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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Wadsworth Avenue Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003441
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary
981 East 41st St., Los Angeles, CA 90011 · (323) 232-5234 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
487 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 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
16%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
24.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.5pp since 2014
Math
22.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.4% | 15.1% | 22.4% | 53.1% |
| Math | 8.2% | 14.4% | 26.6% | 50.8% |
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 | 24.5% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 18.5% |
| 2021-22 | 23.5% | 17.2% |
| 2018-19 | 28.3% | 24.6% |
| 2017-18 | 22.9% | 21.0% |
| 2016-17 | 15.1% | 11.0% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Wadsworth Avenue Elementary
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadsworth Avenue Elementary this school | 506 | 96.2% | 21.0% |
| Twentieth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 499 | 95.6% | 37.7% |
| Judith F. Baca Arts Academy Los Angeles | 495 | 97.8% | 31.3% |
| Graciano Gomez Elementary San Bernardino | 481 | 97.1% | 20.1% |
| Roosevelt Elementary San Bernardino | 512 | 94.9% | 29.3% |
| Major Lynn Mokler Paramount | 510 | 96.7% | 25.7% |
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 Wadsworth Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,491 of 5,151 | #1,068 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #4,029 of 5,172 ▲ 541 | #1,006 of 1,129 ▲ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #4,531 of 5,172 ▲ 188 | #1,062 of 1,129 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,214 of 5,116 | #582 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #2,354 of 5,915 | #476 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #859 of 5,352 | #266 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #4,671 of 5,354 | #963 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #291 of 5,625 | #155 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #589 of 3,837 | #252 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
506
-129 (-20%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 1,443
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 506 | 25.5 | 19.8:1 | 96% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 28 | 19.7:1 | 95% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 97% (565) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 33 | 19.2:1 | 99% (626) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 34.5 | 20.7:1 | 95% (681) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 30 | 23.6:1 | 91% (646) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | N/A | N/A | 50% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 1,748 | 82 | 21.3:1 | 98% (1,713) |
| 1990-91 | 1,443 | 52 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wadsworth Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (715 to 506); teachers down 26% (34.5 to 25.5).
About Wadsworth Avenue Elementary
Federal records list Wadsworth Avenue Elementary as an elementary school in Los Angeles, California. The school reports 506 students in kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students spread across 784 schools.
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary enrolls a student body that is 92% Hispanic. It is also 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Wadsworth Avenue Elementary comes in at 16%.
With 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Wadsworth Avenue Elementary was 19.8:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Wadsworth Avenue Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 96%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Wadsworth Avenue Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.0% is 2.1 points below the 23.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Center for Advanced Learning is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Wadsworth Avenue Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 27.5% proficiency; Wadsworth Avenue Elementary posts 21.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, Wadsworth Avenue Elementary is City: Large.
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary had 635 students in 2020-21 and 506 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease.
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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 Wadsworth Avenue ElementaryHow large is Wadsworth Avenue Elementary?
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wadsworth Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Wadsworth Avenue Elementary have?
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wadsworth Avenue Elementary?
At Wadsworth Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Wadsworth Avenue Elementary public or private?
Wadsworth Avenue 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.