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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRALIA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060807000778
Los Coyotes Elementary
8122 Moody St., La Palma, CA 90623 · (714) 228-3260 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
27.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
217 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
85.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
85.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 61.5% | 24.2% | 8.2% | 6.1% |
| Math | 61.0% | 24.2% | 10.9% | 3.9% |
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 | 85.8% | 85.2% |
| 2023-24 | 86.2% | 87.2% |
| 2022-23 | 86.8% | 85.6% |
| 2021-22 | 84.3% | 81.8% |
| 2018-19 | 93.0% | 89.3% |
| 2017-18 | 89.6% | 86.1% |
| 2016-17 | 86.9% | 85.2% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in California's top 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 Coyotes Elementary
Los Coyotes Elementary's state test result (86.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Coyotes Elementary this school | 568 | 38.2% | 86.1% |
| Hugo Reid Elementary Arcadia | 583 | 34.5% | 64.5% |
| Wittmann (Helen) Elementary Cerritos | 561 | 37.3% | 82.9% |
| Ericson Elementary San Diego | 650 | 39.7% | 72.9% |
| Sunset Lane Elementary Fullerton | 700 | 41.9% | 68.9% |
| Oliveira Elementary Fremont | 496 | 33.3% | 65.5% |
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 Los Coyotes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #64 of 5,151 | #7 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #96 of 5,172 ▼ 35 | #10 of 382 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #85 of 5,172 ▼ 18 | #13 of 382 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #2,494 of 5,116 | #183 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #1,668 of 5,915 | #122 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.1:1 | #5,131 of 5,352 | #351 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,842 of 5,354 | #155 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #4,406 of 5,625 | #259 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #700 of 1,139 | #31 of 55 |
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
568
+43 (+8%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 568 | 21 | 27.1:1 | 38% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 22 | 26.2:1 | 33% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 22 | 25.9:1 | 31% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 19 | 27.6:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 18.5 | 28.9:1 | 21% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 20 | 26.6:1 | 20% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | N/A | N/A | 21% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 20 | 22.0:1 | 13% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 20 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Coyotes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (535 to 568); teachers up 14% (18.5 to 21).
About Los Coyotes Elementary
Los Coyotes Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, located in La Palma. It has an enrollment of 568 students in kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 22% larger than that mark.
A total of 8 schools make up Centralia Elementary, with 3,990 students enrolled.
More than half of enrollment at Los Coyotes Elementary is Asian: 58%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 10% White, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 22% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Los Coyotes Elementary scores 60%.
On staff are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 27.1:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 38% of students at Los Coyotes Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Los Coyotes Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 99% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 57.1% for Los Coyotes Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 86.1%. The 29.0-point gap ranks in the top 10% of California schools.
In the wider Orange County area, median household income comes to about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Orange County's 649 public schools enroll about 430,458 students and include Los Coyotes Elementary.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Steve Luther Elementary, is the closest to Los Coyotes Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Los Coyotes Elementary comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Los Coyotes Elementary enrolled 525 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 568.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centralia Elementary
- Buena Terra ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- George B. Miller ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Centralia ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Glen H. Dysinger Sr. ElementaryElementary · 468 students
- San Marino ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Danbrook ElementaryElementary · 433 students
Other schools in La Palma
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Walker Junior HighMiddle · 890 students
- George B. Miller ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Steve Luther ElementaryElementary · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Steve Luther Elementary0.4 mi · 403
- John F. Kennedy High0.5 mi · 1,983
- Walker Junior High0.5 mi · 890
- Clara J. King Elementary0.6 mi · 431
- George B. Miller Elementary0.7 mi · 502
- San Marino Elementary1.3 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Los Coyotes ElementaryHow many students attend Los Coyotes Elementary?
Los Coyotes Elementary enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Los Coyotes Elementary serve?
Los Coyotes Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Los Coyotes Elementary?
Approximately 27.1:1 students per teacher at Los Coyotes Elementary.
How diverse is Los Coyotes Elementary?
Los Coyotes Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 58% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Los Coyotes Elementary in?
Los Coyotes Elementary is part of Centralia Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.