William Green Elementary

William Green Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Lawndale, California, overseen by Lawndale Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 516 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in Lawndale Elementary (4,314 students total), William Green Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, William Green Elementary lists that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, William Green Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 88% 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 noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, William Green Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 31.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $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%. William Green Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Environmental Charter High - Lawndale is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William Green Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. William Green Elementary's enrollment has shrank 26% since 2018, when it stood at 699 (now 516).

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