Miramonte Elementary

Located at 1400 East 68th St., in Los Angeles, California, Miramonte Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school that instructs 631 students (grades K through 5), run under Los Angeles Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Miramonte Elementary sits 36% bigger than that benchmark.

Miramonte Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that caters to 406,887 students overall.

On demographics, Miramonte Elementary lists that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Miramonte Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Miramonte Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.9%; this one delivers 13.4%.

In the area at large, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Miramonte Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Thomas A. Edison Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Miramonte Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 28.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Miramonte Elementary has contracted 12%, going from 721 students in 2018 to 631 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.