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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003270
Park Western Place Elementary
1214 Park Western Pl., San Pedro, CA 90732 · (310) 833-3591 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
21.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
352 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
60%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
Park Western Place Elementary→Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.4pp since 2014
Math
68.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.4% | 26.0% | 20.4% | 13.2% |
| Math | 40.8% | 27.6% | 20.0% | 11.6% |
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 | 66.4% | 68.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 63.2% |
| 2022-23 | 55.1% | 55.8% |
| 2021-22 | 61.4% | 58.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.9% | 70.0% |
| 2017-18 | 72.6% | 64.4% |
| 2016-17 | 65.5% | 63.6% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in California's top 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 Park Western Place Elementary
Park Western Place Elementary's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Western Place Elementary this school | 528 | 66.7% | 65.3% |
| Highland Grove Elementary Highland | 504 | 64.9% | 52.3% |
| Stephen Foster Elementary Lakewood | 501 | 66.3% | 52.8% |
| Howard Cattle Elementary Chino | 594 | 67.2% | 36.9% |
| Napa Junction Elementary American Canyon | 531 | 69.9% | 39.3% |
| Germain Academy For Academic Achievement Chatsworth | 564 | 69.0% | 43.5% |
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 Park Western Place Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #868 of 5,151 | #194 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #670 of 5,172 ▲ 212 | #147 of 1,129 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #935 of 5,172 ▲ 124 | #207 of 1,129 ▲ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #975 of 5,116 | #323 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #2,112 of 5,915 | #422 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,579 of 5,352 | #472 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #1,816 of 5,354 | #273 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #3,140 of 5,625 | #882 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #926 of 3,837 | #364 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
528
-98 (-16%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
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 | 528 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 67% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 62% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 57% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 29 | 21.6:1 | 55% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 31 | 22.6:1 | 58% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 30 | 24.7:1 | 57% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | N/A | N/A | 49% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 53% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 24 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Western Place Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (702 to 528); teachers down 19% (31 to 25).
About Park Western Place Elementary
Park Western Place Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in San Pedro, California, administered by Los Angeles Unified. The school's 528 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Park Western Place Elementary is among 784 schools run by Los Angeles Unified, which serves 406,887 students.
By race and ethnicity, Park Western Place Elementary is 59% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, 9% White, and 5% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Park Western Place Elementary has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Park Western Place Elementary is 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 21.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. About 67% of students, or 352, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is about the same, 70%.
Park Western Place Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places Park Western Place Elementary in the top 10% of California schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 24.8 points above it (65.3% actual, 40.5% predicted).
Park Western Place Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Park Western Place Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Nearest public school: Bandini Street Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Park Western Place Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Park Western Place Elementary ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 65.3% versus a 46.7% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 626 to 528.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified
- Grover Cleveland Charter HighHigh · 2,719 students
- North Hollywood Senior HighHigh · 2,444 students
- Phineas Banning Senior HighHigh · 2,422 students
- San Pedro Senior HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Venice Senior HighHigh · 2,293 students
- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
Other schools in San Pedro
- San Pedro Senior HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 1,355 students
- Port of Los Angeles HighHigh · 916 students
- Taper Avenue ElementaryElementary · 672 students
- Leland Street ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- South Shores/CSUDH Visual and Performing ArtsElementary · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Bandini Street Elementary0.5 mi · 232
- Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet0.5 mi · 289
- Taper Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 672
- Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center0.9 mi · 166
- William J. Johnston Community Day0.9 mi · 57
- Barton Hill Elementary1.0 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Park Western Place ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Park Western Place Elementary?
Park Western Place Elementary enrolls approximately 528 students in grades KG-05.
Is Park Western Place Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Park Western Place Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Western Place Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Western Place Elementary is approximately 21.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park Western Place Elementary?
At Park Western Place Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 59% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Park Western Place Elementary public or private?
Park Western Place Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.