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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003446
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary
1260 West 36th Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90007 · (323) 733-9186 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
377 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
41%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
30.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.3pp since 2014
Math
26.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.8% | 18.5% | 27.5% | 42.1% |
| Math | 10.5% | 15.5% | 29.3% | 44.8% |
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 | 30.3% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.1% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.7% | 16.5% |
| 2021-22 | 19.7% | 12.2% |
| 2018-19 | 22.3% | 18.3% |
| 2017-18 | 17.0% | 18.3% |
| 2016-17 | 13.9% | 13.8% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary this school | 394 | 95.7% | 27.0% |
| Scholarship Prep - South Bay Wilmington | 421 | 92.2% | N/A |
| Grape Street Elementary Los Angeles | 333 | 97.9% | 26.7% |
| Hudnall (Claude) Elementary Inglewood | 332 | 94.3% | 17.1% |
| Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 487 | 97.1% | 41.5% |
| Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary Los Angeles | 382 | 97.4% | 14.7% |
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 Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #3,861 of 5,151 | #957 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #3,667 of 5,172 ▼ 155 | #937 of 1,129 ▼ 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,958 of 5,172 ▲ 330 | #963 of 1,129 ▲ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #378 of 5,116 | #146 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #3,762 of 5,915 | #806 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #251 of 5,352 | #71 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #3,355 of 5,354 | #580 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #355 of 5,625 | #178 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #414 of 3,837 | #187 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
394
-57 (-13%) vs 2020
-76% since 1990-91, when it was 1,670
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 394 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 96% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 94% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 97% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 96% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 94% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 31 | 21.0:1 | 90% (585) |
| 2010-11 | 949 | N/A | N/A | 55% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 1,647 | 83 | 19.8:1 | 99% (1,628) |
| 1990-91 | 1,670 | 67 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (582 to 394); teachers down 19% (27 to 22).
About Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Los Angeles, California. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 394 students.
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary is in Los Angeles Unified, a district with 406,887 students across 784 schools.
At Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary, 74% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 21% Black and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
There are about 17.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary, which has 22. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 4.4 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary is about 96%. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 45% of California public elementary schools.
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (27.0%) and its predicted rate (23.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Looking at the county, Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary's closest public school neighbor is STEM Preparatory Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 35.7% on proficiency, and Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary is below that at 27.0%.
For locale, NCES codes Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary as City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 394, down from 451 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.9 students per teacher, compared with 19.6 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Lenicia B. Weemes ElementaryHow many students attend Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary?
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary serve?
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary.
How diverse is Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary?
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 74% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary?
Lenicia B. Weemes 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.