Hermosa Valley Elementary

Hermosa Valley Elementary is a moderately sized intermediate school in Hermosa Beach, California, run under Hermosa Beach City Elementary. The school educates 589 students in grades 5 through 8.

Hermosa Valley Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Hermosa Beach City Elementary, a district that educates 1,413 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hermosa Valley Elementary records that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Hermosa Valley Elementary shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.8:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hermosa Valley Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 74.3%, the actual is 75.9%, a residual of +1.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Hermosa Valley Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Hermosa View Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hermosa Valley Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 79.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hermosa Valley Elementary has fell 25%, going from 789 students in 2018 to 589 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 74% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.