Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003179
Melvin Avenue Elementary
7700 Melvin Ave., Reseda, CA 91335 · (818) 886-7171 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
18.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
345 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 | 87 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
36%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
Melvin Avenue Elementary→John A. Sutter 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
41.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
36.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.4% | 21.7% | 20.0% | 38.9% |
| Math | 18.9% | 17.2% | 25.0% | 38.9% |
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 | 41.1% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 34.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.2% | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 33.5% | 23.6% |
| 2018-19 | 31.8% | 24.3% |
| 2017-18 | 34.3% | 24.4% |
| 2016-17 | 27.6% | 28.2% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Melvin Avenue Elementary
Melvin Avenue Elementary's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Avenue Elementary this school | 379 | 91.0% | 36.7% |
| Reseda Elementary Reseda | 378 | 87.8% | 44.8% |
| Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary Buena Park | 365 | 87.7% | 32.9% |
| Ygnacio Valley Elementary Concord | 387 | 87.6% | 20.7% |
| Linda Vista Elementary San Diego | 362 | 91.7% | 15.8% |
| Coronita Elementary Corona | 400 | 92.5% | 25.8% |
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 Melvin Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,796 of 5,151 | #688 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #2,633 of 5,172 ▲ 12 | #670 of 1,129 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,812 of 5,172 ▲ 464 | #679 of 1,129 ▲ 112 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #617 of 5,116 | #232 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #3,937 of 5,915 | #846 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #511 of 5,352 | #157 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #3,645 of 5,354 | #656 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #972 of 5,625 | #405 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #1,077 of 1,139 | #166 of 181 |
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
379
+21 (+6%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 379 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 91% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 91% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 91% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 17 | 21.1:1 | 91% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 17 | 22.1:1 | 93% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 17 | 22.6:1 | 83% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | N/A | N/A | 71% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 665 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 75% (500) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 25 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Melvin Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (376 to 379); teachers up 18% (17 to 20).
About Melvin Avenue Elementary
Melvin Avenue Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Reseda, California. The school enrolls 379 students in kindergarten through 5.
Melvin Avenue Elementary is part of a district of 784 schools: Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students.
More than half of the students at Melvin Avenue Elementary are Hispanic (79%). Next come 9% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% White, and 3% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Melvin Avenue Elementary is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 91% of the student body. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Melvin Avenue Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 67% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Melvin Avenue Elementary is 10.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 36.7%. Predicted: 26.2%.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Melvin Avenue Elementary.
About 0.5 miles separate Melvin Avenue Elementary from the closest public school, Sven Lokrantz Special Education Center. The five-mile area around Melvin Avenue Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Melvin Avenue Elementary ranks 3rd of 5 nearby schools, at 36.7% versus a 32.2% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 358 to 379, a 6% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.1:1 to 18.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Melvin Avenue Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- Sven Lokrantz Special Education Center0.5 mi · 63
- Stanley Mosk Elementary0.6 mi · 490
- John A. Sutter Middle0.7 mi · 763
- Ingenium Charter Middle0.7 mi · 179
- Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley0.8 mi · 409
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Frequently asked questions
About Melvin Avenue ElementaryHow large is Melvin Avenue Elementary?
Melvin Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-05.
Is Melvin Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Melvin Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Melvin Avenue Elementary have?
Melvin Avenue Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Melvin Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Melvin Avenue Elementary are roughly 4% White, 79% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Melvin Avenue Elementary?
Melvin Avenue 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.