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What's one thing Roscoe Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003316
Roscoe Elementary
10765 Strathern St., Sun Valley, CA 91352 · (818) 767-3018 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
437 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 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
18%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
33.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.0pp since 2014
Math
35.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 18.8% | 22.3% | 44.6% |
| Math | 14.0% | 21.5% | 24.6% | 39.9% |
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 | 33.0% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 24.3% |
| 2022-23 | 30.3% | 25.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.5% | 23.8% |
| 2018-19 | 33.2% | 30.5% |
| 2017-18 | 34.1% | 28.5% |
| 2016-17 | 30.3% | 26.8% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Roscoe Elementary
Roscoe Elementary's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Elementary this school | 481 | 90.9% | 30.2% |
| Kingsley Elementary Montclair | 494 | 91.3% | 34.2% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Corcoran | 454 | 90.3% | 23.8% |
| Walnut Avenue Elementary Chino | 483 | 91.7% | 27.1% |
| Carrillo Ranch Elementary Indio | 459 | 89.1% | 32.2% |
| Romoland Elementary Romoland | 502 | 89.2% | 34.0% |
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 Roscoe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,485 of 5,151 | #876 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #2,694 of 5,172 ▲ 1,004 | #685 of 1,129 ▲ 240 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,663 of 5,172 ▲ 365 | #894 of 1,129 ▲ 62 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #1,319 of 5,116 | #405 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #2,671 of 5,915 | #535 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #951 of 5,352 | #292 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #4,532 of 5,354 | #909 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #996 of 5,625 | #410 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #1,531 of 3,837 | #526 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
481
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 807
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 481 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 91% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 92% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 26.3 | 20.1:1 | 94% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 95% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 27 | 22.0:1 | 91% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 28 | 23.9:1 | 90% (599) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | N/A | N/A | 87% (674) |
| 2000-01 | 1,205 | 61 | 19.8:1 | 94% (1,135) |
| 1990-91 | 807 | 31 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roscoe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (594 to 481); teachers down 11% (27 to 24).
About Roscoe Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Roscoe Elementary serves students in Sun Valley, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 481 students.
Roscoe Elementary reports to Los Angeles Unified, which has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Roscoe Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
Based on 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, Roscoe Elementary has a ratio of 20.0:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 21 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 26.3%.
In Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, 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.
Of the public schools around it, Roscoe Elementary is closest to Glenwood Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Roscoe Elementary at 2nd of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 481, compared with 527 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.0:1) than in 2020-21 (21.1:1).
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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
Quick facts
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Other Roscoe Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Roscoe Elementary. Roscoe Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Roscoe Elementary SchoolROSCOE, TX · 179 students
- Roscoe ElementaryOsceola, MO · 41 students
Nearby schools
- Glenwood Elementary0.5 mi · 189
- Arminta Street Elementary0.9 mi · 317
- ISANA Cardinal Academy1.0 mi · 294
- Sun Valley Magnet1.0 mi · 1,272
- Fenton Charter Leadership Academy1.1 mi · 313
- Fenton STEM Acad: Elem Center for Sci Tech Engr and Math1.1 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Roscoe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Roscoe Elementary?
Roscoe Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Roscoe Elementary serve?
Roscoe Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roscoe Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roscoe Elementary is approximately 20.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Roscoe Elementary?
Roscoe Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Roscoe Elementary?
Roscoe Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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