Point Fermin Elementary

Point Fermin Elementary is a modestly sized elementary school in San Pedro, California, run under Los Angeles Unified. The school serves 304 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Point Fermin Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Point Fermin Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment; the rest reads as 17% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Point Fermin Elementary reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 61% of students are eligible 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 somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Point Fermin Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 43.0%; this one delivers 57.8%, a residual of +14.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Point Fermin Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Angel's Gate (Continuation), roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Point Fermin Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 304 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 24% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.

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