Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003002
Fifteenth Street Elementary
1527 South Mesa St., San Pedro, CA 90731 · (310) 547-3323 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- B-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
19.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
337 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
19%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
Fifteenth Street Elementary→Richard Henry Dana Middle
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
32.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.1pp since 2014
Math
32.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.9% | 21.2% | 28.5% | 39.4% |
| Math | 15.5% | 17.0% | 32.5% | 35.0% |
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 | 32.1% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 29.7% |
| 2022-23 | 23.9% | 24.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 25.8% |
| 2018-19 | 42.4% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.1% | 41.5% |
| 2016-17 | 37.0% | 40.9% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Fifteenth Street Elementary
Fifteenth Street Elementary's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifteenth Street Elementary this school | 353 | 95.5% | 30.0% |
| Tenth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 339 | 96.8% | 22.9% |
| Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies Los Angeles | 344 | 95.6% | 35.4% |
| Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary San Bernardino | 379 | 93.7% | 30.0% |
| Global Education Academy Los Angeles | 358 | 96.4% | N/A |
| Utah Street Elementary Los Angeles | 360 | 95.6% | 28.5% |
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 Fifteenth Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,507 of 5,151 | #885 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #2,968 of 5,172 ▲ 140 | #770 of 1,129 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,769 of 5,172 ▲ 345 | #925 of 1,129 ▲ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #2,316 of 5,116 | #594 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #4,243 of 5,915 | #920 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #761 of 5,352 | #231 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #4,475 of 5,354 | #896 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #389 of 5,625 | #197 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #348 of 3,837 | #160 of 947 |
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
353
-97 (-22%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 353 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 95% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 18 | 21.8:1 | 94% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 19 | 20.9:1 | 90% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 91% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 93% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 91% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | N/A | N/A | 61% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 849 | 47 | 18.1:1 | 96% (812) |
| 1990-91 | 822 | 32 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fifteenth Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (534 to 353); teachers down 28% (25 to 18).
About Fifteenth Street Elementary
Fifteenth Street Elementary is a small elementary school in San Pedro, California, (ZIP code 90731). Enrollment is 353 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 24% smaller than average.
Fifteenth Street Elementary is one of 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students in total.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Fifteenth Street Elementary, with 90% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% Black, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Fifteenth Street Elementary has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 19.6:1 comes from the school's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 95% of students at Fifteenth Street Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
allk12 grades Fifteenth Street Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Fifteenth Street Elementary would score about 23.6%. It scores 30.0%, 6.4 points above that figure.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The school nearest to Fifteenth Street Elementary is Richard Henry Dana Middle, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Fifteenth Street Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Fifteenth Street Elementary places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Fifteenth Street Elementary is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Fifteenth Street Elementary went from 450 students to 353.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fifteenth Street Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Quick facts
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- San Pedro Senior HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 1,355 students
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- Richard Henry Dana Middle0.5 mi · 1,355
- Cabrillo Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 303
- Port of Los Angeles High0.7 mi · 916
- San Pedro Senior High0.8 mi · 2,398
- Leland Street Elementary0.9 mi · 418
- Point Fermin Elementary1.1 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Fifteenth Street ElementaryHow large is Fifteenth Street Elementary?
Fifteenth Street Elementary enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fifteenth Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fifteenth Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Fifteenth Street Elementary have?
Fifteenth Street Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fifteenth Street Elementary?
At Fifteenth Street Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fifteenth Street Elementary public or private?
Fifteenth Street Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.