Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003420
Van Ness Avenue Elementary
501 North Van Ness Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004 · (323) 469-0992 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
16.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
157 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 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 83% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
40%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
31.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.3pp since 2014
Math
41.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 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 | 15.8% | 15.8% | 35.4% | 32.9% |
| Math | 13.3% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 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 | 31.7% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 41.3% |
| 2022-23 | 52.2% | 31.4% |
| 2021-22 | 60.8% | 46.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.3% | 33.7% |
| 2017-18 | 52.9% | 47.7% |
| 2016-17 | 51.9% | 38.7% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Van Ness Avenue Elementary
Van Ness Avenue Elementary's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Ness Avenue Elementary this school | 189 | 83.1% | 39.7% |
| Brockton Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 189 | 88.4% | 45.9% |
| Dorris Place Elementary Los Angeles | 230 | 83.5% | 56.3% |
| Yorkdale Elementary Los Angeles | 205 | 82.9% | 32.1% |
| Vallecitos Elementary Rainbow | 195 | 81.0% | 38.5% |
| Chaparral Academy of Technology Fontana | 205 | 87.3% | 30.2% |
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 Van Ness Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #2,518 of 5,151 | #613 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,226 of 5,172 ▼ 141 | #553 of 1,129 ▼ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,803 of 5,172 ▼ 1,539 | #931 of 1,129 ▼ 415 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -17.0pp | #12 of 5,116 | #2 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #5,393 of 5,915 | #1,223 of 1,300 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #1,871 of 5,625 | #631 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #2,588 of 3,837 | #723 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
189
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 189 | 11.5 | 16.4:1 | 83% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 82% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 12 | 14.7:1 | 86% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | 89% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 12 | 17.7:1 | 89% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 83% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | N/A | N/A | 79% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 25 | 22.3:1 | 76% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 23 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Ness Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (212 to 189); teachers down 4% (12 to 11.5).
About Van Ness Avenue Elementary
As a small elementary school, Van Ness Avenue Elementary serves students in Los Angeles, California. In all, 189 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 59% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Van Ness Avenue Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified, where 784 schools serve 406,887 students.
More than half of the students at Van Ness Avenue Elementary are Hispanic (76%). The remaining shares are 8% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. The diversity index for Van Ness Avenue Elementary is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school reported 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Van Ness Avenue Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools.
Van Ness Avenue Elementary is 8.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.7% versus 30.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Van Ness Avenue Elementary's nearest public school is Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Van Ness Avenue Elementary. On state test proficiency, Van Ness Avenue Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 189, close to the 187 recorded in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Van Ness Avenue Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Van Ness Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Van Ness Avenue Elementary?
Van Ness Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 189 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Van Ness Avenue Elementary serve?
Van Ness Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Van Ness Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Van Ness Avenue Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Van Ness Avenue Elementary?
Van Ness Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 76% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Van Ness Avenue Elementary?
Van Ness Avenue 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.