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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271013119
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary
4410 Orchard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90037 · (323) 235-8350 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
20.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
439 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 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
21%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
16.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.1% | 15.7% | 23.4% | 52.8% |
| Math | 4.2% | 12.4% | 27.8% | 55.6% |
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 | 23.8% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 14.3% |
| 2022-23 | 21.7% | 16.1% |
| 2021-22 | 19.8% | 11.5% |
| 2018-19 | 26.0% | 18.5% |
| 2017-18 | 26.6% | 17.4% |
| 2016-17 | 23.5% | 20.1% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary this school | 449 | 97.8% | 18.8% |
| Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 441 | 97.5% | 44.3% |
| Estrella Elementary Los Angeles | 453 | 97.8% | 24.0% |
| Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci Los Angeles | 480 | 98.5% | 18.1% |
| Gil Garcetti Learning Academy Los Angeles | 519 | 98.3% | 40.6% |
| Forty-Ninth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 491 | 97.4% | 26.1% |
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 Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #4,670 of 5,151 | #1,088 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #4,605 of 5,172 ▲ 132 | #1,088 of 1,129 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #4,587 of 5,172 ▲ 113 | #1,073 of 1,129 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #1,791 of 5,116 | #499 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #3,045 of 5,915 | #628 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,156 of 5,352 | #359 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #4,382 of 5,354 | #856 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #118 of 5,625 | #69 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #2,139 of 3,837 | #641 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
449
-51 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 98% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 98% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 19 | 24.2:1 | 98% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 24 | 20.8:1 | 98% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 97% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 22 | 23.4:1 | 96% (494) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (523 to 449); teachers down 8% (24 to 22).
About Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary serves students in Los Angeles, California, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 449 students.
Los Angeles Unified, which runs Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary, has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Hispanic students are 88% of those enrolled at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary comes to 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.4:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary counts 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary, the prediction is 22.3% and the result is 18.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 18.8% versus a 29.2% average.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 10% over 4 years, reaching 449 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary?
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary enrolls approximately 449 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary serve?
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary is approximately 20.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary?
At Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 88% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary?
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.