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If you had an hour of school board time for Rowan Avenue Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003320
Rowan Avenue Elementary
600 South Rowan Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90023 · (323) 261-7191 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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
20.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
572 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 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
7%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rowan Avenue Elementary→Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.9pp since 2014
Math
27.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp 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 28 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.4% | 16.4% | 20.6% | 46.5% |
| Math | 13.2% | 14.5% | 23.1% | 49.2% |
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 | 32.9% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 29.1% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 26.8% |
| 2021-22 | 26.1% | 18.3% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 26.5% |
| 2017-18 | 36.6% | 21.9% |
| 2016-17 | 31.9% | 25.1% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Rowan Avenue Elementary
Rowan Avenue Elementary's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Avenue Elementary this school | 598 | 95.7% | 30.1% |
| Las Palmitas Elementary Thermal | 570 | 96.5% | 17.8% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy Salinas | 577 | 96.2% | 21.6% |
| Rockwood Elementary Calexico | 617 | 94.3% | 14.9% |
| James Monroe Elementary Madera | 624 | 97.1% | 32.9% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Salinas | 628 | 95.1% | 29.2% |
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 Rowan Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,500 of 5,151 | #881 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,456 of 5,172 ▼ 268 | #890 of 1,129 ▼ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #3,682 of 5,172 ▲ 77 | #900 of 1,129 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #901 of 5,116 | #311 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #1,422 of 5,915 | #276 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,279 of 5,352 | #388 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.1% | #5,097 of 5,354 | #1,117 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #359 of 5,625 | #181 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #472 of 3,837 | #209 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
598
-130 (-18%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 1,520
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
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 | 598 | 29 | 20.6:1 | 96% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 95% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 96% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 35 | 20.8:1 | 96% (702) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 40 | 21.7:1 | 93% (805) |
| 2015-16 | 943 | 39 | 24.2:1 | 89% (836) |
| 2010-11 | 968 | N/A | N/A | 40% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 1,383 | 71 | 19.5:1 | 99% (1,370) |
| 1990-91 | 1,520 | 63 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowan Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (868 to 598); teachers down 28% (40 to 29).
About Rowan Avenue Elementary
Rowan Avenue Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools in Los Angeles Unified. The school counted 598 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 29% higher.
Los Angeles Unified is the district for Rowan Avenue Elementary. It has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Rowan Avenue Elementary is 96%. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rowan Avenue Elementary scores 7%.
The school's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Among California public elementary schools, Rowan Avenue Elementary outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Rowan Avenue Elementary is 6.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.1% versus 23.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Amanecer Primary Center is about 0.3 miles from Rowan Avenue Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The federal government classifies Rowan Avenue Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 728 students in 2020-21 to 598 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Rowan Avenue Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Rowan Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rowan Avenue Elementary?
Rowan Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 598 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rowan Avenue Elementary serve?
Rowan Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Rowan Avenue Elementary have?
Rowan Avenue Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Rowan Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Rowan Avenue Elementary are roughly 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Rowan Avenue Elementary public or private?
Rowan Avenue 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.