Main Street Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Los Angeles, California, Main Street Elementary instructs 623 students from grades K through 5, part of Los Angeles Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Main Street Elementary sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Main Street Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Main Street Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). The remainder breaks down as 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Main Street Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Main Street Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.8%, the actual is 23.8%, a residual of +2.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Main Street Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Main Street Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Main Street Elementary's enrollment has decreased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 898 (now 623). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.