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What's the biggest difference between Miramonte Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003188
Miramonte Elementary
1400 East 68th St., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · (323) 583-1257 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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
19.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
610 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 | 147 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 69% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
7%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
Miramonte Elementary→Thomas A. Edison 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
22.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
21.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.9% | 17.0% | 19.0% | 58.1% |
| Math | 4.5% | 16.6% | 25.9% | 52.9% |
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 | 22.8% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 11.5% |
| 2022-23 | 19.7% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
| 2018-19 | 27.6% | 29.4% |
| 2017-18 | 24.0% | 20.2% |
| 2016-17 | 20.4% | 18.3% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Miramonte Elementary
Miramonte Elementary's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miramonte Elementary this school | 631 | 96.7% | 17.9% |
| Ascot Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 610 | 97.5% | 40.0% |
| Ramon Garza Elementary Bakersfield | 658 | 95.9% | 21.3% |
| Parmelee Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 670 | 95.4% | 32.8% |
| Hooper Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 608 | 98.8% | 19.9% |
| Cathedral City Elementary Cathedral City | 606 | 96.5% | 24.6% |
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 Miramonte Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #4,755 of 5,151 | #1,099 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #4,193 of 5,172 ▲ 755 | #1,025 of 1,129 ▲ 91 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #4,661 of 5,172 ▲ 359 | #1,084 of 1,129 ▲ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,555 of 5,116 | #452 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #1,146 of 5,915 | #218 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #813 of 5,352 | #253 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.1% | #5,099 of 5,354 | #1,118 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #240 of 5,625 | #127 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #2,362 of 3,837 | #678 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
631
-38 (-6%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 2,297
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 631 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 97% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 32 | 20.4:1 | 97% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 31 | 20.3:1 | 97% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 31 | 21.6:1 | 99% (661) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 31 | 23.3:1 | 96% (693) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 32 | 23.4:1 | 95% (708) |
| 2010-11 | 1,471 | N/A | N/A | 57% (832) |
| 2000-01 | 2,134 | 103 | 20.7:1 | 97% (2,070) |
| 1990-91 | 2,297 | 91 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miramonte Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (721 to 631); teachers up 3% (31 to 32).
About Miramonte Elementary
Miramonte Elementary is one of the public schools in Los Angeles, California. It is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 631 students. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Los Angeles Unified counts 406,887 students in its 784 schools, and Miramonte Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students make up 96% of enrollment at Miramonte Elementary. The remaining shares are 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. Miramonte Elementary's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 19.7 students per teacher and 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
allk12 grades Miramonte Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.9% at Miramonte Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.9%.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The school nearest to Miramonte Elementary is Thomas A. Edison Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Miramonte Elementary ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Miramonte Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Miramonte Elementary's enrollment declined 6%, to 631. The school's ratio fell from 21.6:1 to 19.7:1 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
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Other Miramonte Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Miramonte Elementary. Miramonte Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Miramonte ElementaryClovis, CA · 539 students
- Miramonte ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas A. Edison Middle0.2 mi · 837
- Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy0.5 mi · 454
- Wisdom Elementary0.5 mi · 648
- Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex0.5 mi · 457
- Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy0.5 mi · 493
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Frequently asked questions
About Miramonte ElementaryHow large is Miramonte Elementary?
Miramonte Elementary enrolls approximately 631 students in grades KG-05.
Is Miramonte Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Miramonte Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miramonte Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Miramonte Elementary is approximately 19.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Miramonte Elementary?
Student demographics at Miramonte Elementary are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Who oversees Miramonte Elementary?
Miramonte 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.