Emelita Street Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Encino, California

Emelita Street Elementary in Encino, California enrolled 275 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 19.6 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

283 students in 2022-23, 278 students in 2023-24, 275 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 14.0.

Students enrolled at Emelita Street Elementary by school year2022-23: 283, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 27501002003002022-232832023-242782024-25275
Students enrolled at Emelita Street Elementary by school year2022-23: 283, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 27501002003002022-232832023-242782024-25275
Students enrolled at Emelita Street Elementary by school year2022-23: 283, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 27501002003002022-232832023-242782024-25275
Students enrolled at Emelita Street Elementary by school year2022-23: 283, 2023-24: 278, 2024-25: 27501002003002022-232832023-242782024-25275
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328314.020.2
2023-2427813.520.6
2024-2527514.019.6

19.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 19.6; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.6state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Emelita Street Elementary enrolled 249 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent32.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.4% of students were Hispanic, 24.0% White, 17.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic52.4%
  2. White24.0%
  3. Two or more races17.1%
  4. Black3.6%
  5. Asian2.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Emelita Street Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑54%40%45%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%30% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Encino

5 public elementary schools in Encino report 2024-25 enrollment; Emelita Street Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lanai Road Elementary56623.69.7%
Encino Charter Elementary52922.037.1%
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter49422.521.3%
Academy for Enriched Sciences29122.425.8%
Emelita Street Elementary27519.668.4%

All public schools in Encino →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Emelita Street Elementary

  1. Academy for Enriched SciencesThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 291 students, 22.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Newcastle ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 299 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Emelita Street Elementary with Academy for Enriched SciencesStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Los Angeles Unified School District spends per student$22,606 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,606
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaEmelita Street Elementary is the number 4,932 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,932 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher19.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.19.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Emelita Street Elementary

  1. How many students attend Emelita Street Elementary?
    275 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 283 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Encino, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Emelita Street Elementary?
    19.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Emelita Street Elementary a Title I school?
    Emelita Street Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Emelita Street Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Emelita Street Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Emelita Street Elementary in?
    Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271002986 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22