Enrollment
181
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003195
Monte Vista Street Elementary
5423 Monte Vista St., Los Angeles, CA 90042 · (323) 254-7261 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
18.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
160 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 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 31% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 66% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
5%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.1pp since 2014
Math
31.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.0pp 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 31 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 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.7% | 26.4% | 25.6% | 33.3% |
| Math | 14.7% | 16.3% | 23.3% | 45.7% |
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 | 41.1% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 27.5% | 14.1% |
| 2021-22 | 31.5% | 21.3% |
| 2018-19 | 29.6% | 23.1% |
| 2017-18 | 23.6% | 20.9% |
| 2016-17 | 27.4% | 19.8% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Monte Vista Street Elementary
Monte Vista Street Elementary's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Vista Street Elementary this school | 181 | 88.4% | 31.4% |
| Soto Street Elementary Los Angeles | 186 | 87.1% | 44.4% |
| Lake Marie Elementary Whittier | 186 | 87.1% | 34.1% |
| Tranquillity Elementary Tranquillity | 209 | 88.0% | 18.9% |
| Equitas Academy 5 Los Angeles | 184 | 89.7% | N/A |
| Equitas Academy 6 Los Angeles | 211 | 89.6% | N/A |
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 Monte Vista Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,338 of 5,151 | #834 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,129 of 5,172 ▲ 549 | #821 of 1,129 ▲ 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,819 of 5,172 ▲ 820 | #681 of 1,129 ▲ 186 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #656 of 5,116 | #244 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #5,417 of 5,915 | #1,229 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #1,288 of 5,625 | #501 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.0% | #21 of 3,837 | #10 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
181
-88 (-33%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 181 | 10 | 18.1:1 | 88% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 10 | 19.6:1 | 90% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 12 | 18.7:1 | 93% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 13 | 20.7:1 | 91% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 95% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 94% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | N/A | N/A | 52% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 979 | 50 | 19.6:1 | 100% (976) |
| 1990-91 | 836 | 35 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Vista Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (377 to 181); teachers down 41% (17 to 10).
About Monte Vista Street Elementary
Monte Vista Street Elementary is a small elementary school in Los Angeles, California, (ZIP code 90042). The latest federal count shows 181 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 61% smaller than average.
Monte Vista Street Elementary is one of 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students in total.
Monte Vista Street Elementary enrolls a student body that is 97% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. The chance that two students picked at random at Monte Vista Street Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
Federal data list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers at Monte Vista Street Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.1:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The lunch program counts 88% of students at Monte Vista Street Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Monte Vista Street Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Monte Vista Street Elementary, the prediction is 27.8% and the result is 31.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
The nearest public school is Richard Riordan Primary Center, at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Monte Vista Street Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 269 in 2020-21 and 181 in 2024-25, a 33% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.7:1 in 2020-21 to 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Monte Vista Street ElementaryHow many students attend Monte Vista Street Elementary?
Monte Vista Street Elementary enrolls approximately 181 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Monte Vista Street Elementary serve?
Monte Vista Street Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monte Vista Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monte Vista Street Elementary is approximately 18.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monte Vista Street Elementary?
At Monte Vista Street Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Monte Vista Street Elementary in?
Monte Vista Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.