Westminster Avenue Elementary

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

Westminster Avenue Elementary in Venice, California enrolled 367 students in 2024-25 with 18.0 full-time teachers, 20.4 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, 40-47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

335 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 367 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.5 to 18.0.

Students enrolled at Westminster Avenue Elementary by school year2022-23: 335, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 36701002003004002022-233352023-243442024-25367
Students enrolled at Westminster Avenue Elementary by school year2022-23: 335, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 36701002003004002022-233352023-243442024-25367
Students enrolled at Westminster Avenue Elementary by school year2022-23: 335, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 36701002003004002022-233352023-243442024-25367
Students enrolled at Westminster Avenue Elementary by school year2022-23: 335, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 36701002003004002022-233352023-243442024-25367
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333519.517.2
2023-2434417.020.2
2024-2536718.020.4

20.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 20.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.4state 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 Westminster Avenue Elementary enrolled 333 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 absent40.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.9% of students were Hispanic, 22.3% White, 13.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic52.9%
  2. White22.3%
  3. Black13.4%
  4. Two or more races10.1%
  5. Asian1.4%

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 Westminster Avenue Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-47% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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, 2021-2240‑47%40%45%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%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 Venice

3 public elementary schools in Venice report 2024-25 enrollment; Westminster Avenue Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Broadway Elementary54622.324.2%
Westminster Avenue Elementary36720.470.6%
Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary29522.730.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Westminster Avenue Elementary

  1. Broadway ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 546 students, 22.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Westside Global Awareness MagnetThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 241 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Westminster Avenue Elementary with Broadway ElementaryStudents, 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 CaliforniaWestminster Avenue Elementary is the number 4,066 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,066 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.20.4:1
  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 Westminster Avenue Elementary

  1. How many students attend Westminster Avenue Elementary?
    367 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 335 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Venice, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Westminster Avenue Elementary?
    20.4 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 Westminster Avenue Elementary a Title I school?
    Westminster 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 Westminster Avenue Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Westminster Avenue Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-47% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 Westminster Avenue Elementary in?
    Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271003457 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