Paseo del Rey Fundamental

Located at 7751 Paseo del Rey, in Playa Del Rey, California, Paseo del Rey Fundamental is a rural-scale elementary school that serves 139 students (grades K through 5), run under Los Angeles Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 465.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Paseo del Rey Fundamental is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Paseo del Rey Fundamental reports that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 28% Black, 14% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Los Angeles County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Paseo del Rey Fundamental has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Paseo del Rey Fundamental tighter than the state norm the norm. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Paseo del Rey Fundamental is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

WESM Health/Sports Medicine is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Paseo del Rey Fundamental.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paseo del Rey Fundamental has edged down 70%, going from 458 students in 2018 to 139 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 51% to 28%. Class-load math has fell: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.