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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271013147
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci
929 West 69th St., Los Angeles, CA 90044 · (323) 565-3650 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
20.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
473 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 194% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
28%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
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci→John Muir 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
25.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.8pp since 2014
Math
15.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.8% | 16.0% | 13.1% | 61.1% |
| Math | 4.9% | 10.6% | 20.0% | 64.5% |
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 | 25.8% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 19.5% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.8% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.6% | 10.3% |
| 2018-19 | 26.2% | 17.5% |
| 2017-18 | 28.0% | 21.6% |
| 2016-17 | 25.9% | 21.3% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci this school | 480 | 98.5% | 18.1% |
| Edgemont Elementary Moreno Valley | 482 | 97.1% | 14.4% |
| Gil Garcetti Learning Academy Los Angeles | 519 | 98.3% | 40.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary San Bernardino | 531 | 98.1% | 13.5% |
| Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 441 | 97.5% | 44.3% |
| Normandie Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 509 | 97.4% | 22.9% |
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 Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #4,734 of 5,151 | #1,095 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #4,699 of 5,172 ▲ 131 | #1,099 of 1,129 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #4,404 of 5,172 ▲ 374 | #1,039 of 1,129 ▲ 56 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,458 of 5,116 | #439 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #2,683 of 5,915 | #537 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,420 of 5,352 | #426 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #4,015 of 5,354 | #754 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #54 of 5,625 | #30 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #1,077 of 3,837 | #401 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
480
-58 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 480 | 23 | 20.9:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 96% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 22 | 21.4:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 23 | 23.4:1 | 97% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 25 | 25.0:1 | 94% (585) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 27 | 24.1:1 | 86% (563) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (624 to 480); teachers down 8% (25 to 23).
About Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci
In Los Angeles, California, Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 480 students in kindergarten through 6.
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci is run by Los Angeles Unified, whose 784 schools enroll 406,887 students.
Of every 100 students at Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci, about 84 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 12% Black and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
Staffing at Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci comes to 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.9:1. The school's 20.9:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci lands at C-, ahead of 19% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci is -3.7 points: 18.1% actual, 21.8% predicted.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Gil Garcetti Learning Academy sits about 0.4 miles from Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% drop, from 538 to 480. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.4:1 in 2020-21 to 20.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and SciHow many students attend Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci?
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci serve?
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci.
How diverse is Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci?
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci reports a student body of 1% White, 84% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci in?
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.