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What's the one class at West Vernon Avenue Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003454
West Vernon Avenue Elementary
4312 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90037 · (323) 232-4218 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
21.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
465 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 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
15%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
41.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.1pp since 2014
Math
42.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 23.6% | 22.8% | 36.2% |
| Math | 20.0% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 33.5% |
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 | 41.1% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 38.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.7% | 33.8% |
| 2021-22 | 28.9% | 29.2% |
| 2018-19 | 37.1% | 35.1% |
| 2017-18 | 31.6% | 38.8% |
| 2016-17 | 32.2% | 35.2% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in California's top 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 West Vernon Avenue Elementary
West Vernon Avenue Elementary's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Vernon Avenue Elementary this school | 470 | 98.9% | 39.2% |
| Williams Elementary Bakersfield | 452 | 98.9% | 12.3% |
| Riley Elementary San Bernardino | 462 | 95.9% | 29.4% |
| Howard Tanner Paramount | 428 | 97.0% | 35.0% |
| Estrella Elementary Los Angeles | 453 | 97.8% | 24.0% |
| Judith F. Baca Arts Academy Los Angeles | 495 | 97.8% | 31.3% |
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 West Vernon Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #2,564 of 5,151 | #625 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,074 of 5,172 ▲ 201 | #515 of 1,129 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,821 of 5,172 ▲ 421 | #683 of 1,129 ▲ 97 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.9pp | #315 of 5,116 | #124 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #2,798 of 5,915 | #564 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,733 of 5,352 | #506 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #4,695 of 5,354 | #974 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #35 of 5,625 | #20 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.5% | #209 of 3,837 | #104 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
470
-150 (-24%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 1,397
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 470 | 22 | 21.4:1 | 99% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 99% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 25 | 22.5:1 | 99% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 99% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 752 | 33 | 22.8:1 | 97% (726) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 32 | 23.1:1 | 95% (704) |
| 2010-11 | 976 | N/A | N/A | 58% (567) |
| 2000-01 | 1,507 | 75 | 20.1:1 | 96% (1,444) |
| 1990-91 | 1,397 | 55 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Vernon Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (752 to 470); teachers down 33% (33 to 22).
About West Vernon Avenue Elementary
This page covers West Vernon Avenue Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Los Angeles, California. It teaches 470 students in kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified is the district for West Vernon Avenue Elementary. It has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
The share of Hispanic students at West Vernon Avenue Elementary is 92%. Other groups include 6% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for West Vernon Avenue Elementary is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at West Vernon Avenue Elementary, there are about 21.4 students; the school has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
West Vernon Avenue Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of California public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, West Vernon Avenue Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 21.6%. Actual: 39.2%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, 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.
Among nearby public schools, Global Education Academy is closest at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The federal government classifies West Vernon Avenue Elementary's location as City: Large.
A 24% decrease took enrollment from 620 in 2020-21 to 470 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for West Vernon Avenue Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 West Vernon Avenue ElementaryHow large is West Vernon Avenue Elementary?
West Vernon Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Vernon Avenue Elementary serve?
West Vernon Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Vernon Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at West Vernon Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is West Vernon Avenue Elementary?
West Vernon Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 92% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is West Vernon Avenue Elementary in?
West Vernon Avenue Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.