White Point Elementary

White Point Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in San Pedro, California, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. The school educates 314 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

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

On the student-mix side, White Point Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% White, 17% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at White Point 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 south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, White Point Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which White Point Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Angel's Gate (Continuation), roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, White Point Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 361 students in 2018 compared to 314 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the White Point Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.