California public elementary schools.
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.8% and a predicted 55.9%.
In Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet.
Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet sits about 0.5 miles from Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet. Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet ranks 4th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 340 students in 2020-21 to 401 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.3:1) than in 2020-21 (24.3:1).
The discussion board for Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet is open to topics like 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Elysian Heights ES Arts MagnetWhat is the total enrollment at Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet?
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet serve?
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet.
How diverse is Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet?
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet reports a student body of 35% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Who oversees Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet?
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet 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.