Rowan Avenue Elementary

Rowan Avenue Elementary is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, with 598 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Rowan Avenue Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that enrolls 406,887 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rowan Avenue Elementary reports that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder reads as 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, Rowan Avenue Elementary shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 96% of students at Rowan Avenue Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rowan Avenue Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.5%; this one delivers 29.9%.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Rowan Avenue Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Amanecer Primary Center, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Rowan Avenue Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rowan Avenue Elementary has decreased 31%, going from 868 students in 2018 to 598 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.