Enrollment
113
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Los Angeles, CA
Federal NCES profile for Lexington Avenue Primary Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
The verdict
Lexington Avenue Primary Center earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 74% of California schools.
Lexington Avenue Primary Center has class sizes smaller than 74% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Lexington Avenue Primary Center ranks #276 of 344 elementary schools in Los Angeles, CA.
NCES ID 062271011619 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
113
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
18.8:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-13% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
84.2%
vs 55.5% California avg
+52% vs state
How Lexington Avenue Primary Center compares with California and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
18.8:1 - 2.7 below the California state median of 21.5:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Lexington Avenue Primary Center is a high-poverty, small elementary school in Los Angeles, California, enrolling 113 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 18.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need is high: 84.2% of students qualify for free meals, 52% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 113 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Among 257 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #210, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (79%) and African American (7%) (diversity index 37/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Los Angeles Unified spends $21,940 per pupil, 33% above the California average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 19.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Los Angeles's elementary schools, it stands alongside Wish Community (860 students): Lexington Avenue Primary Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (18.8:1 vs 23.2:1).
Los Angeles Unified also operates Grover Cleveland Charter High (2,719 students) and North Hollywood Senior High (2,444 students) alongside Lexington Avenue Primary Center.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Lexington Avenue Primary Center on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 18.8:1 | ▼ 13% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 84.2% | ▲ 52% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 113 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 78.8% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 36.7, Lexington Avenue Primary Center is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Los Angeles Unified, which includes Lexington Avenue Primary Center.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland Charter High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| North Hollywood Senior High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Phineas Banning Senior High | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| San Pedro Senior High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Venice Senior High | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Lexington Avenue Primary Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Lexington Avenue Primary Center has 113 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Los Angeles, CA.
The student-teacher ratio at Lexington Avenue Primary Center is 18.8:1, which is 13% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 20% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
84.2% of students at Lexington Avenue Primary Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
The largest demographic group at Lexington Avenue Primary Center is Hispanic or Latino at 78.8% of enrollment, in Los Angeles, CA.
Lexington Avenue Primary Center has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Lexington Avenue Primary Center ranks #276 of 344 elementary schools in Los Angeles, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Los Angeles on the city page.
Lexington Avenue Primary Center earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 74% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Lexington Avenue Primary Center, Los Angeles Unified also operates Grover Cleveland Charter High (2,719 students), North Hollywood Senior High (2,444 students), and Phineas Banning Senior High (2,422 students). See the Los Angeles Unified district page for the complete list.
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