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Enrollment
739
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003321
Russell Elementary
1263 East Firestone Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · (323) 582-7247 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL739 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
20.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
720 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 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (98).
Student demographics
16%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
Russell Elementary→Charles Drew Middle
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
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.0pp since 2014
Math
36.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 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 11 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 | 16.4% | 17.6% | 23.6% | 42.4% |
| Math | 19.4% | 16.9% | 17.1% | 46.6% |
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 | 34.0% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 32.7% | 35.2% |
| 2021-22 | 40.2% | 35.7% |
| 2018-19 | 36.6% | 37.4% |
| 2017-18 | 33.2% | 31.9% |
| 2016-17 | 30.5% | 28.3% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Russell Elementary
Russell Elementary's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Elementary this school | 739 | 97.4% | 34.9% |
| Fremont Elementary Bakersfield | 707 | 95.0% | 18.9% |
| Raffaello Palla Elementary Bakersfield | 770 | 94.5% | 29.6% |
| Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 649 | 97.8% | 41.9% |
| Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 752 | 96.8% | 30.3% |
| College Heights Elementary Bakersfield | 761 | 94.7% | 13.5% |
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 Russell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #2,972 of 5,151 | #742 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #2,615 of 5,172 ▲ 254 | #664 of 1,129 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,557 of 5,172 ▼ 507 | #873 of 1,129 ▼ 149 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #1,006 of 5,116 | #159 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 739 | #581 of 5,915 | #105 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #923 of 5,352 | #286 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #4,629 of 5,354 | #945 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #151 of 5,625 | #88 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #1,485 of 3,837 | #510 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
739
-54 (-7%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,344
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 739 | 37 | 20.0:1 | 97% (720) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 37 | 20.1:1 | 96% (713) |
| 2022-23 | 767 | 39 | 19.7:1 | 95% (732) |
| 2020-21 | 793 | 37 | 21.4:1 | 95% (750) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 39 | 23.5:1 | 95% (873) |
| 2015-16 | 949 | 40 | 23.7:1 | 96% (907) |
| 2010-11 | 963 | N/A | N/A | 55% (525) |
| 2000-01 | 1,335 | 69 | 19.4:1 | 99% (1,323) |
| 1990-91 | 1,344 | 54 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (917 to 739); teachers down 5% (39 to 37).
About Russell Elementary
Russell Elementary operates as a large elementary school in Los Angeles, California. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 739 students. It has 59% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
The Los Angeles Unified system has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Russell Elementary is Hispanic, at 91%. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Russell Elementary scores 16%.
Its staff includes 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 20.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 2.3 students per teacher. Roughly 97% of students at Russell Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Russell Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 53% of California public elementary schools.
Russell Elementary scores 34.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.4%.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
University Pathways Public Service Academy is about 0.2 miles from Russell Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Russell Elementary is 1st among 6 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.4:1 to 20.0:1.
Russell Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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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Other Russell Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Russell Elementary. Russell Elementary is the largest of the 9.
- Russell Elementary SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 576 students
- Russell Elementary SchoolSmyrna, GA · 568 students
- Russell Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 418 students
- Russell Elementary SchoolBroomall, PA · 400 students
- RUSSELL ELEM.HAZELWOOD, MO · 373 students
Nearby schools
- University Pathways Public Service Academy0.2 mi · 121
- Charles Drew Middle0.2 mi · 607
- Judith F. Baca Arts Academy0.5 mi · 495
- Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle0.6 mi · 437
- Animo Pat Brown0.6 mi · 617
- KIPP Ignite Academy0.6 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Russell ElementaryHow many students attend Russell Elementary?
Russell Elementary enrolls approximately 739 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Russell Elementary serve?
Russell Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Russell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Russell Elementary is approximately 20.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Russell Elementary?
At Russell Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 91% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Russell Elementary public or private?
Russell 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.