Paseo del Rey Fundamental

Paseo del Rey Fundamental sits in Playa Del Rey, California, and is classified as an elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 139 students. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools with a combined 406,887 students. Paseo del Rey Fundamental is one of them.

Enrollment at Paseo del Rey Fundamental is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 46%. It is also 28% Black, 14% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Paseo del Rey Fundamental comes in at 68%.

Paseo del Rey Fundamental operates with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.4:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Paseo del Rey Fundamental reports 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Paseo del Rey Fundamental is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.

The nearest other public school, WISH Academy High, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Paseo del Rey Fundamental.

Paseo del Rey Fundamental falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 252 in 2020-21 and 139 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.9 to 17.4 over 4 years.

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