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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003353
Short Avenue Elementary
12814 Maxella Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90066 · (310) 397-4234 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools
- A-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.
- A+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
21.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
119 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 131 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 245% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
70%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
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
77.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +34.0pp since 2014
Math
65.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +28.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 34 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.6% | 28.4% | 16.2% | 6.8% |
| Math | 41.6% | 24.2% | 22.8% | 11.4% |
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 | 77.0% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.4% | 51.2% |
| 2021-22 | 55.6% | 42.6% |
| 2018-19 | 59.6% | 44.9% |
| 2017-18 | 47.1% | 40.1% |
| 2016-17 | 49.3% | 38.7% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Short Avenue Elementary
Short Avenue Elementary's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Avenue Elementary this school | 414 | 28.7% | 63.9% |
| Paradise Valley Engineering Academy Morgan Hill | 442 | 25.8% | 59.0% |
| Dehesa Elementary El Cajon | 399 | 36.8% | 27.6% |
| Cleveland Elementary Lakewood | 450 | 28.7% | 78.8% |
| Riverview Elementary Lakeside | 469 | 25.2% | 61.2% |
| OCS - South Altadena | 392 | 28.6% | 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 Short Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #931 of 5,151 | #209 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #790 of 5,172 ▲ 729 | #180 of 1,129 ▲ 160 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #397 of 5,172 ▲ 647 | #93 of 1,129 ▲ 145 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.3pp | #29 of 5,116 | #16 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #3,507 of 5,915 | #738 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,035 of 5,352 | #577 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #658 of 5,354 | #106 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #4,803 of 5,625 | #1,143 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.0% | #84 of 1,139 | #13 of 181 |
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
414
+97 (+31%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 29% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 18 | 22.5:1 | 33% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 15 | 24.0:1 | 41% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 50% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 12 | 25.0:1 | 63% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 12 | 22.2:1 | 57% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | N/A | N/A | 55% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 69% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 25 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Short Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (300 to 414); teachers up 58% (12 to 19).
About Short Avenue Elementary
Short Avenue Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Los Angeles, California. It reported 414 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
A total of 784 schools make up Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students enrolled.
The biggest share of students at Short Avenue Elementary, 34%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 32% multiracial, 29% White, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Short Avenue Elementary scores 70%.
Short Avenue Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1, with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 29% at Short Avenue Elementary. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
Short Avenue Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Short Avenue Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 63.9% actual against 62.7% predicted.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where 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%. Short Avenue Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Ocean Charter sits about 0.5 miles from Short Avenue Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Short Avenue Elementary places 1st of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Short Avenue Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 317 to 414, a 31% rise.
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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 Short Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Short Avenue Elementary?
Short Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-05.
Is Short Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Short Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Short Avenue Elementary have?
Short Avenue Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
How diverse is Short Avenue Elementary?
Short Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 29% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 32% Two or more.
Who oversees Short Avenue Elementary?
Short Avenue Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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