Fifteenth Street Elementary

Fifteenth Street Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary schools in San Pedro, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, with 353 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Fifteenth Street Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Fifteenth Street Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). Beyond that, the school reports 3% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Fifteenth Street Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Fifteenth Street Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Richard Henry Dana Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fifteenth Street Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fifteenth Street Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fifteenth Street Elementary has decreased 34%, going from 534 students in 2018 to 353 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 82% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

On this page, members of the Fifteenth Street 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.