Lexington Avenue Primary Center

Lexington Avenue Primary Center, a rural-scale K-5 school in Los Angeles, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified, serves 113 students, covering grades K through 2. That puts it 76% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Lexington Avenue Primary Center is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that serves 406,887 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Lexington Avenue Primary Center lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lexington Avenue Primary Center has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lexington Avenue Primary Center is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Lockwood Avenue Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lexington Avenue Primary Center.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Lexington Avenue Primary Center's enrollment has contracted 34% since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 113). The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 84% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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