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What's one thing Morningside Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003198
Morningside Elementary
576 North Maclay Ave., San Fernando, CA 91340 · (818) 365-7181 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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
20.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
384 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 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.2pp since 2014
Math
26.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 17.9% | 26.0% | 40.8% |
| Math | 11.9% | 14.9% | 23.9% | 49.3% |
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 | 33.2% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 18.9% |
| 2022-23 | 26.7% | 22.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.2% | 16.1% |
| 2018-19 | 37.1% | 26.4% |
| 2017-18 | 36.9% | 31.7% |
| 2016-17 | 31.9% | 31.2% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Morningside Elementary
Morningside Elementary's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside Elementary this school | 408 | 94.1% | 26.6% |
| Independence Elementary South Gate | 418 | 94.7% | 36.8% |
| Mains Elementary Calexico | 408 | 94.1% | 21.7% |
| Wallace R. Davis Elementary Santa Ana | 413 | 93.7% | 30.4% |
| Academia Moderna Walnut Park | 408 | 93.6% | N/A |
| Willow Elementary South Gate | 420 | 93.3% | 45.0% |
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 Morningside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,901 of 5,151 | #967 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,551 of 5,172 ▲ 740 | #917 of 1,129 ▲ 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #3,646 of 5,172 ▲ 401 | #890 of 1,129 ▲ 71 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #928 of 5,116 | #317 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #3,590 of 5,915 | #764 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,136 of 5,352 | #348 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #5,209 of 5,354 | #1,165 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #560 of 5,625 | #265 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #435 of 3,837 | #193 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
408
-73 (-15%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 930
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 94% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 93% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 21 | 20.0:1 | 93% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 21 | 22.9:1 | 92% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 25 | 24.0:1 | 88% (525) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 28 | 23.3:1 | 93% (606) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | N/A | N/A | 89% (676) |
| 2000-01 | 1,154 | 60 | 19.2:1 | 96% (1,112) |
| 1990-91 | 930 | 38 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morningside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (599 to 408); teachers down 20% (25 to 20).
About Morningside Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Morningside Elementary serves students in San Fernando, California. A total of 408 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified (784 schools, 406,887 students) runs Morningside Elementary.
Morningside Elementary's enrollment is 98% Hispanic. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Morningside Elementary's 20 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.4:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 94%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Morningside Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Morningside Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.6%; the prediction is 24.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Morningside Elementary. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Morningside Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 481 in 2020-21 to 408 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.9:1 to 20.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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Other Morningside Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 10 states are named Morningside Elementary. Morningside Elementary is the 10th largest of the 16.
- Morningside ElementaryGarden Grove, CA · 416 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 722 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolNEW BRAUNFELS, TX · 665 students
- MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ST LUCIE, FL · 653 students
- Morningside ElementarySioux City, IA · 645 students
Nearby schools
- PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy0.3 mi · 351
- San Fernando Institute of Applied Media0.4 mi · 384
- San Fernando Middle0.4 mi · 442
- Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Arts/Theatre/Entertain Mag0.7 mi · 300
- Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad0.7 mi · 321
- Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Acad of Scientific Explr (ASE)0.7 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Morningside ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Morningside Elementary?
Morningside Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Morningside Elementary serve?
Morningside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Morningside Elementary?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Morningside Elementary.
How diverse is Morningside Elementary?
Morningside Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Morningside Elementary in?
Morningside Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.