Vine Street Elementary

Located at 955 North Vine St., in Los Angeles, California, Vine Street Elementary is a close-knit elementary school that serves 237 students (grades K through 6), run under Los Angeles Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 49% below the state mean of about 465.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Vine Street Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Vine Street Elementary logs that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial, 3% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Vine Street Elementary reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Vine Street Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 91% of students at Vine Street Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Vine Street Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.2%; actual is 41.0%, +15.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Vine Street Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hollywood Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vine Street Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vine Street Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 30.1%.

Vine Street Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 50%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.