Loma Vista Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Maywood, California, Loma Vista Elementary caters to 498 students from grades K through 5, run under Los Angeles Unified.

Loma Vista Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that works with 406,887 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Loma Vista Elementary lists that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Loma Vista Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 21.1%; this one delivers 35.6%, a residual of +14.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Loma Vista Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

KIPP Pueblo Unido is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Loma Vista Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Loma Vista Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 28.9%.

Loma Vista Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Loma Vista Elementary has contracted 36%, going from 780 students in 2018 to 498 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Loma Vista Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.