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If you had an hour of school board time for Will Rogers Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED·NCES 063570006100
Will Rogers Elementary
2401 14th St., Santa Monica, CA 90405 · (310) 452-2364 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
19.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
232 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 117 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
53.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.7pp since 2014
Math
42.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.3% | 23.4% | 17.6% | 28.7% |
| Math | 20.5% | 21.7% | 29.5% | 28.3% |
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 | 53.7% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 47.1% |
| 2022-23 | 55.7% | 48.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.2% | 48.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 64.0% |
| 2017-18 | 73.2% | 61.0% |
| 2016-17 | 65.7% | 58.4% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Will Rogers Elementary
Will Rogers Elementary's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Rogers Elementary this school | 522 | 44.4% | 49.4% |
| Birney Elementary San Diego | 535 | 45.2% | 73.7% |
| Las Posas Elementary Camarillo | 455 | 48.8% | 59.1% |
| Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley Winnetka | 409 | 42.8% | N/A |
| Altadena Elementary Altadena | 527 | 52.9% | 46.2% |
| Malloch Elementary Fresno | 495 | 52.7% | 45.7% |
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 Will Rogers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,753 of 5,151 | #392 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #2,130 of 5,172 ▼ 434 | #529 of 1,129 ▼ 145 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #1,774 of 5,172 ▼ 230 | #398 of 1,129 ▼ 64 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.1pp | #416 of 5,116 | #63 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #2,184 of 5,915 | #439 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #681 of 5,352 | #205 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #730 of 5,354 | #118 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #4,163 of 5,625 | #1,032 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #3,791 of 3,837 | #944 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
522
+46 (+10%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 522 | 26.9 | 19.4:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 41% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 28.4 | 19.3:1 | 35% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 21 | 22.7:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 41% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 25 | 22.5:1 | 48% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | N/A | N/A | 61% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 33 | 20.5:1 | 51% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 24 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Will Rogers Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (525 to 522); teachers up 22% (22 to 26.9).
About Will Rogers Elementary
In Santa Monica, California, part of Los Angeles County, Will Rogers Elementary is an elementary school. The school reports 522 students in kindergarten through 5.
Will Rogers Elementary is a school in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified. The district has 15 schools and 8,616 students.
Will Rogers Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 42%. After that, the student body is 34% White, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Will Rogers Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Will Rogers Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.4:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The lunch program counts 44% of students at Will Rogers Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, higher than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Will Rogers 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.
Will Rogers Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.4% is 4.1 points below the 53.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The nearest public school is John Adams Middle, at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Will Rogers Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Will Rogers Elementary's location as City: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 522, 10% above the 476 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 19.4:1, from 22.7:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
- Santa Monica HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 914 students
- John Adams MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Other schools in Santa Monica
- Santa Monica HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 914 students
- John Adams MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Other Will Rogers Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 3 states are named Will Rogers Elementary. Will Rogers Elementary is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Will Rogers ElementaryLynwood, CA · 684 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryVentura, CA · 426 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolEdmond, OK · 687 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolMcAlester, OK · 535 students
- Will Rogers Elementary SchoolStillwater, OK · 511 students
Nearby schools
- John Adams Middle0.1 mi · 806
- Olympic High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 30
- Grant Elementary0.7 mi · 562
- Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)0.7 mi · 216
- Santa Monica High0.8 mi · 2,588
- Edison Elementary0.9 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Will Rogers ElementaryHow large is Will Rogers Elementary?
Will Rogers Elementary enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Will Rogers Elementary serve?
Will Rogers Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Will Rogers Elementary?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Will Rogers Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Will Rogers Elementary?
Student demographics at Will Rogers Elementary are roughly 34% White, 42% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Will Rogers Elementary in?
Will Rogers Elementary is part of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified.
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