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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at John B. Monlux Elementary?
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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003191
John B. Monlux Elementary
6051 Bellaire Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91606 · (818) 763-4693 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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
22.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
579 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 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
49%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
56.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.0pp since 2014
Math
61.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +30.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.3% | 25.7% | 23.8% | 20.2% |
| Math | 33.4% | 28.3% | 22.8% | 15.4% |
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 | 56.0% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 51.7% |
| 2022-23 | 46.6% | 48.2% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 43.2% |
| 2018-19 | 51.8% | 37.8% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 38.3% |
| 2016-17 | 48.1% | 35.0% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% 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 27 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 John B. Monlux Elementary
John B. Monlux Elementary's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Monlux Elementary this school | 660 | 87.7% | 55.6% |
| Saticoy Elementary North Hollywood | 523 | 92.2% | 27.1% |
| Buckeye School of the Arts Redding | 482 | 89.4% | 26.2% |
| Shasta Lake Shasta Lake | 602 | 77.1% | 31.4% |
| Rancho San Diego Elementary El Cajon | 533 | 78.6% | 52.2% |
| Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary Lake Isabella | 390 | 87.4% | 17.9% |
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 John B. Monlux Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,371 of 5,151 | #313 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #979 of 5,172 ▲ 435 | #226 of 1,129 ▲ 91 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,607 of 5,172 ▲ 146 | #362 of 1,129 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.8pp | #404 of 5,116 | #155 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #958 of 5,915 | #169 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,187 of 5,352 | #607 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #2,820 of 5,354 | #465 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #1,364 of 5,625 | #525 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #3,300 of 3,837 | #849 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
660
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 660 | 30 | 22.0:1 | 88% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 28 | 23.5:1 | 84% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 28 | 22.9:1 | 84% (536) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 29 | 23.1:1 | 78% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 28 | 24.9:1 | 77% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 27 | 25.3:1 | 78% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 779 | N/A | N/A | 69% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 856 | 42 | 20.4:1 | 70% (595) |
| 1990-91 | 741 | 29 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John B. Monlux Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (696 to 660); teachers up 7% (28 to 30).
About John B. Monlux Elementary
John B. Monlux Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in North Hollywood, California. The school has 660 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The district, Los Angeles Unified, has 406,887 students enrolled across 784 schools.
Federal enrollment data show John B. Monlux Elementary is 67% White. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at John B. Monlux Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 22.0:1. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 88%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
John B. Monlux Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of California public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for John B. Monlux Elementary is 28.1%. It actually posts 55.6%, which is 27.5 points higher and in the top 10% of California schools.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include John B. Monlux Elementary.
About 0.4 miles separate John B. Monlux Elementary from the closest public school, Ulysses S. Grant Senior High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. John B. Monlux Elementary is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for John B. Monlux Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at John B. Monlux Elementary was 669 in 2020-21 and 660 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.1:1 to 22.0:1.
The allk12 page for John B. Monlux Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Frequently asked questions
About John B. Monlux ElementaryHow large is John B. Monlux Elementary?
John B. Monlux Elementary enrolls approximately 660 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does John B. Monlux Elementary serve?
John B. Monlux Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at John B. Monlux Elementary?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at John B. Monlux Elementary.
How diverse is John B. Monlux Elementary?
John B. Monlux Elementary reports a student body of 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees John B. Monlux Elementary?
John B. Monlux Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.