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Lillian Street Elementary

5909 Lillian St., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · (323) 582-0705 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C+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

Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
286 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6221%
Grade 13913%
Grade 24214%
Grade 34114%
Grade 44314%
Grade 53913%
Grade 63612%

This year's kindergarten class (62) is 72% larger than its 6th grade class (36).

Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
29096%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
16254%
Female
14046%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lillian Street Elementary→Thomas A. Edison Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
35.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.3pp since 2014
Math
27.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.3pp 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 27 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts11.3%24.0%22.0%42.7%
Math12.0%15.3%23.3%49.3%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2535.3%27.3%
2023-2431.2%24.0%
2022-2329.1%16.4%
2021-2232.7%27.1%
2018-1946.4%40.1%
2017-1839.6%32.6%
2016-1732.9%26.8%
2015-1634.0%29.0%
2014-1522.0%18.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Lillian Street Elementary

Lillian Street Elementary's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lillian Street Elementary this school30294.7%29.5%
Christopher Dena Elementary
Los Angeles
31394.9%34.8%
Burbank Elementary
San Diego
31795.0%20.7%
International Community Elementary
Oakland
30194.0%15.8%
Rodriguez Elementary
San Diego
28095.7%15.0%
Lincoln Elementary
Lynwood
32895.4%29.5%
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 Lillian Street Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.5%#3,578 of 5,151#900 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.3%#3,495 of 5,172
▲ 245
#899 of 1,129
▲ 33
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.3%#3,400 of 5,172
▲ 266
#827 of 1,129
▲ 47
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.4pp#2,869 of 5,116#705 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
302#4,748 of 5,915#1,058 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.1:1#1,010 of 5,352#307 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
7.7%#5,071 of 5,354#1,106 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.7%#487 of 5,625#238 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-40.6%#136 of 3,837#69 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 2024-25
Enrollment
302
-126 (-29%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 22.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253021520.1:195% (286)
2023-243391522.6:195% (321)
2022-233521720.7:197% (340)
2020-214281922.5:197% (417)
2017-185082124.2:196% (487)
2015-165302125.2:194% (498)
2010-11746N/AN/A48% (355)
2000-017063918.1:198% (695)
1990-918243126.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lillian Street Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 41% (508 to 302); teachers down 29% (21 to 15).

About Lillian Street Elementary

Lillian Street Elementary is one of the public schools in Los Angeles, California. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 302 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 35% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.

Within Los Angeles Unified, Lillian Street Elementary is one of 784 schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.

The share of Hispanic students at Lillian Street Elementary is 96%. Next come 2% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for Lillian Street Elementary is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

On staff are 15 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. Lillian Street Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 95%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.

Lillian Street Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of California public elementary schools.

Lillian Street Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.5% is 5.4 points above the 24.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.

Measured in a straight line, Alliance Kory Hunter Middle is about 0.4 miles from Lillian Street Elementary. The five-mile area around Lillian Street Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lillian Street Elementary at 5th of 6.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 29%, from 428 to 302. Students per teacher dropped from 22.5 in 2020-21 to 20.1 in 2024-25.

Lillian Street 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

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Population
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

Quick facts

School name
Lillian Street Elementary
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
5909 Lillian St., Los Angeles, CA 90001
Phone
(323) 582-0705
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
302
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
20.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
286 (95%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062271003137
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lillian Street Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Lillian Street Elementary?
Lillian Street Elementary enrolls approximately 302 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Lillian Street Elementary serve?
Lillian Street Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lillian Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lillian Street Elementary is approximately 20.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lillian Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Lillian Street Elementary are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Lillian Street Elementary in?
Lillian Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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