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Best kept secret at William R. Anton Elementary?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003066
William R. Anton Elementary
831 North Bonnie Beach Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90063 · (323) 981-3640 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% 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.
- A+Three-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
18.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
442 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 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
3%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
William R. Anton Elementary→Belvedere Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +28.0pp since 2014
Math
39.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +28.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 28 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 23.7% | 22.8% | 38.2% |
| Math | 16.3% | 23.6% | 21.9% | 38.2% |
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 | 39.0% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 25.5% | 20.2% |
| 2021-22 | 27.1% | 20.3% |
| 2018-19 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.6% | 22.6% |
| 2016-17 | 19.1% | 21.6% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 William R. Anton Elementary
William R. Anton Elementary's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William R. Anton Elementary this school | 453 | 97.6% | 36.6% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Santa Ana | 457 | 97.4% | 16.6% |
| John C Martinez Elementary Parlier | 434 | 97.5% | 23.2% |
| Washington Elementary Mendota | 423 | 97.4% | N/A |
| Global Family Elementary Oakland | 446 | 98.0% | 14.4% |
| McCord Elementary Orange Cove | 426 | 97.7% | 36.1% |
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 William R. Anton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,802 of 5,151 | #691 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,293 of 5,172 ▲ 771 | #575 of 1,129 ▲ 197 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,029 of 5,172 ▲ 73 | #730 of 1,129 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.8pp | #153 of 5,116 | #64 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #2,997 of 5,915 | #612 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #494 of 5,352 | #149 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.0% | #5,289 of 5,354 | #1,193 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #137 of 5,625 | #77 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.7% | #263 of 3,837 | #126 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
453
-77 (-15%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 98% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 95% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 96% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 97% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 31 | 22.7:1 | 94% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 778 | 33 | 23.6:1 | 93% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 954 | N/A | N/A | 50% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 1,057 | 54 | 19.6:1 | 95% (1,002) |
| 1990-91 | 965 | 43 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William R. Anton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (705 to 453); teachers down 23% (31 to 24).
About William R. Anton Elementary
William R. Anton Elementary, located in Los Angeles, California, is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 453 students, spread over kindergarten through 6.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students in 784 schools, and William R. Anton Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 3%.
William R. Anton Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.9:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
William R. Anton Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, William R. Anton Elementary's results are 14.3 points above predicted: 36.6% against 22.4%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting William R. Anton Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
William R. Anton Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4, its nearest public school. William R. Anton Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. William R. Anton Elementary's average proficiency of 36.6% compares with 28.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place William R. Anton Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 453, from 530 in 2020-21. The ratio was 24.1:1 in 2020-21 and 18.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About William R. Anton ElementaryHow large is William R. Anton Elementary?
William R. Anton Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does William R. Anton Elementary serve?
William R. Anton Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William R. Anton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William R. Anton Elementary is approximately 18.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at William R. Anton Elementary?
Student demographics at William R. Anton Elementary are roughly 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees William R. Anton Elementary?
William R. Anton Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.