Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003306
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary
4865 East First St., Los Angeles, CA 90022 · (323) 263-3869 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
21.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
288 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 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
10%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
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary→Griffith Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +30.1pp since 2014
Math
49.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +39.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 30 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 39 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.4% | 27.7% | 28.2% | 20.7% |
| Math | 22.8% | 26.5% | 33.3% | 17.5% |
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 | 51.1% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.7% | 50.6% |
| 2021-22 | 49.5% | 38.9% |
| 2018-19 | 41.7% | 40.3% |
| 2017-18 | 36.5% | 22.9% |
| 2016-17 | 28.4% | 16.4% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in California's top 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 Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary this school | 316 | 91.1% | 51.0% |
| Barbara Webster Elementary Santa Paula | 325 | 90.5% | 26.0% |
| Fries Avenue Elementary Wilmington | 325 | 90.2% | 24.2% |
| Montgomery (John J.) Elementary Chula Vista | 338 | 89.1% | 38.8% |
| Fremont Primary Calipatria | 348 | 92.0% | 27.8% |
| Kinoshita Elementary San Juan Capistrano | 302 | 91.4% | 24.1% |
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 Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,650 of 5,151 | #367 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #1,647 of 5,172 ▼ 248 | #385 of 1,129 ▼ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #1,949 of 5,172 ▼ 217 | #444 of 1,129 ▼ 69 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,401 of 5,116 | #429 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #4,628 of 5,915 | #1,022 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,547 of 5,352 | #459 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #4,940 of 5,354 | #1,055 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #949 of 5,625 | #395 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,946 of 3,837 | #604 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
316
-113 (-26%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 316 | 15 | 21.1:1 | 91% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 17 | 20.0:1 | 94% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 17 | 18.6:1 | 91% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 92% (394) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 18.5 | 20.3:1 | 92% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 91% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | N/A | N/A | 45% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 97% (529) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 30 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (375 to 316); teachers down 19% (18.5 to 15).
About Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary is an elementary school in Los Angeles, California, reachable at (323) 263-3869. Enrollment totals 316 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Los Angeles Unified is responsible for 784 schools, Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary included, with 406,887 students in all.
Hispanic students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. The school has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 21.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 91% of students (288) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 21 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary in the top 10% of California schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 24.9 points above it (51.0% actual, 26.1% predicted).
The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary.
The closest school to Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary is KIPP Iluminar Academy, located about 0.2 miles away. Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 316, from 429 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Morris K. Hamasaki ElementaryHow large is Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary?
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary enrolls approximately 316 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary serve?
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary?
At Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary?
Morris K. Hamasaki 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.