First Street Elementary

Located at 2820 East First St., in Los Angeles, California, First Street Elementary is a cozy primary school that hosts 349 students (grades K through 6), run under Los Angeles Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 465.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), First Street Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, First Street Elementary records that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, First Street Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 24.1%; actual is 40.3%, +16.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 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 First Street Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around First Street Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), First Street Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 39%: 574 students in 2018 compared to 349 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.