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Best kept secret at San Jose Street Elementary?
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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003328
San Jose Street Elementary
14928 Clymer St., Mission Hills, CA 91345 · (818) 365-3218 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of California public elementary schools
- B+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.
- B+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
22.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
444 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 | 130 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
36%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
San Jose Street Elementary→George K. Porter 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
50.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.9pp since 2014
Math
46.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.3% | 21.7% | 18.2% | 30.8% |
| Math | 27.6% | 19.2% | 22.6% | 30.6% |
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 | 50.9% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.9% | 48.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.3% | 42.5% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 38.6% |
| 2018-19 | 54.8% | 44.4% |
| 2017-18 | 58.3% | 45.4% |
| 2016-17 | 52.1% | 45.2% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 San Jose Street Elementary
San Jose Street Elementary's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Street Elementary this school | 638 | 69.6% | 49.0% |
| Westmont Elementary Anaheim | 622 | 69.5% | 25.6% |
| Pacific Drive Elementary Fullerton | 607 | 70.7% | 30.3% |
| Sunnyslope Elementary Hollister | 602 | 70.8% | 38.2% |
| Dr. Peter Marshall Anaheim | 714 | 66.0% | 50.3% |
| Thomas Edison Charter Academy San Francisco | 574 | 71.3% | N/A |
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 San Jose Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,787 of 5,151 | #407 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,806 of 5,172 ▼ 206 | #429 of 1,129 ▼ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,962 of 5,172 ▼ 54 | #448 of 1,129 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,507 of 5,116 | #447 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #1,109 of 5,915 | #206 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,821 of 5,352 | #720 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #3,679 of 5,354 | #667 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #2,979 of 5,625 | #857 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #2,955 of 3,837 | #792 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
638
-23 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 638 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 70% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 29 | 23.2:1 | 66% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 28 | 23.3:1 | 69% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 28 | 23.6:1 | 68% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 28 | 24.8:1 | 76% (525) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 28 | 26.3:1 | 77% (569) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | N/A | N/A | 69% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 40 | 20.6:1 | 61% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | 30 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Jose Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (693 to 638); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About San Jose Street Elementary
San Jose Street Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Los Angeles Unified, located in Mission Hills, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 638 students. That puts enrollment 37% larger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students in 784 schools, and San Jose Street Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show San Jose Street Elementary is 79% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 7% Asian, 6% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 31 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at San Jose Street Elementary are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at San Jose Street Elementary totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Federal data show 70% of students (444) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is similar, at 70%.
San Jose Street Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at San Jose Street Elementary are 10.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.0% actual, 38.8% predicted).
For the population of Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. San Jose Street Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
About 1.0 miles separate San Jose Street Elementary from the closest public school, Lassen Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 39.2% on proficiency, and San Jose Street Elementary is above that at 49.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 661 to 638, a 3% decline.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified
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- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
Nearby schools
- Lassen Elementary1.0 mi · 412
- San Fernando Senior High1.1 mi · 1,608
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- Arleta High1.2 mi · 1,038
- O'Melveny Elementary1.2 mi · 345
- Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet1.2 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About San Jose Street ElementaryHow many students attend San Jose Street Elementary?
San Jose Street Elementary enrolls approximately 638 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does San Jose Street Elementary serve?
San Jose Street Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Jose Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Jose Street Elementary is approximately 22.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Jose Street Elementary?
At San Jose Street Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 79% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is San Jose Street Elementary in?
San Jose Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.