Telfair Avenue Elementary

Telfair Avenue Elementary is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in Pacoima, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, with 534 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

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

On demographics, Telfair Avenue Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Telfair Avenue Elementary records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Telfair Avenue Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.5%; this one delivers 29.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate 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%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Telfair Avenue Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mission Continuation, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Telfair Avenue Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Telfair Avenue Elementary's enrollment has contracted 24% since 2018, when it stood at 703 (now 534). Class-load math has fell: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.