Enrollment
188
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003371
Nora Sterry Elementary
1730 Corinth Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025 · (310) 473-2172 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
158 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 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
51%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
36.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.2pp since 2014
Math
23.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.9% | 21.8% | 26.4% | 36.8% |
| Math | 8.0% | 15.9% | 34.1% | 42.0% |
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 | 36.8% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 46.2% | 38.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.5% | 33.7% |
| 2018-19 | 53.5% | 48.9% |
| 2017-18 | 57.1% | 38.0% |
| 2016-17 | 52.3% | 39.1% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Nora Sterry Elementary
Nora Sterry Elementary's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nora Sterry Elementary this school | 188 | 84.0% | 33.6% |
| Rowan Elementary San Diego | 205 | 79.0% | 42.9% |
| Brockton Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 189 | 88.4% | 45.9% |
| Palms Elementary Los Angeles | 229 | 78.6% | 30.8% |
| New Hope Charter Sacramento | 164 | 81.1% | N/A |
| Mark Twain Elementary Sacramento | 263 | 83.3% | 17.7% |
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 Nora Sterry Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #3,100 of 5,151 | #774 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #3,897 of 5,172 ▼ 1,147 | #986 of 1,129 ▼ 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #3,244 of 5,172 ▼ 645 | #785 of 1,129 ▼ 177 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.3pp | #121 of 5,116 | #16 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #5,396 of 5,915 | #1,224 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #1,761 of 5,625 | #615 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.3% | #331 of 3,837 | #152 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
188
-48 (-20%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 188 | 11 | 17.1:1 | 84% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 11 | 16.3:1 | 79% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 13 | 14.7:1 | 81% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 13 | 18.1:1 | 75% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 71% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 15 | 24.3:1 | 70% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | N/A | N/A | 75% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 95% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 19 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nora Sterry Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (286 to 188); teachers down 21% (14 to 11).
About Nora Sterry Elementary
Among the schools in Los Angeles, California, is Nora Sterry Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 188 students. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 60% below that mark.
The district, Los Angeles Unified, operates 784 schools serving 406,887 students.
At Nora Sterry Elementary, 68% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 12% White, 10% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Staffing at Nora Sterry Elementary comes to 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1:1. The school's 17.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. On the income side, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 14 points.
Nora Sterry Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Nora Sterry Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.6%; the prediction is 30.3%.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
The closest school to Nora Sterry Elementary is New West Charter, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nora Sterry Elementary's average proficiency of 33.6% compares with 52.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Nora Sterry Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 20% over 4 years, reaching 188 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.1:1 in 2020-21, and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback at Nora Sterry Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Nora Sterry ElementaryHow large is Nora Sterry Elementary?
Nora Sterry Elementary enrolls approximately 188 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Nora Sterry Elementary serve?
Nora Sterry Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Nora Sterry Elementary have?
Nora Sterry Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is Nora Sterry Elementary?
Nora Sterry Elementary reports a student body of 12% White, 68% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Nora Sterry Elementary in?
Nora Sterry Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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