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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271005887
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)
309 Lucas Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90017 · (213) 250-2932 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
20.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
393 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
34%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
27.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
24.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp 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 24 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 up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.4% | 17.9% | 27.8% | 44.8% |
| Math | 8.6% | 15.8% | 31.1% | 44.6% |
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 | 27.4% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 26.6% |
| 2022-23 | 24.4% | 20.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.4% | 16.4% |
| 2018-19 | 32.5% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 23.1% | 18.9% |
| 2016-17 | 22.9% | 15.2% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)'s state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) this school | 408 | 96.3% | 28.7% |
| Kirk Elementary Fresno | 395 | 96.7% | 20.7% |
| Emmerton Elementary San Bernardino | 434 | 95.6% | 25.6% |
| Captain Leland Norton Elementary San Bernardino | 460 | 97.0% | 35.3% |
| Newmark Elementary San Bernardino | 392 | 93.4% | 14.0% |
| One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 401 | 96.8% | 29.8% |
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 Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #3,671 of 5,151 | #919 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #3,842 of 5,172 ▼ 403 | #976 of 1,129 ▼ 119 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #4,231 of 5,172 ▼ 1,171 | #1,008 of 1,129 ▼ 282 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,834 of 5,116 | #700 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #3,592 of 5,915 | #766 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,148 of 5,352 | #355 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #3,742 of 5,354 | #679 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #279 of 5,625 | #151 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #880 of 3,837 | #348 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
408
+46 (+13%) vs 2020
-61% since 2000-01, when it was 1,056
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 96% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 17 | 21.6:1 | 96% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 17 | 22.5:1 | 96% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 98% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 22 | 24.8:1 | 93% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 23 | 24.9:1 | 88% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | N/A | N/A | 90% (581) |
| 2000-01 | 1,056 | 56 | 18.9:1 | 65% (691) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS).
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (546 to 408); teachers down 9% (22 to 20).
About Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 408 students enrolled.
District-wide, Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
By race and ethnicity, Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) is 80% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 14% Black and 4% White. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 20.4 students per teacher and 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 26 points lower.
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)'s actual average proficiency rate on state tests (28.7%) and its predicted rate (23.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Of nearby public schools, Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 30.7%, higher than Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)'s 28.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) as City: Large.
The number of students grew from 362 to 408 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.6 to 20.4 over 4 years.
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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 Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)What is the total enrollment at Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)?
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) serve?
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS).
How diverse is Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)?
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) reports a student body of 4% White, 80% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)?
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS) is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.