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What advice would you give to incoming students at Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary?
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Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271010881
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary
401 East 40th Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90011 · (323) 235-6960 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
18.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
361 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
8%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
28.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.0pp since 2014
Math
26.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 16.7% | 22.0% | 50.0% |
| Math | 7.3% | 18.9% | 23.6% | 50.3% |
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 | 28.0% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 16.6% |
| 2022-23 | 23.6% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 21.8% | 15.9% |
| 2018-19 | 26.3% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 23.8% | 18.8% |
| 2016-17 | 24.2% | 17.3% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary this school | 368 | 98.1% | 22.3% |
| Vista Condor Global Academy Santa Ana | 357 | 97.2% | N/A |
| Sunrise Elementary Los Angeles | 385 | 97.4% | 31.5% |
| Chavez Elementary San Diego | 361 | 96.4% | 22.0% |
| Lopez Elementary Pomona | 394 | 97.7% | 15.2% |
| Gabriella Charter 2 Los Angeles | 383 | 98.2% | N/A |
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 Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #4,359 of 5,151 | #1,044 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #3,639 of 5,172 ▲ 890 | #932 of 1,129 ▲ 138 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,178 of 5,172 ▲ 628 | #1,000 of 1,129 ▲ 97 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #883 of 5,116 | #308 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #4,074 of 5,915 | #879 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #487 of 5,352 | #146 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #5,028 of 5,354 | #1,093 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #85 of 5,625 | #50 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.6% | #98 of 3,837 | #51 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
368
-201 (-35%) vs 2020
-51% since 2010-11, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 368 | 19.5 | 18.9:1 | 98% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 21.5 | 18.2:1 | 98% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 98% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 98% (559) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 28 | 22.9:1 | 95% (608) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 26 | 25.6:1 | 93% (618) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | N/A | N/A | 51% (384) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (641 to 368); teachers down 30% (28 to 19.5).
About Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Los Angeles, California. It enrolls 368 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 21% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified has a total of 784 schools and 406,887 students, Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary, about 96 are Hispanic. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 3.4 students per teacher. The school reported 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 22.3% actual against 22.1% predicted.
Census data for Los Angeles County show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Gabriella Charter 2 is the nearest public school to Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary as City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 35% decline, from 569 to 368. The ratio was 22.8:1 in 2020-21 and 18.9:1 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 Ricardo Lizarraga ElementaryHow large is Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary?
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary?
Student demographics at Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary in?
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.