President Avenue Elementary

President Avenue Elementary is one of the cozy elementary schools in Harbor City, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, with 362 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; President Avenue Elementary is among them.

On demographics, President Avenue Elementary lists that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, President Avenue Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, President Avenue Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.7%; this one delivers 39.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. President Avenue Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts President Avenue Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at President Avenue Elementary has ticked down 18%, going from 443 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.