Enrollment
92
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003085
Hillside Elementary
120 East Avenue 35, Los Angeles, CA 90031 · (323) 222-2665 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
15.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
84 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 125% larger than its 5th grade class (12).
Student demographics
20%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
Hillside Elementary→Florence Nightingale 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
40.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.5pp since 2014
Math
45.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +29.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.4% | 19.1% | 26.2% | 33.3% |
| Math | 16.7% | 28.6% | 30.9% | 23.8% |
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 | 40.5% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.6% | 37.2% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 23.8% |
| 2018-19 | 30.7% | 10.5% |
| 2017-18 | 26.3% | 11.3% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Hillside Elementary
Hillside Elementary's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Elementary this school | 92 | 91.3% | 36.9% |
| Annandale Elementary Los Angeles | 90 | 88.9% | 23.9% |
| Amanecer Primary Center Los Angeles | 97 | 93.8% | N/A |
| Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center Los Angeles | 85 | 96.5% | N/A |
| Bates Elementary Courtland | 82 | 93.9% | 32.0% |
| Oro Grande Elementary Oro Grande | 91 | 86.8% | 14.1% |
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 Hillside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #5,654 of 5,915 | #1,281 of 1,300 |
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
92
-13 (-12%) vs 2020
-89% since 1990-91, when it was 805
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 92 | 6 | 15.3:1 | 91% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 7 | 14.4:1 | 91% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 7 | 15.0:1 | 95% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 105 | 5 | 21.0:1 | 93% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 8 | 18.6:1 | 96% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 11 | 21.8:1 | 93% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | N/A | N/A | 48% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 97% (603) |
| 1990-91 | 805 | 36 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (149 to 92); teachers down 25% (8 to 6).
About Hillside Elementary
Hillside Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Los Angeles, California. It educates 92 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 80% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Hillside Elementary is one school in a 784-school district, Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students.
Hispanic students make up 89% of enrollment at Hillside Elementary. Smaller groups are 5% Asian and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.3:1. That is 7.0 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Hillside Elementary reports 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Hillside Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hillside Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.9% and a predicted 26.0%.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Hillside Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Los Angeles Leadership Academy is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hillside Elementary. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hillside Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Hillside Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 92 students in 2024-25, 13 fewer than the 105 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.0:1 in 2020-21 to 15.3:1 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 Hillside Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 16 states are named Hillside Elementary. Hillside Elementary is the 23rd largest of the 25.
- Hillside ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 586 students
- Hillside ElementarySan Leandro, CA · 347 students
- Hillside ElementaryMadera, CA · 310 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJ · 684 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolFARMINGTON HILLS, MI · 682 students
Nearby schools
- Los Angeles Leadership Academy0.2 mi · 322
- Loreto Street Elementary0.2 mi · 250
- Florence Nightingale Middle0.4 mi · 773
- Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy0.5 mi · 265
- Latona Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 149
- Glen Alta Elementary0.7 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Hillside ElementaryHow large is Hillside Elementary?
Hillside Elementary enrolls approximately 92 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hillside Elementary serve?
Hillside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hillside Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Hillside Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hillside Elementary?
Student demographics at Hillside Elementary are roughly 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hillside Elementary public or private?
Hillside 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.