Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED·NCES 061632502057
Nelson Elementary
330 North California Ave., La Puente, CA 91744 · (626) 933-8400 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
18.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
222 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 72 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 64% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
26.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.4pp since 2014
Math
19.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.1% | 14.5% | 20.2% | 53.2% |
| Math | 4.8% | 14.3% | 27.0% | 54.0% |
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 | 26.6% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 28.7% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.6% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 34.3% | 25.9% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 29.7% |
| 2016-17 | 36.3% | 27.0% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Nelson Elementary
Nelson Elementary's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Elementary this school | 291 | 76.3% | 24.1% |
| Lassalette La Puente | 279 | 77.4% | 29.3% |
| City Terrace Elementary Los Angeles | 313 | 78.6% | 56.3% |
| Valinda School of Academics Valinda | 306 | 77.8% | 31.9% |
| California Elementary La Puente | 317 | 75.1% | 35.3% |
| Jersey Avenue Elementary Santa Fe Springs | 260 | 75.4% | 51.6% |
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 Nelson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #4,173 of 5,151 | #1,016 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #4,391 of 5,172 ▼ 422 | #1,057 of 1,129 ▼ 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #4,317 of 5,172 ▼ 504 | #1,024 of 1,129 ▼ 115 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.4pp | #496 of 5,116 | #77 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #4,833 of 5,915 | #1,085 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #308 of 5,352 | #89 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #4,679 of 5,354 | #966 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #2,513 of 5,625 | #778 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #1,643 of 3,837 | #549 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
291
+26 (+10%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | 76% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 16 | 19.1:1 | 77% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 15 | 20.9:1 | 76% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 12 | 22.1:1 | 92% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 15 | 23.7:1 | 88% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 16 | 23.1:1 | 92% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | N/A | N/A | 89% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 77% (381) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 22 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nelson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (355 to 291); teachers up 7% (15 to 16).
About Nelson Elementary
Nelson Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in La Puente, California. It reports enrollment of 291 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 37% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Within Hacienda la Puente Unified, Nelson Elementary is one of 35 schools. The district enrolls 16,260 students.
Nelson Elementary is 92% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Asian and 3% multiracial. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
The school has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 4.1 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Nelson Elementary, 76% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public elementary schools, Nelson Elementary outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Nelson Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.1% is 10.7 points below the 34.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Nelson Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Sparks Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Nelson Elementary is 8th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Nelson Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment increased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 22.1:1 to 18.2:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hacienda la Puente Unified
- Los Altos HighHigh · 1,592 students
- Glen A. Wilson HighHigh · 1,456 students
- Mesa RoblesElementary · 1,246 students
- Cedarlane AcademyElementary · 878 students
- La Puente HighHigh · 813 students
- Fairgrove AcademyElementary · 749 students
Other schools in La Puente
- Nogales HighHigh · 1,535 students
- La Puente HighHigh · 813 students
- Fairgrove AcademyElementary · 749 students
- Bassett Senior HighHigh · 747 students
- Sparks MiddleMiddle · 600 students
- Don Julian ElementaryElementary · 544 students
Other Nelson Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Nelson Elementary. Nelson Elementary is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Nelson ElementaryPinedale, CA · 466 students
- NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDOVER, FL · 630 students
- Nelson Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 527 students
- Nelson Elementary SchoolGraham, WA · 497 students
- Nelson ElemHaysville, KS · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Sparks Elementary0.4 mi · 361
- Sparks Middle0.5 mi · 600
- Sunset0.8 mi · 27
- Sunset Elementary0.8 mi · 118
- Lassalette0.8 mi · 279
- La Puente High0.9 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Nelson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Nelson Elementary?
Nelson Elementary enrolls approximately 291 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Nelson Elementary serve?
Nelson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Nelson Elementary?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Nelson Elementary.
How diverse is Nelson Elementary?
Nelson Elementary reports a student body of 92% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Nelson Elementary public or private?
Nelson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hacienda la Puente Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.