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Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet

8821 Villanova Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045 · (310) 670-0480 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
Enrollment
161
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
127 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
Kindergarten
29
Grade 1
19
Grade 2
22
Grade 3
22
Grade 4
34
Grade 5
35
Student demographics
White
11%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
3924%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56%
Black
10968%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12%
Two+
106%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
7647%
Female
8553%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
35.5%
CA avg 47.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
33.6%
CA avg 35.6% . +13.6pp since 2014
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
161
-206 (-56%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 23.7:1
% White
1%
was 4%
% Hispanic
24%
was 32%
% Black
68%
was 59%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet

Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet operates as an one-room-style elementary-level community in Los Angeles, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 161 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 65% smaller than typical.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet logs that Black students make up the majority at 68%; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 34.7%, a residual of +2.2 points.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet is one.

Katherine Johnson STEM Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.3%.

Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet has ticked down 56%, going from 367 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 59% to 68%. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Los Angeles County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
8821 Villanova Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone
(310) 670-0480
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
161
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
17.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
127 (79%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271003153
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet
How large is Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet?
Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet enrolls approximately 161 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet serve?
Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet is approximately 17.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet?
Student demographics at Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet are roughly 1% White, 24% Hispanic, 68% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet?
Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts Magnet 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.
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