Overland Avenue Elementary

Set in Los Angeles, California, Overland Avenue Elementary is a moderately sized primary school, part of Los Angeles Unified. It enrolls 485 students across grades K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, Overland Avenue Elementary logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 19% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Overland Avenue Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 14% of students at Overland Avenue Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Overland Avenue Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 71.2%; this one delivers 87.1%, a residual of +15.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Overland Avenue Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Westwood Charter Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Overland Avenue Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Overland Avenue Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 55.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 497 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 53% to 47%.

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