One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Los Angeles, California, One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary caters to 401 students from grades K through 5, run under Los Angeles Unified.

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

On demographics, One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary lists that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 16% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.9%.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Sixteenth Street Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 401). The Black share of enrollment decreased from 27% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.