Enrollment
209
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003003
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary
5501 South Eileen Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90043 · (323) 294-5275 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
16.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
198 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 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
62%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.7pp since 2014
Math
45.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.3% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 30.8% |
| Math | 19.6% | 26.2% | 22.4% | 31.8% |
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 | 46.7% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 40.6% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 36.5% |
| 2021-22 | 25.4% | 21.6% |
| 2018-19 | 22.4% | 14.8% |
| 2017-18 | 26.1% | 12.1% |
| 2016-17 | 32.7% | 36.0% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in California's top 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 Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary this school | 209 | 94.7% | 46.8% |
| Aspire Capitol Heights Academy Sacramento | 222 | 91.4% | N/A |
| Grass Valley Elementary Oakland | 182 | 94.0% | 13.8% |
| Aspire Triumph Technology Academy Oakland | 217 | 94.5% | N/A |
| Coliseum Street Elementary Los Angeles | 218 | 97.2% | 21.4% |
| Manhattan Place Elementary Los Angeles | 218 | 95.4% | 8.8% |
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 Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,945 of 5,151 | #448 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,868 of 5,172 ▲ 268 | #454 of 1,129 ▲ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #2,297 of 5,172 ▼ 592 | #544 of 1,129 ▼ 175 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.8pp | #26 of 5,116 | #14 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #5,318 of 5,915 | #1,207 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #61 of 5,352 | #18 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #1,626 of 5,354 | #245 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #483 of 5,625 | #235 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #306 of 3,837 | #145 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
209
-89 (-30%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 209 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 95% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 94% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 90% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 15 | 19.9:1 | 91% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 87% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 13 | 25.0:1 | 87% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | N/A | N/A | 88% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 75% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 27 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (320 to 209); teachers down 13% (15 to 13).
About Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary is an elementary school in Los Angeles, California, reachable at (323) 294-5275. There are 209 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Besides Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary, Los Angeles Unified runs 783 other schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
Black students are 51% of those enrolled at Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary. Next come 27% Hispanic and 22% multiracial. That compares with about 8% Black among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Based on 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary has a ratio of 16.1:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
Among California public elementary schools, Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California schools. It scores 46.8%; the prediction is 24.0%.
Census data for Los Angeles County show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, ICEF View Park Preparatory High, is the closest to Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary. Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school shrank from 298 students in 2020-21 to 209 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.9:1 to 16.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Fifty-Fourth Street ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary?
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary enrolls approximately 209 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary serve?
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary have?
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary?
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 27% Hispanic, 51% Black, 22% Two or more.
Who oversees Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary?
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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