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What's the most underrated thing about Menlo Avenue Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003180
Menlo Avenue Elementary
4156 Menlo Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90037 · (323) 232-4291 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- ABeats 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
18.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
525 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 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 83% larger than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
23%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
43.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.3pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.0% | 26.3% | 22.4% | 34.3% |
| Math | 11.7% | 19.9% | 27.8% | 40.7% |
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 | 43.3% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 24.9% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 27.5% |
| 2021-22 | 30.5% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 40.5% | 37.4% |
| 2017-18 | 45.6% | 39.9% |
| 2016-17 | 31.3% | 31.7% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Menlo Avenue Elementary
Menlo Avenue Elementary's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Avenue Elementary this school | 531 | 98.9% | 35.4% |
| Sixty-First Street Elementary Los Angeles | 541 | 98.9% | 37.7% |
| Ninety-Second Street Elementary Los Angeles | 568 | 98.6% | 38.8% |
| Lankershim Elementary Highland | 551 | 97.1% | 18.2% |
| 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 Menlo Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #2,914 of 5,151 | #730 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,071 of 5,172 ▲ 574 | #803 of 1,129 ▲ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,620 of 5,172 ▲ 136 | #635 of 1,129 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #486 of 5,116 | #185 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #2,075 of 5,915 | #416 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #336 of 5,352 | #96 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #4,287 of 5,354 | #824 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #41 of 5,625 | #24 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #3,670 of 3,837 | #921 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
531
+112 (+27%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,312
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 531 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 99% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 26.5 | 19.4:1 | 98% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 23.5 | 21.6:1 | 98% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 98% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 97% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 96% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | N/A | N/A | 55% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 1,390 | 66 | 21.1:1 | 99% (1,376) |
| 1990-91 | 1,312 | 53 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Menlo Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (540 to 531); teachers up 21% (24 to 29).
About Menlo Avenue Elementary
Menlo Avenue Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Los Angeles, California. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 531 students.
Menlo Avenue Elementary is part of a district of 784 schools: Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students.
The large majority of students at Menlo Avenue Elementary, 87%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 9% Black and 3% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Menlo Avenue Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
The count of teachers at Menlo Avenue Elementary is 29 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.3:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The school counts 525 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Menlo Avenue Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Menlo Avenue Elementary is 13.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.4% actual, 21.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
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.
Nearest public school: Manual Arts Senior High, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.4%; Menlo Avenue Elementary's is 35.4%, ranking 2nd of 5.
NCES describes the area around Menlo Avenue Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 27%, from 419 to 531. The school's ratio fell from 19.9:1 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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Frequently asked questions
About Menlo Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Menlo Avenue Elementary?
Menlo Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 531 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Menlo Avenue Elementary serve?
Menlo Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Menlo Avenue Elementary have?
Menlo Avenue Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Menlo Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Menlo Avenue Elementary are roughly 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Menlo Avenue Elementary?
Menlo 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.