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What do you wish you knew before starting at Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy?
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Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271013194
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy
1041 East 46th St., Los Angeles, CA 90011 · (323) 235-7117 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
21.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
356 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
15%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
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy→George Washington Carver 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
32.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.8pp since 2014
Math
29.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.5pp 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 30 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 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.9% | 21.9% | 21.4% | 45.8% |
| Math | 12.4% | 17.1% | 26.9% | 43.5% |
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 | 32.8% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 25.5% | 23.7% |
| 2021-22 | 21.8% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 30.0% | 27.9% |
| 2017-18 | 28.5% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 24.9% | 19.1% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy this school | 367 | 97.0% | 33.3% |
| Madison Elementary Pomona | 382 | 97.4% | 31.4% |
| Tenth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 339 | 96.8% | 22.9% |
| Gardena Elementary Gardena | 398 | 95.2% | 30.2% |
| Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary San Bernardino | 394 | 98.2% | 18.2% |
| Edward M. Downer Elementary San Pablo | 388 | 96.1% | 14.4% |
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 Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,132 of 5,151 | #785 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #3,276 of 5,172 ▼ 525 | #855 of 1,129 ▼ 172 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,692 of 5,172 ▼ 707 | #905 of 1,129 ▼ 194 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.8pp | #517 of 5,116 | #197 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #4,093 of 5,915 | #883 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,883 of 5,352 | #545 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #4,708 of 5,354 | #981 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #204 of 5,625 | #109 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.5% | #318 of 3,837 | #149 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
367
-102 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 367 | 17 | 21.6:1 | 97% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 93% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 98% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 98% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 96% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 22 | 25.6:1 | 97% (543) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (560 to 367); teachers down 29% (24 to 17).
About Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy is a small elementary school with its address in Los Angeles, California. The school enrolls 367 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
A total of 784 schools make up Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students enrolled.
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy's enrollment is 92% Hispanic. Next come 5% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1 at Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy, with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 21.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 97% of enrollment. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
allk12 grades Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.3%; the prediction is 22.7%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy is ISANA Himalia Academy, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy's enrollment dropped 22%, to 367.
Discussions about Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT AcademyHow large is Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy?
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy.
How diverse is Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy?
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy in?
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.