Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003207
Murchison Street Elementary
1501 Murchison St., Los Angeles, CA 90033 · (323) 222-0148 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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.
- ABeats 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
15.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
307 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 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
11%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
Murchison Street Elementary→El Sereno 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
45.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +31.7pp since 2014
Math
36.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +25.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 32 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.9% | 22.9% | 15.7% | 38.6% |
| Math | 15.6% | 20.6% | 26.9% | 36.9% |
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 | 45.7% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 33.5% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 25.6% |
| 2021-22 | 23.6% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 19.4% | 9.9% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 13.5% |
| 2016-17 | 22.7% | 13.2% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% 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 15 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 Murchison Street Elementary
Murchison Street Elementary's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murchison Street Elementary this school | 312 | 98.4% | 37.3% |
| Kimbrough Elementary San Diego | 316 | 96.8% | 21.7% |
| Los Cerritos Paramount | 341 | 97.9% | 36.3% |
| MacArthur Park Elem Sch for the Visual and Perf Arts Los Angeles | 338 | 97.9% | 26.9% |
| Christopher Dena Elementary Los Angeles | 313 | 94.9% | 34.8% |
| Tenth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 339 | 96.8% | 22.9% |
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 Murchison Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,726 of 5,151 | #669 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #2,624 of 5,172 ▲ 103 | #667 of 1,129 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #2,389 of 5,172 ▲ 962 | #569 of 1,129 ▲ 237 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #50 of 5,116 | #27 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #4,669 of 5,915 | #1,036 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #44 of 5,352 | #13 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #4,887 of 5,354 | #1,040 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #66 of 5,625 | #39 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #405 of 3,837 | #183 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
312
-38 (-11%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 980
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 312 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 98% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 97% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 98% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 95% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 22 | 21.0:1 | 97% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 22 | 21.6:1 | 95% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | N/A | N/A | 59% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 836 | 45 | 18.6:1 | 99% (831) |
| 1990-91 | 980 | 44 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murchison Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (462 to 312); teachers down 9% (22 to 20).
About Murchison Street Elementary
Murchison Street Elementary is an elementary school in Los Angeles, California, and it is part of Los Angeles Unified. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 312 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 33% smaller than average.
The district for Murchison Street Elementary is Los Angeles Unified, with 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Most students at Murchison Street Elementary are Hispanic: 94% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Murchison Street Elementary has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.6:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Murchison Street Elementary is 98%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Murchison Street Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Murchison Street Elementary is 15.4 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in California.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Of nearby public schools, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 38.2%, higher than Murchison Street Elementary's 37.3%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Murchison Street Elementary had 350 students in 2020-21 and 312 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.4:1 to 15.6:1 over the same years.
The Murchison Street Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Murchison Street ElementaryHow large is Murchison Street Elementary?
Murchison Street Elementary enrolls approximately 312 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Murchison Street Elementary serve?
Murchison Street Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Murchison Street Elementary have?
Murchison Street Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Murchison Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Murchison Street Elementary are roughly 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Murchison Street Elementary?
Murchison Street 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.