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What's the biggest difference between Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003244
Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary
1963 East 103rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90002 · (323) 569-8141 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
19.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
397 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
47%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
Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary→Edwin Markham 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
24.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.4pp since 2014
Math
21.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 17.1% | 26.4% | 49.2% |
| Math | 5.1% | 15.9% | 25.6% | 53.3% |
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 | 24.4% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 7.5% | 10.9% |
| 2021-22 | 7.5% | 4.0% |
| 2018-19 | 17.8% | 19.4% |
| 2017-18 | 17.9% | 19.5% |
| 2016-17 | 16.1% | 16.1% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 10.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
18.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary
Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary's state test result (18.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary this school | 399 | 99.5% | 18.5% |
| Reach Academy Elementary Oakland | 425 | 99.5% | 17.1% |
| Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary Los Angeles | 382 | 97.4% | 14.7% |
| Raymond Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 457 | 96.7% | 34.8% |
| Markham Elementary Oakland | 327 | 98.8% | 5.4% |
| Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary Los Angeles | 394 | 95.7% | 27.0% |
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 Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #4,690 of 5,151 | #1,089 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,200 of 5,172 ▲ 555 | #1,027 of 1,129 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #4,543 of 5,172 ▲ 480 | #1,064 of 1,129 ▲ 58 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.9pp | #120 of 5,116 | #54 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #3,699 of 5,915 | #790 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #531 of 5,352 | #162 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #2,998 of 5,354 | #496 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #20 of 5,625 | #10 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #752 of 3,837 | #312 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
399
-58 (-13%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 1,190
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
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 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 99% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 99% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 98% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 23 | 23.8:1 | 97% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 26 | 23.5:1 | 98% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | N/A | N/A | 61% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 1,070 | 53 | 20.2:1 | 100% (1,067) |
| 1990-91 | 1,190 | 53 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (547 to 399); teachers down 9% (23 to 21).
About Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary
Families in Los Angeles, California, are served by Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 399 students.
A total of 784 schools make up Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary is 69% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 23% Black and 7% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 20 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
On staff are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.3 more students per teacher than here. Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Among California public elementary schools, Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary's results are 2.7 points below predicted: 18.5% against 21.2%.
In Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Of the public schools around it, Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary is closest to KIPP Philosophers Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary ranks 4th of 5 nearby schools, at 18.5% versus a 29.8% average.
Federal data place Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 399, from 457 in 2020-21.
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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 Florence Griffith Joyner ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary?
Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary serve?
Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary?
At Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 69% Hispanic, 23% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary public or private?
Florence Griffith Joyner 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.