Russell Elementary

Russell Elementary is a substantial primary school in Los Angeles, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified. The school serves 739 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 59% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Russell Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Russell Elementary shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Russell Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.4%; this one delivers 34.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Russell Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

University Pathways Public Service Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Russell Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 25.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Russell Elementary has decreased 19%, going from 917 students in 2018 to 739 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 87% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Russell Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.