Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003254
Osceola Street Elementary
14940 Osceola St., Sylmar, CA 91342 · (818) 362-1556 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
20.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
317 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 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
18%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.3pp since 2014
Math
37.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.3% | 28.0% | 23.3% | 27.3% |
| Math | 17.9% | 19.2% | 29.1% | 33.8% |
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 | 49.3% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 33.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.5% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.5% | 24.3% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 37.8% | 25.5% |
| 2016-17 | 34.0% | 22.5% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Osceola Street Elementary
Osceola Street Elementary's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola Street Elementary this school | 352 | 90.1% | 40.0% |
| Felton Elementary Lennox | 364 | 90.1% | 33.4% |
| Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy Whittier | 338 | 89.3% | 35.7% |
| Fries Avenue Elementary Wilmington | 325 | 90.2% | 24.2% |
| Castle Park Elementary Chula Vista | 377 | 88.3% | 36.4% |
| Charles H. Lee Elementary Azusa | 378 | 90.5% | 26.8% |
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 Osceola Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,490 of 5,151 | #608 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #2,539 of 5,172 ▲ 232 | #639 of 1,129 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #2,087 of 5,172 ▲ 460 | #480 of 1,129 ▲ 113 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.8pp | #405 of 5,116 | #156 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #4,256 of 5,915 | #924 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,325 of 5,352 | #399 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #4,558 of 5,354 | #921 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,106 of 5,625 | #452 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #965 of 1,139 | #153 of 181 |
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
352
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 352 | 17 | 20.7:1 | 90% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 88% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 16 | 21.4:1 | 90% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 17 | 21.6:1 | 88% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 14 | 24.6:1 | 85% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 13 | 26.0:1 | 90% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | N/A | N/A | 83% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 82% (435) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 19 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Osceola Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (345 to 352); teachers up 21% (14 to 17).
About Osceola Street Elementary
Osceola Street Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Sylmar, California. Enrollment totals 352 students across kindergarten through 5. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified operates 784 schools. Combined enrollment is 406,887 students.
At Osceola Street Elementary, 91% of students are Hispanic. It is also 4% multiracial and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for Osceola Street Elementary is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Osceola Street Elementary, there are about 20.7 students; the school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 90%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Osceola Street Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Osceola Street Elementary is +13.2 points: 40.0% actual, 26.8% predicted.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Osceola Street Elementary among them.
The closest school to Osceola Street Elementary is Dyer Street Elementary, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Osceola Street Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 40.0% is above the 32.1% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Osceola Street Elementary's location as City: Large.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 352 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Osceola Street ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Osceola Street Elementary?
Osceola Street Elementary enrolls approximately 352 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Osceola Street Elementary serve?
Osceola Street Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Osceola Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Osceola Street Elementary is approximately 20.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Osceola Street Elementary?
Osceola Street Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Osceola Street Elementary?
Osceola Street Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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