West Athens Elementary

West Athens Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Los Angeles, California, overseen by Los Angeles Unified, serves 545 students, covering grades K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Athens Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%; the rest is composed of 26% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting West Athens Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, West Athens Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.4%, the actual is 19.6%, a residual of -1.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. West Athens 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 Washington Primary Center, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Athens Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. West Athens Elementary's enrollment has decreased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 713 (now 545). Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 72% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.