Victoria Avenue Elementary

As an intimate elementary school in South Gate, California, Victoria Avenue Elementary serves 272 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Victoria Avenue Elementary sits 42% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Victoria Avenue Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Victoria Avenue Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Other groups include 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Victoria Avenue Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 97% of students at Victoria Avenue Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Victoria Avenue Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 21.4%; this one delivers 43.4%, a residual of +21.9 points.

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

The closest other public school is Madison Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Victoria Avenue Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Victoria Avenue Elementary's enrollment has declined 39% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 272). Class-load math has tightened: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Victoria Avenue Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.