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Tenth Street Elementary

1000 Grattan St., Los Angeles, CA 90015 · (213) 380-8990 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
  • BThree-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

Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
328 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 15215%
Grade 27121%
Grade 36519%
Grade 48324%
Grade 56820%

This year's 1st grade class (52) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).

Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
72%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
31493%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
144%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
16850%
Female
17150%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
24.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.7pp since 2014
Math
27.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts6.8%17.5%25.7%50.0%
Math8.3%19.0%32.2%40.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2524.3%27.3%
2023-2419.8%20.9%
2022-2324.2%26.8%
2021-2224.4%19.8%
2018-1925.5%18.4%
2017-1830.2%21.4%
2016-1727.3%30.1%
2015-1629.0%30.0%
2014-1528.0%25.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Tenth Street Elementary

Tenth Street Elementary's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Tenth Street Elementary this school33996.8%22.9%
Fifteenth Street Elementary
San Pedro
35395.5%30.0%
Global Education Academy
Los Angeles
35896.4%N/A
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy
Los Angeles
36797.0%33.3%
MacArthur Park Elem Sch for the Visual and Perf Arts
Los Angeles
33897.9%26.9%
Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies
Los Angeles
34495.6%35.4%
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 Tenth Street Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.9%#4,291 of 5,151#1,032 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.3%#3,497 of 5,172
▲ 583
#900 of 1,129
▲ 93
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
24.3%#4,549 of 5,172
▲ 197
#1,068 of 1,129
▲ 22
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+3.7pp#2,062 of 5,116#554 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
339#4,383 of 5,915#953 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.2:1#1,624 of 5,352#481 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.0%#4,755 of 5,354#992 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
96.8%#228 of 5,625#121 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-49.1%#35 of 3,837#19 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 2024-25
Enrollment
339
-131 (-28%) vs 2020
-83% since 1990-91, when it was 2,006
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253391621.2:197% (328)
2023-243471621.7:195% (330)
2022-233622018.1:199% (358)
2020-214702221.4:198% (460)
2017-186662923.0:197% (649)
2015-166983519.9:197% (677)
2010-11915N/AN/A96% (875)
2000-011,6498619.2:196% (1,578)
1990-912,0067726.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tenth Street Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 49% (666 to 339); teachers down 45% (29 to 16).

About Tenth Street Elementary

Tenth Street Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Los Angeles, California. Enrollment is 339 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 1 through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 27% smaller than average.

A total of 784 schools make up Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students enrolled.

Hispanic students are the large majority at Tenth Street Elementary, with 93% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% Black and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. Tenth Street Elementary has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

A ratio of 21.2:1 comes from the school's 16 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 97% of students at Tenth Street Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.

allk12 grades Tenth Street Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.9% at Tenth Street Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.9%.

Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.

Nearest public school: Equitas Academy #3 Charter, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 28%, from 470 to 339.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Tenth Street Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Tenth Street Elementary
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
1000 Grattan St., Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone
(213) 380-8990
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–05
Total enrollment
339
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
21.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
328 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271003393
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Tenth Street Elementary. Tenth Street Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Tenth Street Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Tenth Street Elementary?
Tenth Street Elementary enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Tenth Street Elementary serve?
Tenth Street Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tenth Street Elementary?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Tenth Street Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tenth Street Elementary?
At Tenth Street Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Tenth Street Elementary in?
Tenth Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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