Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003016
Forty-Second Street Elementary
4231 Fourth Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90008 · (323) 296-7550 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
15.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
192 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 | 54 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 64% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
53%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
27.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.1pp since 2014
Math
27.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +22.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.5% | 13.5% | 20.8% | 52.1% |
| Math | 9.4% | 17.7% | 25.0% | 47.9% |
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 | 27.1% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 12.1% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| 2018-19 | 8.2% | 3.0% |
| 2017-18 | 11.0% | 5.0% |
| 2016-17 | 8.3% | 8.2% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Forty-Second Street Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forty-Second Street Elementary this school | 215 | 89.3% | 21.8% |
| Cimarron Avenue Elementary Hawthorne | 261 | 85.8% | 33.4% |
| Crete Academy Los Angeles | 284 | 94.7% | N/A |
| Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM Moreno Valley | 210 | 93.3% | N/A |
| Frank D. Parent Inglewood | 235 | 87.2% | 24.4% |
| Aspire Capitol Heights Academy Sacramento | 222 | 91.4% | N/A |
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 Forty-Second Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #4,415 of 5,151 | #1,052 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #3,522 of 5,172 ▲ 1,175 | #906 of 1,129 ▲ 187 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #4,265 of 5,172 ▲ 543 | #1,014 of 1,129 ▲ 85 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.6pp | #256 of 5,116 | #102 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #5,291 of 5,915 | #1,200 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #35 of 5,352 | #8 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #2,508 of 5,354 | #392 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #1,185 of 5,625 | #472 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #647 of 1,139 | #108 of 181 |
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
215
+15 (+8%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 215 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 89% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 89% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 95% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 13 | 15.4:1 | 89% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 11 | 18.3:1 | 90% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 13 | 21.6:1 | 91% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | N/A | N/A | 50% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 94% (673) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | 28 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forty-Second Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (201 to 215); teachers up 27% (11 to 14).
About Forty-Second Street Elementary
At 4231 Fourth Ave. in Los Angeles, California, Forty-Second Street Elementary operates as a small elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 215 students. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 54% below that mark.
Forty-Second Street Elementary reports to Los Angeles Unified, which has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Federal enrollment data show Forty-Second Street Elementary is 61% Black. The remaining shares are 31% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% White. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forty-Second Street Elementary is 15.4:1, based on 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Forty-Second Street Elementary lands at C, ahead of 25% of California public elementary schools.
A school with Forty-Second Street Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 27.2%. Forty-Second Street Elementary scores 21.8%, 5.5 points below that line.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Forty-Second Street Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, New Heights Charter, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 200 to 215, an 8% gain.
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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 Forty-Second Street ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Forty-Second Street Elementary?
Forty-Second Street Elementary enrolls approximately 215 students in grades KG-05.
Is Forty-Second Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forty-Second Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Forty-Second Street Elementary have?
Forty-Second Street Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Forty-Second Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Forty-Second Street Elementary are roughly 2% White, 31% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Forty-Second Street Elementary public or private?
Forty-Second Street 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.