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Quincy Jones Elementary

900 East 33rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90011 · (323) 235-7940 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
  • C+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.
  • AThree-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

Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
235 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5623%
Grade 13715%
Grade 24117%
Grade 33615%
Grade 43916%
Grade 53514%

This year's kindergarten class (56) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (35).

Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
31%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
22994%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
12250%
Female
12250%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
39.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.4pp since 2014
Math
32.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.7pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts19.2%20.2%23.2%37.4%
Math12.5%20.2%28.9%38.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.4%32.7%
2023-2436.4%28.0%
2022-2326.8%13.6%
2021-2230.4%18.7%
2018-1940.4%33.6%
2017-1834.3%30.7%
2016-1736.7%26.2%
2015-1626.0%25.0%
2014-1526.0%29.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Quincy Jones Elementary

Quincy Jones Elementary's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Quincy Jones Elementary this school24496.3%34.6%
Harrison Street Elementary
Los Angeles
22995.2%27.8%
Breed Street Elementary
Los Angeles
25896.9%31.5%
Charles White Elementary
Los Angeles
23398.7%40.1%
El Sereno Elementary
Los Angeles
22294.6%38.0%
Second Street Elementary
Los Angeles
22698.2%36.5%
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 Quincy Jones Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.6%#3,005 of 5,151#748 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.7%#2,948 of 5,172
▲ 340
#762 of 1,129
▲ 61
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.4%#2,985 of 5,172
▲ 106
#717 of 1,129
▲ 18
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+11.5pp#439 of 5,116#170 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
244#5,154 of 5,915#1,161 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.2:1#2,318 of 5,352#632 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
11.8%#4,856 of 5,354#1,022 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
96.3%#282 of 5,625#153 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.6%#722 of 3,837#298 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 2024-25
Enrollment
244
-61 (-20%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252441122.2:196% (235)
2023-242391219.9:195% (227)
2022-232851321.9:196% (274)
2020-213051421.8:197% (296)
2017-183371522.5:197% (327)
2015-163771525.1:198% (369)
2010-11320N/AN/A88% (283)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quincy Jones Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 28% (337 to 244); teachers down 27% (15 to 11).

About Quincy Jones Elementary

The public elementary school Quincy Jones Elementary is located in Los Angeles, California. There are 244 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 48% below the average for elementary schools in California.

Quincy Jones Elementary belongs to Los Angeles Unified, a district of 784 schools and 406,887 students.

At Quincy Jones Elementary, 94% of students are Hispanic. It is also 2% Black and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Quincy Jones Elementary scores 12%.

Quincy Jones Elementary has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. At Quincy Jones Elementary, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 26 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.

On the allk12 Grade, Quincy Jones Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 65% of California public elementary schools.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.1% at Quincy Jones Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.6%.

The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.

Synergy Charter Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Quincy Jones Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Quincy Jones Elementary ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes Quincy Jones Elementary as City: Large.

From 305 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 244 by 2024-25.

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Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Quincy Jones Elementary
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
900 East 33rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90011
Phone
(323) 235-7940
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
244
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
22.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
235 (96%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271012667
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Quincy Jones Elementary
How many students attend Quincy Jones Elementary?
Quincy Jones Elementary enrolls approximately 244 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Quincy Jones Elementary serve?
Quincy Jones Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quincy Jones Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quincy Jones Elementary is approximately 22.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Quincy Jones Elementary?
At Quincy Jones Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Quincy Jones Elementary public or private?
Quincy Jones Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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