Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003114
Kentwood Elementary
8401 Emerson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045 · (310) 670-8977 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
22.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
107 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 | 114 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 293% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
74%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
81.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +32.6pp since 2014
Math
80.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +52.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 33 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 53 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 64.0% | 17.6% | 12.0% | 6.4% |
| Math | 63.2% | 17.6% | 16.8% | 2.4% |
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 | 81.6% | 80.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.4% | 69.6% |
| 2022-23 | 64.2% | 63.2% |
| 2021-22 | 66.4% | 66.1% |
| 2018-19 | 71.2% | 52.3% |
| 2017-18 | 65.6% | 43.7% |
| 2016-17 | 57.4% | 42.7% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Kentwood Elementary
Kentwood Elementary's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentwood Elementary this school | 352 | 30.4% | 74.5% |
| Creative Arts Charter San Francisco | 440 | 28.4% | N/A |
| Emerson Elementary Berkeley | 283 | 29.7% | 72.9% |
| Malcolm X Elementary Berkeley | 469 | 31.6% | 65.1% |
| Glenview Elementary Oakland | 476 | 33.8% | 57.0% |
| Goethe International Charter Los Angeles | 479 | 25.1% | N/A |
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 Kentwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #446 of 5,151 | #97 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #199 of 5,172 ▲ 425 | #44 of 1,129 ▲ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #201 of 5,172 ▲ 594 | #49 of 1,129 ▲ 133 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #176 of 5,116 | #75 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #4,255 of 5,915 | #923 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,185 of 5,352 | #605 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #200 of 5,354 | #32 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #4,741 of 5,625 | #1,130 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #601 of 1,139 | #100 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
352
+33 (+10%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 352 | 16 | 22.0:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 14 | 21.2:1 | 31% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 13 | 20.4:1 | 27% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 30% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 15 | 21.7:1 | 33% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 17 | 21.5:1 | 28% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | N/A | N/A | 28% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 42% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 18 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kentwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (326 to 352); teachers up 7% (15 to 16).
About Kentwood Elementary
Kentwood Elementary runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Los Angeles, California. A total of 352 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 24% lower.
In Los Angeles Unified, 784 schools enroll a combined 406,887 students.
Kentwood Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 36%. The school is also 24% multiracial, 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Kentwood Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.0:1, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Kentwood Elementary is 30%. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Kentwood Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Kentwood Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.5% and a predicted 61.7%.
Within Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The nearest other public school, WISH Community, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.1%; Kentwood Elementary's is 74.5%, ranking 1st of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 352 was 10% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 319. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 22.0:1, from 19.9:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Kentwood Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Kentwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kentwood Elementary?
Kentwood Elementary enrolls approximately 352 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kentwood Elementary serve?
Kentwood Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kentwood Elementary?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at Kentwood Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kentwood Elementary?
At Kentwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 36% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 24% Two or more.
Is Kentwood Elementary public or private?
Kentwood 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.