Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271010882
John W. Mack Elementary
3020 South Catalina St., Los Angeles, CA 90007 · (323) 730-7620 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
17.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
273 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 | 69 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
34%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
23.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.0pp since 2014
Math
23.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.3% | 12.7% | 21.4% | 55.6% |
| Math | 5.7% | 17.7% | 29.8% | 46.8% |
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 | 23.0% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 17.8% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 18.3% | 22.7% |
| 2021-22 | 17.4% | 18.1% |
| 2018-19 | 16.1% | 11.7% |
| 2017-18 | 13.4% | 8.1% |
| 2016-17 | 6.6% | 6.7% |
| 2015-16 | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 John W. Mack Elementary
John W. Mack Elementary's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Mack Elementary this school | 283 | 96.5% | 21.4% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Los Angeles | 278 | 98.9% | 20.8% |
| Compton Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 265 | 95.8% | 39.8% |
| Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. Charter Stockton | 256 | 93.0% | N/A |
| Barton Hill Elementary San Pedro | 329 | 95.7% | 27.8% |
| Howard Inghram Elementary San Bernardino | 264 | 97.3% | 18.8% |
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 W. Mack Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #4,448 of 5,151 | #1,057 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #3,954 of 5,172 ▼ 32 | #992 of 1,129 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,648 of 5,172 ▲ 236 | #1,083 of 1,129 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,508 of 5,116 | #448 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #4,898 of 5,915 | #1,101 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #148 of 5,352 | #41 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #3,751 of 5,354 | #683 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #262 of 5,625 | #140 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #541 of 3,837 | #232 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
283
-53 (-16%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 283 | 16.5 | 17.1:1 | 96% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 96% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 97% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 97% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 20 | 20.2:1 | 92% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 19 | 22.1:1 | 93% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | N/A | N/A | 47% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John W. Mack Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (404 to 283); teachers down 17% (20 to 16.5).
About John W. Mack Elementary
John W. Mack Elementary is an elementary school in Los Angeles, California, according to federal school records. A federal count lists 283 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 39% smaller than that.
Los Angeles Unified is the local district for John W. Mack Elementary. It runs 784 schools with 406,887 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at John W. Mack Elementary, with 80% of enrollment. It is also 15% Black and 3% multiracial. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 31 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
John W. Mack Elementary's 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.1:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 17.1:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 96%. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for John W. Mack Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, John W. Mack Elementary's results are 1.6 points below predicted: 21.4% against 23.0%.
Within Los Angeles County, 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. Besides John W. Mack Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Vermont Avenue Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, John W. Mack Elementary is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns John W. Mack Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, John W. Mack Elementary's enrollment declined 16%, to 283. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.7 to 17.1 over 4 years.
The John W. Mack Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 W. Mack ElementaryHow many students attend John W. Mack Elementary?
John W. Mack Elementary enrolls approximately 283 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does John W. Mack Elementary serve?
John W. Mack Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John W. Mack Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John W. Mack Elementary is approximately 17.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John W. Mack Elementary?
John W. Mack Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 80% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is John W. Mack Elementary in?
John W. Mack Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.