Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary

Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary, a mid-sized primary school in Long Beach, California, part of Long Beach Unified, caters to 615 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 82 schools in Long Beach Unified (62,255 students total), Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment; the rest consists of 13% Asian, 10% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.6%; this one delivers 30.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Willard Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary's enrollment has decreased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 891 (now 615). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 28.9:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 today.

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