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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271000444
Sara Coughlin Elementary
11035 Borden St., Pacoima, CA 91331 · (818) 686-6428 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- ABeats 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
21.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
390 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 | 96 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
7%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
Sara Coughlin Elementary→Charles Maclay 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
40.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.3pp since 2014
Math
33.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.8% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 36.2% |
| Math | 15.5% | 18.0% | 27.0% | 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 | 40.3% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 33.2% |
| 2022-23 | 33.5% | 25.1% |
| 2021-22 | 29.6% | 25.8% |
| 2018-19 | 33.5% | 19.8% |
| 2017-18 | 29.6% | 20.1% |
| 2016-17 | 19.9% | 14.6% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Sara Coughlin Elementary
Sara Coughlin Elementary's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Coughlin Elementary this school | 409 | 95.4% | 36.6% |
| Downtown Value Los Angeles | 395 | 94.9% | N/A |
| Mathew J Brletic Elementary Parlier | 407 | 95.3% | 22.5% |
| Fishburn Avenue Elementary Maywood | 430 | 94.4% | 30.4% |
| Mains Elementary Calexico | 408 | 94.1% | 21.7% |
| State Street Elementary South Gate | 396 | 95.2% | 29.3% |
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 Sara Coughlin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,807 of 5,151 | #694 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #2,874 of 5,172 ▼ 109 | #736 of 1,129 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #2,904 of 5,172 ▼ 72 | #694 of 1,129 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #727 of 5,116 | #257 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #3,574 of 5,915 | #759 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,844 of 5,352 | #531 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #5,119 of 5,354 | #1,126 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #406 of 5,625 | #205 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.5% | #454 of 3,837 | #200 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
409
-116 (-22%) vs 2020
+62% since 2000-01, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 409 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 95% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 20 | 21.8:1 | 93% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 21 | 21.4:1 | 97% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 23 | 22.8:1 | 97% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 25 | 23.9:1 | 89% (532) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 27 | 25.1:1 | 91% (618) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | N/A | N/A | 48% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 16 | 15.8:1 | 99% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sara Coughlin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (597 to 409); teachers down 24% (25 to 19).
About Sara Coughlin Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Pacoima, California, Sara Coughlin Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 409 students.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools; together they serve 406,887 students.
At Sara Coughlin Elementary, Hispanic students make up 97% of the student body. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. By the diversity index, Sara Coughlin Elementary comes in at 7%.
A ratio of 21.5:1 comes from the school's 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 95% of students at Sara Coughlin Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 25 points.
Sara Coughlin Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Sara Coughlin Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.6% and a predicted 23.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The closest public school to Sara Coughlin Elementary is Bert Corona Charter High, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The NCES locale for Sara Coughlin Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Sara Coughlin Elementary went from 525 students to 409. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.8:1 to 21.5:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- Bert Corona Charter High0.1 mi · 220
- Charles Maclay Middle0.2 mi · 238
- Fenton Primary Center0.4 mi · 489
- PUC Inspire Charter Academy0.5 mi · 210
- Pacoima Charter Elementary0.7 mi · 831
- Hillery T. Broadous Elementary0.9 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Sara Coughlin ElementaryHow large is Sara Coughlin Elementary?
Sara Coughlin Elementary enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sara Coughlin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sara Coughlin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sara Coughlin Elementary have?
Sara Coughlin Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sara Coughlin Elementary?
At Sara Coughlin Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Sara Coughlin Elementary public or private?
Sara Coughlin 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.