Third Street Elementary

Third Street Elementary operates as a well-populated elementary-level community in Los Angeles, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 717 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 54% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Third Street Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that instructs 406,887 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Third Street Elementary records that 46% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 27% White, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Third Street Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 89.4%, a residual of +40.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Third Street Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

John Burroughs Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Third Street Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Third Street Elementary has edged up 15%, going from 625 students in 2018 to 717 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 22% to 27% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the Third Street Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.