Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003243
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary
10915 South McKinley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90059 · (323) 756-9206 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
19.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
323 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 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
32%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 Ninth Street Elementary→Samuel Gompers Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.9pp since 2014
Math
36.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +24.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.6% | 23.3% | 12.8% | 52.3% |
| Math | 14.4% | 22.0% | 16.8% | 46.8% |
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 | 34.9% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 23.2% |
| 2021-22 | 20.1% | 15.3% |
| 2018-19 | 18.1% | 16.6% |
| 2017-18 | 17.6% | 11.4% |
| 2016-17 | 9.8% | 8.5% |
| 2015-16 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| 2014-15 | 12.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Ninth Street Elementary
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary this school | 332 | 97.3% | 30.6% |
| Barton Hill Elementary San Pedro | 329 | 95.7% | 27.8% |
| Birdielee V. Bright Elementary Los Angeles | 374 | 95.5% | 37.0% |
| Grape Street Elementary Los Angeles | 333 | 97.9% | 26.7% |
| One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 401 | 96.8% | 29.8% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Los Angeles | 278 | 98.9% | 20.8% |
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 Ninth Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,427 of 5,151 | #857 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #2,600 of 5,172 ▲ 1,118 | #659 of 1,129 ▲ 267 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #3,448 of 5,172 ▲ 393 | #839 of 1,129 ▲ 79 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.9pp | #88 of 5,116 | #42 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #4,457 of 5,915 | #970 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #734 of 5,352 | #221 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #3,830 of 5,354 | #703 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #171 of 5,625 | #101 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #764 of 3,837 | #316 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
332
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 332 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 97% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 96% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 18 | 18.2:1 | 97% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 18 | 20.1:1 | 96% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 19.5 | 23.3:1 | 96% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 95% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | N/A | N/A | 55% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 23 | 22.8:1 | 98% (515) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 19 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (454 to 332); teachers down 13% (19.5 to 17).
About One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary
Students in Los Angeles, California, attend One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. A federal count lists 332 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Los Angeles Unified is the local district for One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary. It runs 784 schools with 406,887 students.
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary's enrollment is 80% Hispanic. The school is also 17% Black. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.5 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 97%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against California public elementary schools, One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary is 22.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.6%.
Within Los Angeles County, the median household income is $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%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
The shortest distance from One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 332, an 8% decrease from 361 in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. 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 One Hundred Ninth Street ElementaryHow many students attend One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary?
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-05.
Is One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary have?
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
How diverse is One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary?
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary public or private?
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
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