Yorkdale Elementary

Yorkdale Elementary is a K-5 school of compact scale in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, teacheing 205 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 56% smaller than typical.

Yorkdale Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that serves 406,887 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Yorkdale Elementary shows that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, Yorkdale Elementary shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Yorkdale Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Yorkdale Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.1%, the actual is 30.4%, a residual of +0.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Yorkdale Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Benjamin Franklin Senior High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Yorkdale Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Yorkdale Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yorkdale Elementary has shrank 15%, going from 241 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 1% to 6%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.