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What's something Parmelee Avenue Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003272
Parmelee Avenue Elementary
1338 East 76th Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · (323) 587-4235 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of California public elementary schools
- C+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.
- BThree-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
20.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
639 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 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
9%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
38.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.5pp since 2014
Math
32.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 24.3% | 27.4% | 34.1% |
| Math | 13.8% | 18.3% | 31.0% | 36.8% |
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 | 38.5% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 30.2% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 34.6% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 29.6% |
| 2018-19 | 38.9% | 37.6% |
| 2017-18 | 33.7% | 27.5% |
| 2016-17 | 26.9% | 25.6% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Parmelee Avenue Elementary
Parmelee Avenue Elementary's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parmelee Avenue Elementary this school | 670 | 95.4% | 32.8% |
| Ramon Garza Elementary Bakersfield | 658 | 95.9% | 21.3% |
| Miramonte Elementary Los Angeles | 631 | 96.7% | 17.9% |
| Columbia Elementary Perris | 704 | 95.9% | 21.3% |
| Vermont Elementary San Bernardino | 659 | 96.4% | 33.0% |
| Muscoy Elementary San Bernardino | 670 | 93.4% | 26.1% |
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 Parmelee Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,191 of 5,151 | #800 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,004 of 5,172 ▲ 52 | #782 of 1,129 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #3,087 of 5,172 ▲ 654 | #748 of 1,129 ▲ 140 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #2,097 of 5,116 | #563 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #898 of 5,915 | #156 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,273 of 5,352 | #386 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #4,996 of 5,354 | #1,076 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #405 of 5,625 | #204 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #1,332 of 3,837 | #471 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
670
-79 (-11%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 1,537
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 670 | 32.5 | 20.6:1 | 95% (639) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 35 | 20.5:1 | 96% (688) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 34 | 22.3:1 | 98% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 35 | 21.4:1 | 97% (724) |
| 2017-18 | 846 | 35 | 24.2:1 | 95% (801) |
| 2015-16 | 897 | 38 | 23.6:1 | 92% (826) |
| 2010-11 | 948 | N/A | N/A | 96% (909) |
| 2000-01 | 1,492 | 79 | 18.9:1 | 99% (1,482) |
| 1990-91 | 1,537 | 62 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parmelee Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (846 to 670); teachers down 7% (35 to 32.5).
About Parmelee Avenue Elementary
Parmelee Avenue Elementary sits in Los Angeles, California, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 670 students in kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students in 784 schools, and Parmelee Avenue Elementary is one of those schools.
Roughly 95% of students at Parmelee Avenue Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups include 2% Black and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
Its staff includes 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 20.6 students per teacher. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 95% of students at Parmelee Avenue Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Parmelee Avenue Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Parmelee Avenue Elementary are 9.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.8% actual, 23.7% predicted).
In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Wisdom Elementary is the nearest public school to Parmelee Avenue Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Parmelee Avenue Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 24.4%, lower than Parmelee Avenue Elementary's 32.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% decline, from 749 to 670.
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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 Parmelee Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Parmelee Avenue Elementary?
Parmelee Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 670 students in grades KG-06.
Is Parmelee Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parmelee Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Parmelee Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Parmelee Avenue Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Parmelee Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Parmelee Avenue Elementary are roughly 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Parmelee Avenue Elementary public or private?
Parmelee Avenue 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.