Holly Avenue Elementary

Set in Arcadia, California, Holly Avenue Elementary is a big elementary-level community, part of Arcadia Unified. It enrolls 789 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Holly Avenue Elementary sits 70% above that benchmark.

Arcadia Unified comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 9,061 students; Holly Avenue Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Holly Avenue Elementary reports that Asian students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder consists of 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Holly Avenue Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Holly Avenue Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 74.9%, a residual of +25.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Holly Avenue Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Arcadia High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Holly Avenue Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Holly Avenue Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 69.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Holly Avenue Elementary's enrollment has rose 8% since 2018, when it stood at 731 (now 789). The White share of enrollment fell from 10% to 5% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

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