Encinita Elementary

Located at 4515 North Encinita Ave., in Rosemead, California, Encinita Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community that serves 418 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Rosemead Elementary.

Within Rosemead Elementary, which oversees 5 schools and 2,319 students, Encinita Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Encinita Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 39% Hispanic. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Encinita Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Encinita Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Encinita Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Rosemead High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Encinita Elementary at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 60.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 20%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 418 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 28% to 59%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Encinita Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.