Los Coyotes Elementary

Los Coyotes Elementary is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in La Palma, California, overseen by Centralia Elementary, teacheing 568 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Centralia Elementary runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,990 students. Los Coyotes Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Los Coyotes Elementary shows that 58% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder is composed of 21% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Los Coyotes Elementary logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Los Coyotes 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 56.7%; this one delivers 86.6%, a residual of +29.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Orange County put the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Los Coyotes Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Steve Luther Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Los Coyotes Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 55.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Los Coyotes Elementary's enrollment has climbed 6% since 2018, when it stood at 535 (now 568). Over the same period, the White share declined from 17% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 28.9:1 in 2018 to 27.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.