Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271008157
Ninth Street Elementary
835 St.anford Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90021 · (213) 896-2700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
25.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
299 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 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
40%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
18.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.5pp since 2014
Math
13.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 9 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 | 4.6% | 13.8% | 14.6% | 66.9% |
| Math | 7.2% | 5.9% | 22.4% | 64.5% |
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 | 18.5% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 15.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.7% | 16.3% |
| 2021-22 | 20.5% | 10.4% |
| 2018-19 | 33.8% | 30.4% |
| 2017-18 | 25.3% | 19.4% |
| 2016-17 | 20.3% | 18.6% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
16.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Ninth Street Elementary
Ninth Street Elementary's state test result (16.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninth Street Elementary this school | 302 | 99.0% | 16.5% |
| Arlington Heights Elementary Los Angeles | 308 | 96.8% | 24.2% |
| H. Frank Dominguez Elementary San Bernardino | 297 | 98.0% | 12.7% |
| ACORN Woodland Elementary Oakland | 291 | 97.3% | 22.3% |
| EnCompass Academy Elementary Oakland | 283 | 98.2% | 18.2% |
| Ritter Elementary Los Angeles | 307 | 97.4% | 39.1% |
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 Ninth Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #4,853 of 5,151 | #1,110 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #4,891 of 5,172 ▼ 247 | #1,112 of 1,129 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #4,925 of 5,172 ▼ 208 | #1,112 of 1,129 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #3,215 of 5,116 | #783 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #4,749 of 5,915 | #1,059 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #4,510 of 5,352 | #1,019 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #3,456 of 5,354 | #610 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #32 of 5,625 | #17 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #2,539 of 3,837 | #711 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
302
+57 (+23%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 302 | 12 | 25.2:1 | 99% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 13 | 21.2:1 | 97% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 10 | 24.5:1 | 98% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | 98% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 16 | 21.3:1 | 97% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 93% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 77% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 24 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ninth Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (340 to 302); teachers down 25% (16 to 12).
About Ninth Street Elementary
Ninth Street Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in Los Angeles, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 302 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 35% smaller than average.
Los Angeles Unified operates 784 schools. Combined enrollment is 406,887 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Ninth Street Elementary, at 76%. Next come 12% multiracial, 9% Black, and 3% White. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Ninth Street Elementary's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 12 full-time positions, a ratio of 25.2:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 25.2:1 here. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 29 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Ninth Street Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ninth Street Elementary is 5.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 16.5% actual, 21.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Ninth Street Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Ninth Street Elementary is PARA LOS NINOS MIDDLE, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 23% from its 2020-21 level of 245. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.9:1 to 25.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Ninth Street ElementaryHow many students attend Ninth Street Elementary?
Ninth Street Elementary enrolls approximately 302 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ninth Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ninth Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ninth Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ninth Street Elementary is approximately 25.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ninth Street Elementary?
Student demographics at Ninth Street Elementary are roughly 3% White, 76% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Ninth Street Elementary in?
Ninth Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.