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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003407
Tweedy Elementary
9724 Pinehurst Ave., South Gate, CA 90280 · (323) 568-2828 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
425 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 104 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
6%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
37.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
37.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.5% | 23.7% | 29.5% | 33.3% |
| Math | 14.2% | 23.2% | 31.3% | 31.3% |
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 | 37.2% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 36.3% |
| 2022-23 | 33.6% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 40.1% | 32.5% |
| 2018-19 | 35.6% | 34.5% |
| 2017-18 | 32.3% | 34.3% |
| 2016-17 | 29.1% | 31.4% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Tweedy Elementary
Tweedy Elementary's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Elementary this school | 471 | 90.2% | 35.6% |
| H. A. Hyde Elementary Watsonville | 476 | 91.6% | 16.6% |
| Whittier Elementary Costa Mesa | 454 | 89.4% | 26.4% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary El Centro | 445 | 90.1% | 31.9% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary Huntington Park | 477 | 91.8% | 36.2% |
| Los Altos Elementary Whittier | 457 | 91.0% | 24.7% |
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 Tweedy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #2,894 of 5,151 | #723 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,498 of 5,172 ▼ 16 | #626 of 1,129 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #3,204 of 5,172 ▲ 525 | #772 of 1,129 ▲ 114 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #3,017 of 5,116 | #746 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #2,785 of 5,915 | #561 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #475 of 5,352 | #143 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.8% | #5,159 of 5,354 | #1,145 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #1,074 of 5,625 | #440 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #613 of 3,837 | #260 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
471
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
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 | 471 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 90% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 89% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | 88% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 87% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 30 | 22.1:1 | 89% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 30 | 23.2:1 | 89% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | N/A | N/A | 91% (614) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 41 | 19.3:1 | 95% (752) |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 28 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tweedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (662 to 471); teachers down 17% (30 to 25).
About Tweedy Elementary
South Gate, California, is home to Tweedy Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 471 students.
Federal data list 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Tweedy Elementary, about 97 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
There are 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.8:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Tweedy Elementary is about 90%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Tweedy Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of California public elementary schools.
Tweedy Elementary is 9.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.6% versus 26.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, 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's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Tweedy Elementary.
International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex sits about 0.2 miles from Tweedy Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 37.8%, higher than Tweedy Elementary's 35.6%.
Tweedy Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A 12% decline took enrollment from 535 in 2020-21 to 471 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.6:1 to 18.8:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Tweedy Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Tweedy ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tweedy Elementary?
Tweedy Elementary enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Tweedy Elementary serve?
Tweedy Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Tweedy Elementary?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Tweedy Elementary.
How diverse is Tweedy Elementary?
Tweedy Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Tweedy Elementary?
Tweedy Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.