Toland Way Elementary

Toland Way Elementary is a modestly sized K-5 school in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified. The school serves 218 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 53% below typical.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Toland Way Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Toland Way Elementary logs that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 15% Asian, 7% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Toland Way Elementary has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Toland Way Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.7%; this one delivers 32.3%.

In the area at large, Los Angeles County reports that 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 Toland Way Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Buchanan Street Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Toland Way Elementary comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Toland Way Elementary's enrollment has shrank 35% since 2018, when it stood at 337 (now 218). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 77% to 72% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Toland Way Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.