White Point Elementary
- B+Test 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.
- CThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
School pathway
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 12 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 | 24.8% | 40.5% | 19.8% | 14.9% |
| Math | 27.3% | 25.6% | 31.4% | 15.7% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.3% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 50.4% |
| 2022-23 | 58.3% | 54.5% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 54.2% |
| 2018-19 | 73.6% | 57.9% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 52.3% |
| 2016-17 | 59.8% | 50.0% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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%.
Schools most like White Point Elementary
White Point Elementary's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Point Elementary this school | 314 | 38.9% | 56.0% |
| Walgrove Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 271 | 38.7% | 49.3% |
| Burcham Elementary Long Beach | 412 | 36.2% | 61.6% |
| Playa del Rey Elementary Culver City | 272 | 41.9% | 65.8% |
| John Muir San Diego | 336 | 43.8% | 48.8% |
| Jasper Elementary Alta Loma | 398 | 38.9% | 62.2% |
Where White Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,345 of 5,151 | #307 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,414 of 5,172 ▲ 75 | #330 of 1,129 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #1,003 of 5,172 ▲ 353 | #227 of 1,129 ▲ 71 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #1,406 of 5,116 | #228 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #4,646 of 5,915 | #1,028 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #381 of 5,352 | #111 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #428 of 5,354 | #73 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #4,383 of 5,625 | #1,076 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #2,294 of 3,837 | #661 of 947 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 314 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 39% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 33% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 33% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 16 | 20.5:1 | 39% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 17 | 21.2:1 | 36% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 17 | 22.7:1 | 27% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | N/A | N/A | 16% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 13% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 666 | 23 | 29.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (361 to 314); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About White Point Elementary
White Point Elementary is a small elementary school located in San Pedro, California. The school enrolls 314 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 32% smaller than that.
A total of 784 schools make up Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students enrolled.
White Point Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 42%. Other reported shares: 26% White, 17% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Asian. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 17 full-time equivalents, or about 18.5 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 18.5:1 here. About 39% of students, or 122, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for White Point Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
White Point Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (56.0% versus 56.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides White Point Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Angel's Gate (Continuation), about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, White Point Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment at White Point Elementary dropped 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 328 to 314 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.5:1.
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