Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003170
Marquez Charter
16821 Marquez Ave., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 · (310) 454-4019 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- CThree-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
19.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
52 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 78 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
65%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
79.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.3pp since 2014
Math
76.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.2% | 32.1% | 13.2% | 7.5% |
| Math | 36.8% | 39.6% | 15.1% | 8.5% |
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 | 79.3% | 76.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 78.7% |
| 2022-23 | 81.4% | 77.8% |
| 2021-22 | 84.2% | 73.8% |
| 2018-19 | 78.8% | 71.7% |
| 2017-18 | 80.9% | 66.0% |
| 2016-17 | 71.7% | 64.0% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
78.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Marquez Charter
Marquez Charter's state test result (78.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez Charter this school | 314 | 16.6% | 78.1% |
| Canyon Charter Elementary Santa Monica | 391 | 15.6% | 83.6% |
| Palisades Charter Elementary Pacific Palisades | 408 | 16.9% | 82.2% |
| Forest Grove Elementary Pacific Grove | 324 | 22.2% | 58.4% |
| Ivanhoe Elementary Los Angeles | 426 | 17.8% | 76.7% |
| Tijeras Creek Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | 315 | 21.6% | 69.5% |
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 Marquez Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #304 of 5,151 | #66 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #364 of 5,172 ▼ 85 | #80 of 1,129 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #305 of 5,172 ▲ 56 | #74 of 1,129 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #1,464 of 5,116 | #244 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #4,645 of 5,915 | #1,027 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #772 of 5,352 | #236 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #1,204 of 5,354 | #184 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #5,264 of 5,625 | #1,230 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.3% | #121 of 3,837 | #60 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
314
-114 (-27%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 314 | 16 | 19.6:1 | 17% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 14 | 22.9:1 | 14% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 13 | 24.1:1 | 14% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 13% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 24.5 | 21.8:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | N/A | N/A | 10% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 7% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 24 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marquez Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (535 to 314); teachers down 35% (24.5 to 16).
About Marquez Charter
Marquez Charter is a small elementary school in Pacific Palisades, California, (ZIP code 90272). Enrollment totals 314 students across kindergarten through 5. The school is 32% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Marquez Charter is part of Los Angeles Unified, where 784 schools serve 406,887 students.
About 44% of students at Marquez Charter are White, the largest single group. It is also 36% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Los Angeles County's residents are about 31% White, 13 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 16 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 17%. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 53 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Marquez Charter lands at A, ahead of 86% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 69.8% for a school in California with Marquez Charter's free or reduced-price lunch share. Marquez Charter posts 78.1%.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Marquez Charter shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Palisades Charter High, is about 1.0 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Marquez Charter is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Marquez Charter inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Federal records list Marquez Charter as a charter school.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 114 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.4:1 to 19.6:1 over the same years.
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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 schools in Los Angeles Unified
- Grover Cleveland Charter HighHigh · 2,719 students
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- Phineas Banning Senior HighHigh · 2,422 students
- San Pedro Senior HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Venice Senior HighHigh · 2,293 students
- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
Other schools in Pacific Palisades
- Palisades Charter HighHigh · 2,920 students
- Palisades Charter ElementaryElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Palisades Charter High1.0 mi · 2,920
- Palisades Charter Elementary1.2 mi · 408
- Canyon Charter Elementary2.3 mi · 391
- Roosevelt Elementary2.9 mi · 552
- Paul Revere Charter Middle3.1 mi · 1,715
- Lincoln Middle3.5 mi · 914
Frequently asked questions
About Marquez CharterHow large is Marquez Charter?
Marquez Charter enrolls approximately 314 students in grades KG-05.
Is Marquez Charter an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marquez Charter is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Marquez Charter have?
Marquez Charter employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Marquez Charter?
Student demographics at Marquez Charter are roughly 44% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 36% Two or more.
What district is Marquez Charter in?
Marquez Charter is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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