Playa Vista Elementary

Playa Vista Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Playa Vista, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified, hosts 488 students, covering grades K through 5.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Playa Vista Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Playa Vista Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 15% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Playa Vista Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.2:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Playa Vista Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Playa Vista Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: WISH Academy High, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Playa Vista Elementary comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 578 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Playa Vista Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.