Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003130
Leapwood Avenue Elementary
19302 Leapwood Ave., Carson, CA 90746 · (310) 327-8245 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
160 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 | 51 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 59% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
52%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
35.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.1pp since 2014
Math
39.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +28.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.8% | 21.3% | 23.4% | 41.5% |
| Math | 7.5% | 31.9% | 28.7% | 31.9% |
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 | 35.1% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 31.5% |
| 2022-23 | 37.2% | 32.6% |
| 2021-22 | 32.1% | 40.7% |
| 2018-19 | 34.5% | 18.2% |
| 2017-18 | 35.3% | 27.1% |
| 2016-17 | 26.8% | 16.3% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Leapwood Avenue Elementary
Leapwood Avenue Elementary's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leapwood Avenue Elementary this school | 222 | 72.1% | 34.0% |
| Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet Los Angeles | 161 | 78.9% | 30.4% |
| Frank D. Parent Inglewood | 235 | 87.2% | 24.4% |
| Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet Carson | 275 | 85.5% | 32.3% |
| Cimarron Avenue Elementary Hawthorne | 261 | 85.8% | 33.4% |
| Cowan Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 377 | 63.4% | 56.9% |
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 Leapwood Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,066 of 5,151 | #768 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #2,332 of 5,172 ▲ 589 | #584 of 1,129 ▲ 147 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #3,421 of 5,172 ▲ 396 | #831 of 1,129 ▲ 79 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,080 of 5,116 | #758 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #5,257 of 5,915 | #1,190 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #382 of 5,352 | #112 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #2,641 of 5,354 | #425 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #2,835 of 5,625 | #841 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #1,218 of 3,837 | #441 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
222
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 222 | 12 | 18.5:1 | 72% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 12 | 17.9:1 | 69% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 12 | 17.5:1 | 66% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 64% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 74% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 15 | 20.8:1 | 66% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | N/A | N/A | 58% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 73% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leapwood Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (284 to 222); teachers down 20% (15 to 12).
About Leapwood Avenue Elementary
Leapwood Avenue Elementary serves students in Carson, California, as a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 222 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 52% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
The 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified enroll 406,887 students altogether, Leapwood Avenue Elementary among them.
Black students make up a majority at Leapwood Avenue Elementary, at 67%. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 8% Black. Leapwood Avenue Elementary's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.5:1, with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 72%. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Leapwood Avenue Elementary would score about 37.3%. It scores 34.0%, 3.4 points below that figure.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
Towne Avenue Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 34.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Leapwood Avenue Elementary had 216 students, to 2024-25, when it had 222. Students per teacher rose from 16.6 in 2020-21 to 18.5 in 2024-25.
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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 Leapwood Avenue ElementaryHow large is Leapwood Avenue Elementary?
Leapwood Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 222 students in grades KG-05.
Is Leapwood Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leapwood Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Leapwood Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Leapwood Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is Leapwood Avenue Elementary?
Leapwood Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 17% Hispanic, 67% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Leapwood Avenue Elementary?
Leapwood Avenue Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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