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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABC UNIFIED·NCES 060162000023
Niemes (John H.) Elementary
16715 Jersey Ave., Artesia, CA 90701 · (562) 229-7890 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
23.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
481 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 29% larger than its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
49.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.2pp since 2014
Math
40.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 27.9% | 21.5% | 29.3% |
| Math | 18.5% | 22.4% | 33.4% | 25.7% |
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 | 49.2% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.1% | 40.2% |
| 2021-22 | 44.7% | 31.8% |
| 2018-19 | 39.7% | 32.3% |
| 2017-18 | 38.8% | 29.4% |
| 2016-17 | 34.6% | 29.3% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Niemes (John H.) Elementary
Niemes (John H.) Elementary's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niemes (John H.) Elementary this school | 631 | 76.2% | 42.9% |
| Schafer Park Elementary Hayward | 606 | 77.4% | 33.0% |
| Rio Rosales Oxnard | 557 | 77.0% | 29.7% |
| Barranca Elementary Covina | 529 | 75.4% | 50.9% |
| Grovecenter Elementary West Covina | 595 | 78.3% | 51.1% |
| Norman R. Brekke Elementary Oxnard | 585 | 73.8% | 48.5% |
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 Niemes (John H.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,242 of 5,151 | #534 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,231 of 5,172 ▲ 111 | #556 of 1,129 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #2,102 of 5,172 ▲ 285 | #485 of 1,129 ▲ 61 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #1,177 of 5,116 | #376 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #1,142 of 5,915 | #217 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,261 of 5,352 | #779 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #3,615 of 5,354 | #646 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #2,527 of 5,625 | #781 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #2,466 of 3,837 | #697 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
631
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 631 | 27 | 23.4:1 | 76% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 26 | 24.9:1 | 76% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 75% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 28 | 23.5:1 | 77% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 26 | 27.5:1 | 71% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 26 | 27.5:1 | 75% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | N/A | N/A | 73% (489) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 62% (397) |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 20 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Niemes (John H.) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (715 to 631); teachers up 4% (26 to 27).
About Niemes (John H.) Elementary
Niemes (John H.) Elementary is one of the public schools in Artesia, California. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It had 631 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 36% higher.
Niemes (John H.) Elementary belongs to ABC Unified, a district of 30 schools and 17,570 students.
More than half of the students at Niemes (John H.) Elementary are Hispanic (78%). Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Niemes (John H.) Elementary scores 37%.
Teacher count: 27 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 23.4:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 76%.
Niemes (John H.) Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Niemes (John H.) Elementary are 8.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.9% actual, 34.9% predicted).
In Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Among nearby public schools, Arturo Sanchez Elementary is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Niemes (John H.) Elementary. Niemes (John H.) Elementary places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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 ABC Unified
- Cerritos HighHigh · 1,996 students
- Gahr (Richard) HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Artesia HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Whitney (Gretchen) HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Leal (Frank C.) ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryElementary · 681 students
Other schools in Artesia
- Ross (Faye) MiddleMiddle · 528 students
- Elliott (William F) ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Burbank (Luther) ElementaryElementary · 421 students
- Kennedy (John F.) ElementaryElementary · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Arturo Sanchez Elementary0.6 mi · 239
- Juarez (Benito) Elementary0.6 mi · 295
- Gahr (Richard) High0.6 mi · 1,631
- Burbank (Luther) Elementary0.6 mi · 421
- Ross (Faye) Middle0.8 mi · 528
- ABC Secondary (Alternative)0.9 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Niemes (John H.) ElementaryHow large is Niemes (John H.) Elementary?
Niemes (John H.) Elementary enrolls approximately 631 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Niemes (John H.) Elementary serve?
Niemes (John H.) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Niemes (John H.) Elementary?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Niemes (John H.) Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Niemes (John H.) Elementary?
At Niemes (John H.) Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Niemes (John H.) Elementary public or private?
Niemes (John H.) Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by ABC Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.