Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003348
Shenandoah Street Elementary
2450 Shenandoah St., Los Angeles, CA 90034 · (310) 838-3142 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- B+Beats 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
20.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
309 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 79 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
23%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
30.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.2pp 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 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 8 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 | 18.1% | 16.9% | 23.1% | 41.9% |
| Math | 12.6% | 17.6% | 23.3% | 46.5% |
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 | 35.0% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 30.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.7% | 33.1% |
| 2021-22 | 40.1% | 24.1% |
| 2018-19 | 36.7% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 47.1% | 33.6% |
| 2016-17 | 38.4% | 26.2% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Shenandoah Street Elementary
Shenandoah Street Elementary's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Street Elementary this school | 331 | 93.4% | 31.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary Paramount | 356 | 92.7% | 38.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary Pomona | 345 | 95.7% | 16.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary Tulare | 309 | 92.2% | 23.6% |
| Logan Academy of Global Ecology Los Angeles | 362 | 93.6% | 27.4% |
| Norwood Street Elementary Los Angeles | 347 | 95.4% | 26.5% |
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 Shenandoah Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,284 of 5,151 | #823 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,201 of 5,172 ▼ 157 | #836 of 1,129 ▼ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,433 of 5,172 ▲ 161 | #835 of 1,129 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #3,191 of 5,116 | #777 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #4,470 of 5,915 | #975 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,318 of 5,352 | #397 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #4,255 of 5,354 | #811 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #658 of 5,625 | #300 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #897 of 3,837 | #351 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
331
-28 (-8%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 880
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 331 | 16 | 20.7:1 | 93% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 92% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | 96% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 94% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 92% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 22 | 21.4:1 | 91% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | N/A | N/A | 37% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 840 | 45 | 18.7:1 | 97% (814) |
| 1990-91 | 880 | 37 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shenandoah Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (442 to 331); teachers down 27% (22 to 16).
About Shenandoah Street Elementary
In Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles County, Shenandoah Street Elementary is an elementary school. In all, 331 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 29% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Shenandoah Street Elementary is one of the 784 schools that make up Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students in total).
Roughly 87% of students at Shenandoah Street Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% Black and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shenandoah Street Elementary scores 23%.
The school has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 20.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Shenandoah Street Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Shenandoah Street Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.9% actual against a predicted 24.8%.
In 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%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Alexander Hamilton Senior High sits about 0.5 miles from Shenandoah Street Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 31.9% average proficiency ranks 6th among 6 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 28 students, from 359 to 331.
This page is set up for the Shenandoah Street Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Shenandoah Street ElementaryHow large is Shenandoah Street Elementary?
Shenandoah Street Elementary enrolls approximately 331 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Shenandoah Street Elementary serve?
Shenandoah Street Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Shenandoah Street Elementary?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Shenandoah Street Elementary.
How diverse is Shenandoah Street Elementary?
Shenandoah Street Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Shenandoah Street Elementary?
Shenandoah Street Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.