Niemes (John H.) Elementary

Niemes (John H.) Elementary operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Artesia, California, overseen by ABC Unified. Current enrollment sits at 631 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 36% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

ABC Unified runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 17,570 students. Niemes (John H.) Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Niemes (John H.) Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Niemes (John H.) Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 40.7%.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Niemes (John H.) Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Arturo Sanchez Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Niemes (John H.) Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

Niemes (John H.) Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 715 students in 2018 compared to 631 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 27.5:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.