1
Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271010858
Harmony Elementary
899 East 42nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90011 · (323) 238-0791 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
399 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 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
13%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
25.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
25.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 16.8% | 24.5% | 50.5% |
| Math | 9.6% | 15.6% | 27.1% | 47.7% |
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 | 25.0% | 25.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 20.2% |
| 2022-23 | 13.9% | 11.8% |
| 2021-22 | 13.9% | 9.1% |
| 2018-19 | 16.8% | 10.2% |
| 2017-18 | 15.4% | 8.1% |
| 2016-17 | 12.9% | 8.5% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Harmony Elementary
Harmony Elementary's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Elementary this school | 409 | 97.6% | 22.9% |
| Gabriella Charter 2 Los Angeles | 383 | 98.2% | N/A |
| San Pedro Street Elementary Los Angeles | 403 | 98.3% | 34.3% |
| Harry Wirtz Elementary Paramount | 421 | 96.0% | 31.0% |
| Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary Oakland | 389 | 100.0% | 8.1% |
| Hawaiian Avenue Elementary Wilmington | 455 | 96.5% | 24.4% |
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 Harmony Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #4,295 of 5,151 | #1,033 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #3,757 of 5,172 ▲ 393 | #957 of 1,129 ▲ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,480 of 5,172 ▲ 218 | #1,051 of 1,129 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #264 of 5,116 | #108 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #3,576 of 5,915 | #761 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #136 of 5,352 | #38 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #4,819 of 5,354 | #1,008 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #138 of 5,625 | #78 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #368 of 3,837 | #170 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
409
-159 (-28%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 98% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 94% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 98% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 98% (558) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 96% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 29 | 22.5:1 | 93% (607) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | N/A | N/A | 54% (434) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (614 to 409); teachers down 17% (29 to 24).
About Harmony Elementary
Harmony Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Los Angeles, California. It had 409 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified operates 784 schools. Combined enrollment is 406,887 students.
Hispanic students are 93% of those enrolled at Harmony Elementary. Next come 4% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at Harmony Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Harmony Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 22.9% against 22.4%.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Harmony Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 27.1% on proficiency, and Harmony Elementary is below that at 22.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 28% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 19.6 in 2020-21 to 17.0 in 2024-25.
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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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Other Harmony Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Harmony Elementary. Harmony Elementary is the 11th largest of the 18.
- Harmony ElementaryHemet, CA · 826 students
- Harmony ElementaryDelhi, CA · 452 students
- Harmony ElementaryOccidental, CA · 71 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 781 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolMonroe, GA · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Wadsworth Avenue Elementary0.2 mi · 506
- George Washington Carver Middle0.3 mi · 635
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Frequently asked questions
About Harmony ElementaryHow many students attend Harmony Elementary?
Harmony Elementary enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Harmony Elementary serve?
Harmony Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harmony Elementary is approximately 17.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harmony Elementary?
Student demographics at Harmony Elementary are roughly 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Harmony Elementary in?
Harmony Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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