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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Los Angeles Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002143
Los Angeles Elementary
1211 South Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90006 · (323) 734-8233 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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.
- 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.
- DThree-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
20.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
388 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 58% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
15%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
24.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.7pp since 2014
Math
19.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.5% | 15.3% | 18.4% | 56.8% |
| Math | 6.1% | 13.1% | 20.2% | 60.6% |
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 | 24.7% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 22.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.7% | 22.7% |
| 2018-19 | 35.5% | 27.8% |
| 2017-18 | 40.7% | 35.0% |
| 2016-17 | 36.6% | 34.1% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Los Angeles Elementary
Los Angeles Elementary's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Elementary this school | 406 | 95.6% | 24.3% |
| Sheridan Elementary Orange Cove | 393 | 95.2% | 39.1% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Richmond | 408 | 97.8% | 7.6% |
| Lopez Elementary Pomona | 394 | 97.7% | 15.2% |
| Betty Plasencia Elementary Los Angeles | 411 | 95.1% | 30.9% |
| Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary Van Nuys | 423 | 96.9% | 26.1% |
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 Los Angeles Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #4,155 of 5,151 | #1,011 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #4,372 of 5,172 ▼ 743 | #1,054 of 1,129 ▼ 149 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #4,507 of 5,172 ▼ 503 | #1,056 of 1,129 ▼ 106 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.7pp | #458 of 5,116 | #69 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #3,627 of 5,915 | #773 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,077 of 5,352 | #331 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #4,701 of 5,354 | #977 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #376 of 5,625 | #190 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.3% | #39 of 3,837 | #22 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
406
-137 (-25%) vs 2020
-66% since 2000-01, when it was 1,184
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 406 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 96% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 92% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 98% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 27 | 20.1:1 | 98% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 31.5 | 24.9:1 | 93% (733) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 31 | 24.3:1 | 89% (673) |
| 2010-11 | 827 | N/A | N/A | 45% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 1,184 | 64 | 18.5:1 | 96% (1,136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Angeles Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (785 to 406); teachers down 37% (31.5 to 20).
About Los Angeles Elementary
Los Angeles Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Los Angeles, California. The school serves 406 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified enroll 406,887 students altogether, Los Angeles Elementary among them.
At Los Angeles Elementary, Hispanic students make up 92% of the student body. It is also 2% Black. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 44 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Los Angeles Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
The school reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 20.3 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 96% of students. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
allk12 grades Los Angeles Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Los Angeles Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (24.3% actual, 23.6% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The school nearest to Los Angeles Elementary is Hobart Boulevard Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Los Angeles Elementary places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Los Angeles Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Los Angeles Elementary had 543 students in 2020-21 and 406 in 2024-25, a 25% decrease.
Community posts for Los Angeles Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Los Angeles ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Los Angeles Elementary?
Los Angeles Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
Is Los Angeles Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Los Angeles Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Los Angeles Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Los Angeles Elementary is approximately 20.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Los Angeles Elementary?
At Los Angeles Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Los Angeles Elementary?
Los Angeles Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.