Leona Valley Elementary

Leona Valley Elementary is an one-room-style elementary-level community in Leona Valley, California, one of the schools within Westside Union Elementary. The school serves 79 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 83% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Westside Union Elementary, which oversees 12 schools and 9,078 students, Leona Valley Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Leona Valley Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 37% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Leona Valley Elementary reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Leona Valley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.4%; this one delivers 42.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Leona Valley Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Gregg Anderson Academy, roughly 3.9 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Leona Valley Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 27%: 108 students in 2018 compared to 79 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 23% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.