Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003009
First Street Elementary
2820 East First St., Los Angeles, CA 90033 · (323) 269-0138 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
21.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
330 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 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
5%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +37.6pp since 2014
Math
43.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +35.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 38 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.4% | 26.3% | 16.4% | 31.9% |
| Math | 23.8% | 19.2% | 23.4% | 33.6% |
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 | 51.6% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 31.4% |
| 2021-22 | 21.1% | 12.9% |
| 2018-19 | 24.6% | 15.9% |
| 2017-18 | 20.6% | 12.6% |
| 2016-17 | 15.6% | 9.7% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 16 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 First Street Elementary
First Street Elementary's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Street Elementary this school | 349 | 94.6% | 40.3% |
| Booker T. Washington Elementary El Centro | 351 | 94.6% | 25.6% |
| O'Melveny Elementary San Fernando | 345 | 93.6% | 45.3% |
| Franklin Elementary Santa Ana | 343 | 94.2% | 18.2% |
| Humphreys Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 364 | 94.5% | 39.4% |
| Everett A. Rea Elementary Costa Mesa | 344 | 93.3% | 39.4% |
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 First Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #2,458 of 5,151 | #597 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,064 of 5,172 ▲ 848 | #511 of 1,129 ▲ 217 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #1,910 of 5,172 ▲ 1,236 | #429 of 1,129 ▲ 324 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.3pp | #4 of 5,116 | #2 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #4,288 of 5,915 | #929 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,053 of 5,352 | #580 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #5,191 of 5,354 | #1,159 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #502 of 5,625 | #243 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.2% | #165 of 3,837 | #81 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
349
-111 (-24%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 349 | 16 | 21.8:1 | 95% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 94% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | 97% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 21 | 21.9:1 | 97% (444) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 95% (544) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 29 | 23.3:1 | 91% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | N/A | N/A | 93% (764) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 41 | 19.9:1 | 99% (808) |
| 1990-91 | 816 | 35 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for First Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (574 to 349); teachers down 38% (26 to 16).
About First Street Elementary
In Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles County, First Street Elementary is an elementary school. It teaches 349 students in kindergarten through 6. That is 25% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified (784 schools, 406,887 students) runs First Street Elementary.
Hispanic students are 97% of those enrolled at First Street Elementary. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 21.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at First Street Elementary, which has 16. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 95%. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
First Street Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, First Street Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools: 40.3% actual against 24.1% predicted.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include First Street Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Theodore Roosevelt Senior High, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.7%; First Street Elementary's is 40.3%, ranking 1st of 6.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 349 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 460.
This page collects posts and questions about First Street Elementary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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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Other First Street Elementary schools
One other US public school is named First Street Elementary. First Street Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- First Street ElementaryLincoln, CA · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Theodore Roosevelt Senior High0.4 mi · 1,678
- Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High0.4 mi · 534
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- Extera Public0.5 mi · 236
- Hollenbeck Middle0.6 mi · 927
Frequently asked questions
About First Street ElementaryHow large is First Street Elementary?
First Street Elementary enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does First Street Elementary serve?
First Street Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at First Street Elementary?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at First Street Elementary.
How diverse is First Street Elementary?
First Street Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is First Street Elementary in?
First Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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