Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003403
Towne Avenue Elementary
18924 Towne Ave., Carson, CA 90746 · (310) 329-3505 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
235 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 90% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.4pp since 2014
Math
50.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +24.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.1% | 23.3% | 27.1% | 22.6% |
| Math | 24.6% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 24.6% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 40.5% |
| 2022-23 | 34.4% | 37.7% |
| 2021-22 | 41.9% | 35.2% |
| 2018-19 | 50.8% | 46.9% |
| 2017-18 | 47.8% | 42.8% |
| 2016-17 | 45.1% | 46.8% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 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 Towne Avenue Elementary
Towne Avenue Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towne Avenue Elementary this school | 288 | 81.6% | 46.4% |
| STEM Preparatory Elementary Los Angeles | 303 | 81.5% | N/A |
| Lucille J. Smith Elementary Lawndale | 331 | 84.3% | 49.3% |
| Michael D'Arcy Elementary Fontana | 336 | 78.3% | 28.1% |
| Normal Heights Elementary San Diego | 275 | 85.8% | 53.0% |
| Bel Air Elementary Bay Point | 328 | 81.1% | 13.1% |
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 Towne Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,975 of 5,151 | #457 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,588 of 5,172 ▲ 554 | #373 of 1,129 ▲ 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #1,999 of 5,172 ▲ 206 | #457 of 1,129 ▲ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.6pp | #429 of 5,116 | #164 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #4,862 of 5,915 | #1,092 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,251 of 5,352 | #382 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #3,164 of 5,354 | #537 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #2,015 of 5,625 | #659 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #2,735 of 3,837 | #750 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 2024-25Enrollment
288
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 288 | 14 | 20.6:1 | 82% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 83% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 14 | 20.9:1 | 79% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 15 | 20.6:1 | 82% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 82% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 13 | 26.9:1 | 87% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | N/A | N/A | 85% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 86% (433) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 21 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Towne Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (319 to 288); teachers down 7% (15 to 14).
About Towne Avenue Elementary
Towne Avenue Elementary is a small elementary school in Carson, California. Enrollment totals 288 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Towne Avenue Elementary is one school in a 784-school district, Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students.
More than half of the students at Towne Avenue Elementary are Hispanic (73%). Other reported shares: 16% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Towne Avenue Elementary is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.6:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Test results at Towne Avenue Elementary are 14.6 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.4%, compared with a predicted 31.7%, which ranks in the top 10% in California.
For the population of Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Leapwood Avenue Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Towne Avenue Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Towne Avenue Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Towne Avenue Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 309 to 288.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Towne Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Towne Avenue Elementary?
Towne Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Towne Avenue Elementary serve?
Towne Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Towne Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Towne Avenue Elementary is approximately 20.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Towne Avenue Elementary?
At Towne Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 73% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Towne Avenue Elementary?
Towne Avenue Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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