Tulita Elementary

Tulita Elementary, a medium-sized elementary campus in Redondo Beach, California, run under Redondo Beach Unified, enrolls 443 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 14 schools in Redondo Beach Unified (9,454 students total), Tulita Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Tulita Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 14% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.1:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 16% of students at Tulita Elementary qualify 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 south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Tulita Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.1%; this one delivers 79.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Tulita Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Alta Vista Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tulita Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 72.5%.

Tulita Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 507 students in 2018 compared to 443 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 55% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.