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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Graham Elementary?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003048
Graham Elementary
8407 South Fir Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · (323) 583-1263 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
510 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Graham Elementary→Charles Drew Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
20.5%
CA avg 47.1% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 35.6% . +8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 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 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
522
-264 (-34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 24.6:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
95%
was 96%
% Black
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Graham Elementary
Graham Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Los Angeles, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified. The school educates 522 students in grades K through 6.
Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Graham Elementary is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Graham Elementary shows that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Graham Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Graham Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.2%.
In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Graham Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).
Nearest neighbor: Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Graham Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 786 (now 522). Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Graham Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Graham ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Graham Elementary?
Graham Elementary enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Graham Elementary serve?
Graham Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Graham Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Graham Elementary is approximately 18.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Graham Elementary?
At Graham Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Graham Elementary public or private?
Graham 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.