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 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.0%; this one delivers 31.4%.

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.