Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITTIER CITY·NCES 064245006940
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy
8015 South Painter Ave., Whittier, CA 90602 · (562) 789-3160 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
302 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
31.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.5% | 23.5% | 22.9% | 37.1% |
| Math | 12.8% | 18.6% | 28.5% | 40.1% |
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 | 40.0% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 29.4% | 15.8% |
| 2018-19 | 47.5% | 37.7% |
| 2017-18 | 49.2% | 31.4% |
| 2016-17 | 36.2% | 21.8% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy this school | 338 | 89.3% | 35.7% |
| Osceola Street Elementary Sylmar | 352 | 90.1% | 40.0% |
| Fries Avenue Elementary Wilmington | 325 | 90.2% | 24.2% |
| Jackson Elementary Fresno | 319 | 90.6% | 25.8% |
| Felton Elementary Lennox | 364 | 90.1% | 33.4% |
| ISANA Palmati Academy North Hollywood | 360 | 89.7% | N/A |
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 Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #2,887 of 5,151 | #720 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,084 of 5,172 ▼ 15 | #807 of 1,129 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,936 of 5,172 ▼ 505 | #704 of 1,129 ▼ 148 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.1pp | #301 of 5,116 | #118 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #4,399 of 5,915 | #958 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,745 of 5,352 | #509 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #4,405 of 5,354 | #868 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #1,173 of 5,625 | #467 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #1,225 of 3,837 | #443 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
338
-77 (-19%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 338 | 15.8 | 21.4:1 | 89% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 16.9 | 22.1:1 | 88% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 18.4 | 20.1:1 | 74% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 18 | 23.1:1 | 78% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 19 | 22.7:1 | 88% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 18 | 24.7:1 | 91% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | N/A | N/A | 78% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 71% (366) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 17 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (432 to 338); teachers down 17% (19 to 15.8).
About Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy is an elementary school located in Whittier, California, in Los Angeles County. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 338 students. It has 27% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
The district, Whittier City, operates 12 schools serving 5,288 students.
By race and ethnicity, Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy is 89% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 41 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy are from different groups.
The school lists 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 302 students, or 89%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
In California, Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 35.7% actual against a predicted 27.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that 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 Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy.
Evergreen Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy ranks 7th on proficiency.
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 338, compared with 415 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 23.1 in 2020-21 to 21.4 in 2024-25.
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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 Lydia Jackson College Preparatory AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy?
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 338 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy serve?
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy?
At Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy public or private?
Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whittier City.
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