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Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003158
Main Street Elementary
129 East 53rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90011 · (323) 232-4856 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
603 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Main Street Elementary→Los Angeles Academy Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.7pp since 2014
Math
23.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.7% | 16.0% | 19.8% | 54.5% |
| Math | 6.2% | 17.5% | 20.6% | 55.7% |
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 | 25.7% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 21.5% | 15.1% |
| 2021-22 | 13.7% | 8.7% |
| 2018-19 | 24.6% | 20.9% |
| 2017-18 | 24.4% | 24.8% |
| 2016-17 | 25.6% | 22.3% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Main Street Elementary
Main Street Elementary's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street Elementary this school | 623 | 96.8% | 24.2% |
| Wisdom Elementary Los Angeles | 648 | 97.7% | 31.6% |
| Greenleaf Oakland | 613 | 96.2% | 17.4% |
| Hooper Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 608 | 98.8% | 19.9% |
| Esperanza Elementary Los Angeles | 577 | 97.9% | 30.2% |
| Roger Anton Elementary San Bernardino | 619 | 94.8% | 23.6% |
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 Main Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #4,159 of 5,151 | #1,013 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #3,915 of 5,172 ▼ 26 | #989 of 1,129 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #4,416 of 5,172 ▼ 152 | #1,041 of 1,129 ▼ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #262 of 5,116 | #106 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #1,202 of 5,915 | #231 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #343 of 5,352 | #97 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #4,796 of 5,354 | #1,002 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #223 of 5,625 | #119 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #502 of 3,837 | #220 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
623
-155 (-20%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,250
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 623 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 97% (603) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 36 | 18.0:1 | 95% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 98% (699) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 37 | 21.0:1 | 99% (771) |
| 2017-18 | 898 | 40 | 22.4:1 | 95% (856) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 39 | 22.1:1 | 95% (819) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | N/A | N/A | 61% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 1,629 | 76 | 21.4:1 | 91% (1,479) |
| 1990-91 | 1,250 | 50 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Main Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (898 to 623); teachers down 15% (40 to 34).
About Main Street Elementary
Main Street Elementary is an elementary school in Los Angeles, California, according to federal school records. The school's 623 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
The 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified enroll 406,887 students altogether, Main Street Elementary among them.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Main Street Elementary, with 93% of enrollment. Next come 5% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. By the diversity index, Main Street Elementary comes in at 13%.
Main Street Elementary's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 97%. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 27 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Main Street Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.8% at Main Street Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.2%.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The nearest public school is Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12, at about 0.2 miles. Main Street Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 20%, from 778 to 623. The school's ratio fell from 21.0:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 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
Quick facts
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Other Main Street Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Main Street Elementary. Main Street Elementary is the largest of the 8.
- Main Street ElementarySoquel, CA · 383 students
- Main Street Elementary SchoolTAYLOR, TX · 446 students
- MAIN STREET ELEM.TROY, MO · 423 students
- Main Street Elementary SchoolShelbyville, IL · 370 students
- Main Street ElementaryLake City, SC · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 120.2 mi · 496
- Estrella Elementary0.3 mi · 453
- Dr. Maya Angelou Community High0.3 mi · 971
- Synergy Quantum Academy0.3 mi · 564
- Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy0.5 mi · 603
- Aspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter0.5 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Main Street ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Main Street Elementary?
Main Street Elementary enrolls approximately 623 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Main Street Elementary serve?
Main Street Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Main Street Elementary have?
Main Street Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Main Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Main Street Elementary are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Main Street Elementary in?
Main Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.