Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003414
Utah Street Elementary
255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St., Los Angeles, CA 90033 · (323) 261-1171 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
344 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 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
12%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
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.0pp since 2014
Math
24.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.9% | 26.1% | 26.6% | 39.4% |
| Math | 7.9% | 16.7% | 25.8% | 49.6% |
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 | 34.0% | 24.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 20.8% |
| 2022-23 | 30.7% | 15.8% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 22.8% |
| 2018-19 | 36.1% | 19.7% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 18.6% |
| 2016-17 | 30.6% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Utah Street Elementary
Utah Street Elementary's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Street Elementary this school | 360 | 95.6% | 28.5% |
| Chavez Elementary San Diego | 361 | 96.4% | 22.0% |
| Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies Los Angeles | 344 | 95.6% | 35.4% |
| Global Education Academy Los Angeles | 358 | 96.4% | N/A |
| El Dorado Avenue Elementary Sylmar | 364 | 95.6% | 33.8% |
| Melrose Elementary Placentia | 354 | 94.1% | 24.9% |
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 Utah Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #3,700 of 5,151 | #924 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #3,818 of 5,172 ▲ 270 | #968 of 1,129 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,551 of 5,172 ▼ 345 | #871 of 1,129 ▼ 102 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #1,755 of 5,116 | #300 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #4,186 of 5,915 | #908 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #56 of 5,352 | #17 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #4,860 of 5,354 | #1,026 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #377 of 5,625 | #191 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #1,520 of 3,837 | #520 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
360
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 905
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 360 | 22.6 | 15.9:1 | 96% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 25.1 | 14.2:1 | 96% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 23.5 | 15.1:1 | 96% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 96% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 92% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 89% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | N/A | N/A | 14% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 99% (542) |
| 1990-91 | 905 | 40 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Utah Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (445 to 360); teachers up 8% (21 to 22.6).
About Utah Street Elementary
Utah Street Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools in Los Angeles Unified. The latest federal count shows 360 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 23% smaller than average.
Los Angeles Unified enrolls 406,887 students, and its 784 schools include Utah Street Elementary.
Hispanic students make up 94% of enrollment at Utah Street Elementary. Next come 2% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. Utah Street Elementary's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Utah Street Elementary, 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.9:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 26 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Utah Street Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Utah Street Elementary is +4.9 points: 28.5% actual, 23.6% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Utah Street Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Utah Street Elementary to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Utah Street Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 360 students in 2024-25, 37 fewer than the 397 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Utah Street ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Utah Street Elementary?
Utah Street Elementary enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Utah Street Elementary serve?
Utah Street Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Utah Street Elementary have?
Utah Street Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Utah Street Elementary?
At Utah Street Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Utah Street Elementary public or private?
Utah Street Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.