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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003237
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary
144 East 118th St., Los Angeles, CA 90061 · (323) 757-1717 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
457 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
36%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary→Samuel Gompers Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.2pp since 2014
Math
32.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.8% | 14.5% | 24.0% | 49.8% |
| Math | 12.2% | 20.7% | 23.0% | 44.1% |
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 | 26.2% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 26.7% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.4% | 20.9% |
| 2018-19 | 36.4% | 42.9% |
| 2017-18 | 37.4% | 41.2% |
| 2016-17 | 34.5% | 34.7% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary this school | 465 | 98.3% | 27.0% |
| Charles W. Barrett Elementary Los Angeles | 473 | 98.9% | 29.3% |
| E. Neal Roberts Elementary San Bernardino | 425 | 96.5% | 24.9% |
| Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 527 | 97.0% | 29.7% |
| Highland Community Oakland | 457 | 99.3% | 8.2% |
| Manchester Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 509 | 98.0% | 27.9% |
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 One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #3,862 of 5,151 | #958 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #2,925 of 5,172 ▲ 478 | #755 of 1,129 ▲ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #4,357 of 5,172 ▲ 210 | #1,031 of 1,129 ▲ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,398 of 5,116 | #426 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #2,850 of 5,915 | #577 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #676 of 5,352 | #203 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #3,677 of 5,354 | #665 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #70 of 5,625 | #42 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #770 of 3,837 | #319 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
465
-57 (-11%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 465 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 98% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 97% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | 98% (514) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 28 | 22.7:1 | 95% (604) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 27 | 23.7:1 | 96% (615) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | N/A | N/A | 86% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 100% (672) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 35 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (635 to 465); teachers down 14% (28 to 24).
About One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Los Angeles, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 465 students.
Besides One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary, Los Angeles Unified runs 783 other schools. The district enrolls 406,887 students.
At One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary, 78% of students are Hispanic. It is also 18% Black and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary scores 36%.
Staffing at One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary comes to 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.4:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 2.9 more students per teacher than here. One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary counts 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary is 5.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 27.0% actual, 22.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Among nearby public schools, One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary is 3rd among 4 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary is City: Large.
From 522 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 465 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 20.9 in 2020-21 to 19.4 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 One Hundred Eighteenth Street ElementaryHow many students attend One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary?
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary serve?
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary.
How diverse is One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary?
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary?
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.