Sixth Avenue Elementary

Sixth Avenue Elementary is an elementary school of compact scale in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, instructing 313 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Sixth Avenue Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sixth Avenue Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder reads as 14% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sixth Avenue Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.1%.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Sixth Avenue Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Lashon Academy City, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sixth Avenue Elementary.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Sixth Avenue Elementary's enrollment has contracted 45% since 2018, when it stood at 574 (now 313). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 19% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.