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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the San Miguel Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271009573
San Miguel Elementary
9801 San Miguel Ave., South Gate, CA 90280 · (323) 567-0511 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% 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.
- BThree-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
20.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
637 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 | 148 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
4%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.8pp since 2014
Math
32.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.7% | 21.1% | 23.4% | 41.8% |
| Math | 14.4% | 18.1% | 28.1% | 39.5% |
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 | 34.8% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 31.8% |
| 2021-22 | 35.6% | 23.2% |
| 2020-21 | 23.8% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 32.7% | 24.7% |
| 2017-18 | 34.8% | 27.2% |
| 2016-17 | 31.3% | 28.4% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 San Miguel Elementary
San Miguel Elementary's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Elementary this school | 677 | 94.1% | 33.3% |
| Sierra Preparatory Academy Santa Ana | 697 | 94.1% | 16.4% |
| Muscoy Elementary San Bernardino | 670 | 93.4% | 26.1% |
| Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 Los Angeles | 711 | 94.4% | N/A |
| Art Haycox Elementary Oxnard | 724 | 95.0% | 10.4% |
| Nueva Vista Elementary Bell | 636 | 93.1% | 36.3% |
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 Miguel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,134 of 5,151 | #786 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #2,970 of 5,172 ▼ 107 | #771 of 1,129 ▼ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #3,462 of 5,172 ▼ 187 | #844 of 1,129 ▼ 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #1,915 of 5,116 | #520 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #861 of 5,915 | #151 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,226 of 5,352 | #374 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #5,229 of 5,354 | #1,171 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #567 of 5,625 | #268 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #730 of 3,837 | #301 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
677
-126 (-16%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,335
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 677 | 33 | 20.5:1 | 94% (637) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 34.5 | 19.5:1 | 93% (625) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 35.5 | 19.0:1 | 94% (634) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 38 | 21.1:1 | 95% (763) |
| 2017-18 | 934 | 40.5 | 23.1:1 | 89% (832) |
| 2015-16 | 1,047 | 42 | 24.9:1 | 90% (942) |
| 2010-11 | 1,094 | N/A | N/A | 48% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 1,464 | 75 | 19.5:1 | 99% (1,444) |
| 1990-91 | 1,335 | 51 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Miguel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (934 to 677); teachers down 19% (40.5 to 33).
About San Miguel Elementary
San Miguel Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, located in South Gate. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 677 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 46% higher.
Los Angeles Unified oversees San Miguel Elementary and 783 other schools, with 406,887 students in total.
Of every 100 students at San Miguel Elementary, about 98 are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
For every teacher at San Miguel Elementary, there are about 20.5 students; the school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. There are 637 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 94% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Among California public elementary schools, San Miguel Elementary outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, San Miguel Elementary would be expected to post about 24.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.3%.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
The closest school to San Miguel Elementary is Bryson Avenue Elementary, located about 0.5 miles away. San Miguel Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: San Miguel Elementary ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 33.3% versus a 34.8% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 803 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 677 by 2024-25.
People who know San Miguel Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
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Other San Miguel Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named San Miguel Elementary. San Miguel Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- San Miguel ElementaryLemon Grove, CA · 435 students
- San Miguel ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 431 students
- San Miguel ElementarySanta Rosa, CA · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Bryson Avenue Elementary0.5 mi · 706
- South Gate Middle0.5 mi · 1,192
- Victoria Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 272
- Valiente College Preparatory Charter0.7 mi · 108
- San Gabriel Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 432
- Cesar Chavez Middle0.7 mi · 882
Frequently asked questions
About San Miguel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at San Miguel Elementary?
San Miguel Elementary enrolls approximately 677 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does San Miguel Elementary serve?
San Miguel Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Miguel Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Miguel Elementary is approximately 20.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Miguel Elementary?
At San Miguel Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is San Miguel Elementary in?
San Miguel Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.