Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271010885
Kingsley Elementary
5200 West Virginia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029 · (323) 644-7700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- ABeats 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
19.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
278 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 | 63 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
30%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kingsley Elementary→Joseph Le Conte Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.7pp since 2014
Math
36.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.6% | 22.1% | 22.9% | 37.4% |
| Math | 14.4% | 21.6% | 30.9% | 33.1% |
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 | 39.7% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 29.6% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 28.1% |
| 2021-22 | 32.5% | 31.4% |
| 2018-19 | 41.2% | 37.1% |
| 2017-18 | 40.4% | 39.9% |
| 2016-17 | 35.2% | 42.8% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Kingsley Elementary
Kingsley Elementary's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Elementary this school | 288 | 96.5% | 36.6% |
| Julie Korenstein Elementary North Hollywood | 311 | 96.5% | 26.9% |
| Lockwood Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 285 | 96.5% | 30.9% |
| Ramona Elementary Los Angeles | 277 | 96.4% | 30.5% |
| Raisin City Elementary Raisin City | 255 | 98.0% | 20.0% |
| Garden Grove Elementary Reseda | 306 | 94.1% | 48.2% |
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 Kingsley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,803 of 5,151 | #692 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #2,651 of 5,172 ▲ 474 | #673 of 1,129 ▲ 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #2,957 of 5,172 ▲ 133 | #711 of 1,129 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,402 of 5,116 | #430 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #4,863 of 5,915 | #1,093 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #599 of 5,352 | #184 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #3,962 of 5,354 | #741 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #253 of 5,625 | #135 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #386 of 3,837 | #180 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
288
-67 (-19%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 288 | 15 | 19.2:1 | 97% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 95% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 96% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 97% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 20 | 21.5:1 | 93% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 95% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | N/A | N/A | 50% (274) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingsley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (430 to 288); teachers down 25% (20 to 15).
About Kingsley Elementary
Kingsley Elementary is a public elementary school run by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 288 students. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Besides Kingsley Elementary, Los Angeles Unified runs 783 other schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
Hispanic students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Kingsley Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 19.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Kingsley Elementary, which has 15. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 97%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Kingsley Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.0% at Kingsley Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.6%.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Kingsley Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ramona Elementary, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Kingsley Elementary places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 288, from 355 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.9:1 in 2020-21, and 19.2:1 in 2024-25.
Kingsley Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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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Other Kingsley Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kingsley Elementary. Kingsley Elementary is the 8th largest of the 9.
- Kingsley ElementaryPomona, CA · 656 students
- Kingsley ElementaryMontclair, CA · 494 students
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolNaperville, IL · 415 students
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GA · 386 students
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolDowners Grove, IL · 359 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Kingsley ElementaryHow large is Kingsley Elementary?
Kingsley Elementary enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kingsley Elementary serve?
Kingsley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kingsley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kingsley Elementary is approximately 19.2:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kingsley Elementary?
At Kingsley Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kingsley Elementary in?
Kingsley Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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