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How has Raymond Avenue Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003298
Raymond Avenue Elementary
7511 Raymond Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044 · (323) 759-1183 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
442 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
42%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
37.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +29.4pp since 2014
Math
36.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +31.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 29 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 23.8% | 20.6% | 42.1% |
| Math | 12.8% | 23.7% | 22.4% | 41.1% |
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 | 37.4% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 32.6% |
| 2022-23 | 27.5% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 25.6% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.1% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 25.8% | 17.8% |
| 2016-17 | 15.5% | 4.3% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 5.0% |
| 2014-15 | 8.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
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 Raymond Avenue Elementary
Raymond Avenue Elementary's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Avenue Elementary this school | 457 | 96.7% | 34.8% |
| ISANA Nascent Academy Los Angeles | 488 | 94.9% | N/A |
| Yucca Elementary Palmdale | 495 | 96.2% | 12.3% |
| Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary Los Angeles | 382 | 97.4% | 14.7% |
| Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary Los Angeles | 399 | 99.5% | 18.5% |
| West Athens Elementary Los Angeles | 545 | 97.4% | 21.3% |
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 Raymond Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #2,982 of 5,151 | #744 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #2,593 of 5,172 ▲ 232 | #656 of 1,129 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #3,188 of 5,172 ▲ 407 | #768 of 1,129 ▲ 86 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #377 of 5,116 | #145 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #2,935 of 5,915 | #599 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,663 of 5,352 | #489 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #3,311 of 5,354 | #568 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #235 of 5,625 | #125 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #1,622 of 3,837 | #546 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
457
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 953
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 457 | 21.5 | 21.3:1 | 97% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 22 | 21.1:1 | 92% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 20 | 21.8:1 | 98% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 97% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 94% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 22 | 25.7:1 | 89% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | N/A | N/A | 48% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 94% (853) |
| 1990-91 | 953 | 43 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (559 to 457); teachers down 10% (24 to 21.5).
About Raymond Avenue Elementary
Located in Los Angeles, California, Raymond Avenue Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 457 students.
The 784 schools of Los Angeles Unified, including Raymond Avenue Elementary, enroll 406,887 students.
Of every 100 students at Raymond Avenue Elementary, about 72 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Black and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. The diversity index for Raymond Avenue Elementary is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. The school reported 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Raymond Avenue Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools.
Raymond Avenue Elementary is 11.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (34.8% versus 22.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Los Angeles County, 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%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Measured in a straight line, Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci is about 0.6 miles from Raymond Avenue Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 25.0%, lower than Raymond Avenue Elementary's 34.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment fell by 5% across 4 years, from 479 in 2020-21 to 457 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Raymond Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Raymond Avenue Elementary?
Raymond Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Raymond Avenue Elementary serve?
Raymond Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Raymond Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Raymond Avenue Elementary is approximately 21.3:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Raymond Avenue Elementary?
Raymond Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 72% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Raymond Avenue Elementary?
Raymond Avenue Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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