Estrella Elementary

Set in Los Angeles, California, Estrella Elementary is an average-sized primary school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. It instructs 453 students across grades K through 5.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Estrella Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Estrella Elementary records that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Estrella Elementary records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Estrella Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.2%, the actual is 24.8%, a residual of +3.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Estrella Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Aspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Estrella Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 21.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Estrella Elementary has declined 17%, going from 544 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.