Fries Avenue Elementary

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

Fries Avenue Elementary in Wilmington, California enrolled 325 students in 2024-25 with 18.0 full-time teachers, 18.0 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, 11-17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

358 students in 2022-23, 330 students in 2023-24, 325 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 18.0.

Students enrolled at Fries Avenue Elementary by school year2022-23: 358, 2023-24: 330, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233582023-243302024-25325
Students enrolled at Fries Avenue Elementary by school year2022-23: 358, 2023-24: 330, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233582023-243302024-25325
Students enrolled at Fries Avenue Elementary by school year2022-23: 358, 2023-24: 330, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233582023-243302024-25325
Students enrolled at Fries Avenue Elementary by school year2022-23: 358, 2023-24: 330, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233582023-243302024-25325
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335819.018.8
2023-2433019.017.4
2024-2532518.018.0

18.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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 18.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 18.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 18.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 18.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state 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 Fries Avenue Elementary enrolled 364 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent34.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.5% of students were Hispanic, 4.3% of two or more races, 2.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic90.5%
  2. Two or more races4.3%
  3. Black2.2%
  4. Asian1.8%
  5. White0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Fries Avenue Elementary scored proficient or above: 11-17% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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, 2021-2211‑17%40%45%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%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 Wilmington

8 public elementary schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment; Fries Avenue Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harry Bridges Span1,17120.485.1%
Gulf Avenue Elementary63420.586.9%
George De La Torre Jr. Elementary59818.695.8%
Wilmington Park Elementary47221.590.5%
Hawaiian Avenue Elementary45520.792.1%
Broad Avenue Elementary44118.480.0%
Scholarship Prep - South Bay42124.880.0%
Fries Avenue Elementary32518.087.1%

All public schools in Wilmington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fries Avenue Elementary

  1. Harry Bridges SpanThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 1,171 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Gulf Avenue ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 634 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare Fries Avenue Elementary with Harry Bridges SpanStudents, 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 CaliforniaFries Avenue Elementary is the number 4,497 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,497 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.18.0:1
  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 Fries Avenue Elementary

  1. How many students attend Fries Avenue Elementary?
    325 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 358 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilmington, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fries Avenue Elementary?
    18.0 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 Fries Avenue Elementary a Title I school?
    Fries Avenue 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 Fries Avenue Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fries Avenue Elementary scored proficient or above: 11-17% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 Fries Avenue Elementary in?
    Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271003026 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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