Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003283
Playa del Rey Elementary
12221 Juniette St., Culver City, CA 90230 · (310) 827-3560 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
- C+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
22.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
114 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 78% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
74%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
69.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
61.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.3% | 26.9% | 19.2% | 11.5% |
| Math | 33.9% | 27.7% | 25.4% | 13.1% |
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 | 69.2% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 63.9% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 67.3% | 61.2% |
| 2018-19 | 79.8% | 59.7% |
| 2017-18 | 79.8% | 65.3% |
| 2016-17 | 71.7% | 63.7% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Playa del Rey Elementary
Playa del Rey Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Rey Elementary this school | 272 | 41.9% | 65.8% |
| White Point Elementary San Pedro | 314 | 38.9% | 56.0% |
| Walgrove Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 271 | 38.7% | 49.3% |
| McKinley Elementary Santa Monica | 362 | 42.3% | 62.6% |
| MacArthur Elementary Lakewood | 340 | 47.6% | 61.2% |
| Antioch Charter Academy II Antioch | 204 | 48.5% | N/A |
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 Playa del Rey Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #843 of 5,151 | #188 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #984 of 5,172 ▼ 133 | #228 of 1,129 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #784 of 5,172 ▼ 74 | #177 of 1,129 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,977 of 5,116 | #734 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #4,977 of 5,915 | #1,123 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,735 of 5,352 | #705 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #202 of 5,354 | #33 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #4,257 of 5,625 | #1,049 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #3,740 of 3,837 | #935 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
272
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 272 | 12 | 22.7:1 | 42% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 12 | 22.6:1 | 36% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 12 | 21.5:1 | 31% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 12 | 22.8:1 | 42% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 12 | 22.9:1 | 47% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 12 | 22.1:1 | 45% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | N/A | N/A | 51% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 239 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 71% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Playa del Rey Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (275 to 272); teachers unchanged (12 to 12).
About Playa del Rey Elementary
Playa del Rey Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Culver City, California. The school's enrollment of 272 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
The district, Los Angeles Unified, operates 784 schools serving 406,887 students.
Playa del Rey Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 39%. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% White, 17% multiracial, 11% Black, and 8% Asian. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 12 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.7:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Eligible students account for 42% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The allk12 Grade for Playa del Rey Elementary is A. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Playa del Rey Elementary would score about 55.0%. It scores 65.8%, 10.8 points above that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Playa del Rey Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Playa del Rey Elementary is Goethe International Charter, about 0.7 miles away. Playa del Rey 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 51.0%, lower than Playa del Rey Elementary's 65.8%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (274) and 2024-25 (272).
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified
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- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
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- Culver City HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Culver City MiddleMiddle · 1,523 students
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Other Playa del Rey Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Playa del Rey Elementary. Playa del Rey Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Playa del Rey Elementary SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Goethe International Charter0.7 mi · 479
- Cowan Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 377
- Marina del Rey Middle0.7 mi · 300
- Braddock Drive Elementary0.8 mi · 541
- El Marino Elementary0.8 mi · 795
- Stoner Avenue Elementary0.9 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Playa del Rey ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Playa del Rey Elementary?
Playa del Rey Elementary enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Playa del Rey Elementary serve?
Playa del Rey Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Playa del Rey Elementary?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at Playa del Rey Elementary.
How diverse is Playa del Rey Elementary?
Playa del Rey Elementary reports a student body of 25% White, 39% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Playa del Rey Elementary in?
Playa del Rey Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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