One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary

Located at 10915 South McKinley Ave., in Los Angeles, California, One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary is a close-knit primary school that enrolls 332 students (grades K through 5), operated by Los Angeles Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary records that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 97% of students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.8%.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 27.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 27%: 454 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

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