Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003147
Lorena Street Elementary
1015 South Lorena St., Los Angeles, CA 90023 · (323) 268-1128 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- B+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
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
382 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
4%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lorena Street Elementary→Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
26.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.9% | 17.9% | 28.4% | 44.7% |
| Math | 4.8% | 21.9% | 28.3% | 44.9% |
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 | 26.8% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 21.5% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 21.6% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 28.9% | 19.2% |
| 2017-18 | 36.9% | 17.7% |
| 2016-17 | 27.5% | 15.7% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Lorena Street Elementary
Lorena Street Elementary's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorena Street Elementary this school | 383 | 99.7% | 23.6% |
| Sunrise Elementary Los Angeles | 385 | 97.4% | 31.5% |
| Monte Vista Elementary Santa Ana | 348 | 98.3% | 26.4% |
| Ohlone Elementary Watsonville | 391 | 96.7% | 14.2% |
| Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary Los Angeles | 368 | 98.1% | 22.3% |
| Radcliff Elementary Watsonville | 409 | 97.1% | 8.8% |
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 Lorena Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #4,238 of 5,151 | #1,024 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #3,573 of 5,172 ▲ 898 | #920 of 1,129 ▲ 138 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #4,292 of 5,172 ▲ 144 | #1,019 of 1,129 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,248 of 5,116 | #393 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #3,886 of 5,915 | #833 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #320 of 5,352 | #91 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #5,240 of 5,354 | #1,177 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #11 of 5,625 | #6 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #2,045 of 3,837 | #622 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
383
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 941
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 383 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 100% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 99% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 98% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 97% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 20 | 22.5:1 | 95% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 22 | 23.7:1 | 95% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | N/A | N/A | 38% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 866 | 47 | 18.4:1 | 94% (812) |
| 1990-91 | 941 | 38 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorena Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (450 to 383); teachers up 5% (20 to 21).
About Lorena Street Elementary
Lorena Street Elementary is a small elementary school in Los Angeles, California, under Los Angeles Unified. It reports enrollment of 383 students in kindergarten through 5.
The 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified enroll 406,887 students altogether, Lorena Street Elementary among them.
By race and ethnicity, Lorena Street Elementary is 98% Hispanic. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
Classroom staffing at Lorena Street Elementary totals 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lorena Street Elementary is about 100%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lorena Street Elementary lands at C, ahead of 34% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lorena Street Elementary is +2.5 points: 23.6% actual, 21.1% predicted.
In Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Lorena Street Elementary.
Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High sits about 0.2 miles from Lorena Street Elementary. Lorena Street Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lorena Street Elementary comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 383, compared with 402 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.3:1, from 21.2:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Lorena Street Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Lorena Street ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lorena Street Elementary?
Lorena Street Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lorena Street Elementary serve?
Lorena Street Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lorena Street Elementary?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Lorena Street Elementary.
How diverse is Lorena Street Elementary?
Lorena Street Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Lorena Street Elementary public or private?
Lorena Street Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.