Magnolia Avenue Elementary

Magnolia Avenue Elementary is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, works with 545 students in grades K through 5.

Magnolia Avenue Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that teaches 406,887 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Magnolia Avenue Elementary records that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Magnolia Avenue Elementary reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Magnolia Avenue Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Magnolia Avenue 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 21.1%; this one delivers 36.5%, a residual of +15.5 points.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Magnolia Avenue Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Adams Preparatory High, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Magnolia Avenue Elementary. On composite proficiency, Magnolia Avenue Elementary comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 21.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 45%: 999 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 98% to 92%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Magnolia Avenue Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.