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Alumni: what's one memory from Holly Avenue Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
789
Elementary
DISTRICT 655 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCADIA UNIFIED·NCES 060297000231
Holly Avenue Elementary
360 West Duarte Rd., Arcadia, CA 91007 · (626) 821-8355 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- CThree-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
24.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
392 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 148 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
71.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
73.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.8% | 25.4% | 13.7% | 15.0% |
| Math | 49.9% | 23.6% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
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 | 71.3% | 73.5% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 73.5% |
| 2022-23 | 72.3% | 71.3% |
| 2021-22 | 73.3% | 72.4% |
| 2018-19 | 80.2% | 77.0% |
| 2017-18 | 79.3% | 78.0% |
| 2016-17 | 79.2% | 77.6% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in California's top 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 Holly Avenue Elementary
Holly Avenue Elementary's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Avenue Elementary this school | 789 | 49.7% | 73.6% |
| Michael G. Wickman Elementary Chino Hills | 710 | 45.1% | 79.0% |
| Longden Elementary Temple City | 936 | 44.2% | 63.9% |
| Martha Baldwin Elementary Alhambra | 923 | 45.1% | 63.8% |
| Pioneer Elementary Union City | 623 | 49.1% | 53.5% |
| William Northrup Elementary Alhambra | 814 | 46.7% | 55.7% |
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 Holly Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #483 of 5,151 | #107 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #473 of 5,172 ▼ 13 | #102 of 1,129 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #689 of 5,172 ▼ 288 | #155 of 1,129 ▼ 62 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,632 of 5,116 | #284 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #411 of 5,915 | #68 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,949 of 5,352 | #905 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #2,714 of 5,354 | #439 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #3,924 of 5,625 | #1,001 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #603 of 1,139 | #101 of 181 |
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
789
+80 (+11%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 789 | 32.5 | 24.3:1 | 50% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 781 | 32 | 24.4:1 | 47% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 28.8 | 25.6:1 | 41% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 31 | 22.9:1 | 35% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 28.5 | 25.6:1 | 33% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 27 | 26.1:1 | 27% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | N/A | N/A | 25% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 31 | 22.3:1 | 18% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 26 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (731 to 789); teachers up 14% (28.5 to 32.5).
About Holly Avenue Elementary
Holly Avenue Elementary is a large elementary school located in Arcadia, California. The school's 789 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 70% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
District-wide, Arcadia Unified has 11 schools and 9,061 students.
Holly Avenue Elementary is 67% Asian by enrollment. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% White. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Asian share is about 15%. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Holly Avenue Elementary counts 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 24.3 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 24.3:1 here. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Holly Avenue Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Holly Avenue Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.4%. The school's actual rate is 73.6%, 23.2 points higher.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The nearest public school is Arcadia High, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 68.4% proficiency; Holly Avenue Elementary posts 73.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Holly Avenue Elementary's enrollment grew from 709 in 2020-21 to 789 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 22.9:1 to 24.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Holly Avenue Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Arcadia Unified
- Arcadia HighHigh · 2,939 students
- First Avenue MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 710 students
- Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Highland Oaks ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Other schools in Arcadia
- Arcadia HighHigh · 2,939 students
- First Avenue MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 710 students
- Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Highland Oaks ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Arcadia High0.4 mi · 2,939
- Baldwin Stocker Elementary0.6 mi · 664
- Richard Henry Dana Middle0.9 mi · 710
- First Avenue Middle1.1 mi · 771
- Temple City High1.2 mi · 1,779
- Longley Way Elementary1.3 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Avenue ElementaryHow large is Holly Avenue Elementary?
Holly Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 789 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Holly Avenue Elementary serve?
Holly Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Holly Avenue Elementary have?
Holly Avenue Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Holly Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Holly Avenue Elementary are roughly 5% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 67% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Holly Avenue Elementary in?
Holly Avenue Elementary is part of Arcadia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.