Is Castelar Street Elementary a good school?

Castelar Street Elementary ranks 2228 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Castelar Street Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 584 students attended Castelar Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Castelar Street Elementary?

Students at Castelar Street Elementary are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Castelar Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Castelar Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Florence Nightingale Middle High : Belmont Senior High High : Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community High : Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies High : Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice High : Edward R. Roybal Learning Center High : School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Castelar Street Elementary

Summary:

Castelar Street Elementary is a public elementary school serving 584 students in grades K-8 in the Los Angeles Unified School District. While the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, it currently holds a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the middle range compared to other California elementary schools.

Castelar Street Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, where its proficiency rates exceed the district and state averages at most grade levels. The school also performs exceptionally well for its English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% and top 12% of California elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. Additionally, Castelar Street Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate, while increasing, remains lower than the nearby Ann Street Elementary and Betty Plasencia Elementary schools.

When compared to nearby traditional public schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Ann Street Elementary and Betty Plasencia Elementary, Castelar Street Elementary outperforms in both test scores and subgroup performance. However, nearby Gabriella Charter and PUC Milagro Charter schools tend to outperform the traditional public schools in the area, highlighting the potential benefits of school choice and the need for continued improvement in the traditional public school system.

Detail:

Public K-8

840 Yale St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2328

(213) 626-3674

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2228^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,841

Students who attend Castelar Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Florence Nightingale Middle
High:	Belmont Senior High
	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
	Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
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	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Student/teacher ratio: 20.8

Number of students: 584

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Castelar Street Elementary ranks better than 62% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 139^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.12. (See more...)

Compare Details Castelar Street Elementary ranks better than 81.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.84. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Compare Details 84.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Castelar Street Elementary is 20.8. 305 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Castelar Street Elementary employs 27.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Castelar Street Elementary is $8,841. 476 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Castelar Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Castelar Street Elementary 2228^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Castelar Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Castelar Street Elementary 507^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Castelar Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Castelar Street Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	68.60	1348^th	4809	72.0%
2005	63.08	1616^th	4822	66.5%
2006	66.91	1471^st	4818	69.5%
2007	64.20	1631^st	5113	68.1%
2008	62.76	1743^rd	5113	65.9%
2009	61.77	1835^th	5193	64.7%
2010	58.90	2044^th	5314	61.5%
2011	70.33	1477^th	5377	72.5%
2012	69.72	1550^th	5390	71.2%
2013	68.10	1672^nd	5530	69.8%
2015	60.25	1925^th	5611	65.7%
2016	70.93	1487^th	5614	73.5%
2017	61.11	1967^th	5692	65.4%
2018	53.87	2343^rd	5662	58.6%
2019	59.97	2078^th	5789	64.1%
2022	67.16	1731^st	5883	70.6%
2023	60.44	2036^th	5874	65.3%
2024	56.12	2228^th	5862	62.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.95	976^th	3246	69.9%
2019	52.40	1128^th	3275	65.6%
2022	61.28	719^th	3311	78.3%
2023	55.50	967^th	3250	70.2%
2024	62.35	637^th	3160	79.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.15	1678^th	5084	67.0%
2019	71.59	1102^nd	5173	78.7%
2022	82.77	644^th	5264	87.8%
2023	76.64	913^th	5374	83.0%
2024	62.35	1659^th	5511	69.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.67	2515^th	5413	53.5%
2019	58.24	2044^th	5492	62.8%
2022	64.29	1762^nd	5635	68.7%
2023	64.06	1758^th	5617	68.7%
2024	56.19	2117^th	5605	62.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.39	2105^th	5431	61.2%
2019	59.86	1961^st	5510	64.4%
2022	65.63	1701^st	5663	70.0%
2023	53.97	2230^th	5650	60.5%
2024	54.16	2251^st	5636	60.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.59	936^th	1071	12.6%
2019	22.31	961^st	1149	16.4%
2022	35.05	850^th	1154	26.3%
2023	29.33	927^th	1190	22.1%
2024	28.29	940^th	1203	21.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.11	3404^th	4830	29.5%
2019	43.32	2730^th	4963	45.0%
2022	41.47	2793^rd	5084	45.1%
2023	37.06	3138^th	5098	38.4%
2024	38.74	3056^th	5102	40.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	96.42	102^nd	2740	96.3%
2023	75.50	572^nd	2802	79.6%
2024	78.84	507^th	2777	81.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	86.76	221^st	2549	91.3%
2024	81.90	311^th	2575	87.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	75.58	533^rd	2546	79.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	58.85	841^st	2547	67.0%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Castelar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	59.92	344^th	733	53.1%
2023	50.53	414^th	718	42.3%
2024	56.08	380^th	741	48.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Castelar Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	2	2	775	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	858
1989	2	4	784	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	877
1990	4	3	818	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	920
1991	2	22	842	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	971
1992	5	22	866	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	1022
1993	2	23	881	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	1034
1994	0	20	904	128	2	n/a	n/a	0	1054
1995	5	18	748	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	911
1996	5	18	748	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	911
1997	5	11	753	157	2	n/a	n/a	0	928
1998	5	14	738	164	2	n/a	n/a	0	923
1999	4	23	733	164	0	n/a	n/a	0	924
2000	4	22	693	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	906
2001	3	24	663	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	869
2002	3	19	657	186	6	n/a	n/a	0	871
2003	3	19	657	186	6	n/a	n/a	0	871
2004	3	21	620	185	1	n/a	n/a	0	830
2005	2	16	636	186	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
2006	4	9	592	187	1	n/a	n/a	0	793
2007	1	11	584	186	1	n/a	n/a	1	784
2008	4	8	523	170	3	n/a	n/a	0	708
2009	4	6	539	179	2	2	0	0	732
2010	5	8	516	159	1	0	1	0	690
2011	4	11	410	153	2	1	60	0	641
2012	13	17	452	148	3	2	1	0	636
2013	20	22	441	150	1	3	1	0	638
2014	17	23	443	161	1	3	0	0	648
2015	17	15	431	183	0	3	7	0	656
2016	18	18	422	183	0	1	11	0	653
2017	15	20	431	176	0	1	17	0	660
2018	20	19	425	186	0	1	22	0	673
2019	31	22	401	186	1	0	0	0	641
2020	19	20	378	194	0	0	32	0	643
2021	17	13	348	193	0	0	37	0	608
2022	31	7	340	176	0	0	38	0	592
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	584	584

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Castelar Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	858	35.0	24.5	n/a
1989	877	34.0	25.7	n/a
1990	920	36.0	25.5	n/a
1991	971	37.0	26.2	n/a
1992	1022	37.6	27.1	92.7
1993	1034	39.5	26.2	94.2
1994	1054	40.0	26.3	95
1995	911	37.0	24.6	93.6
1996	911	37.0	24.6	93.6
1997	928	41.0	22.6	91.1
1998	923	42.5	21.7	93.4
1999	924	45.0	20.5	93
2000	906	43.0	21.1	93.4
2001	869	44.0	19.8	94.2
2002	871	46.0	18.9	91.3
2003	871	46.0	18.9	91.3
2004	830	40.0	20.8	98.6
2005	841	39.0	21.6	95.4
2006	793	39.0	20.3	92.7
2007	784	34.0	23.1	91.2
2008	708	38.2	18.5	82.5
2009	732	33.0	20.3	89.3
2010	690	30.0	23.0	90
2011	641	n/a	n/a	40.4
2012	636	26.0	24.4	n/a
2013	638	26.0	24.5	39
2014	648	25.0	25.9	78.2
2015	656	27.0	24.2	83.5
2016	653	27.0	24.1	80.9
2017	660	28.0	23.5	73.8
2018	673	27.0	24.9	60.8
2019	641	26.0	24.6	60.4
2020	643	n/a	n/a	79.8
2021	608	28.0	21.7	81.4
2022	592	28.0	21.1	82.4
2023	584	27.9	20.8	84.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Castelar Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	858	35.0	24.5	n/a
1989	877	34.0	25.7	n/a
1990	920	36.0	25.5	n/a
1991	971	37.0	26.2	n/a
1992	1022	37.6	27.1	92.7
1993	1034	39.5	26.2	94.2
1994	1054	40.0	26.3	95
1995	911	37.0	24.6	93.6
1996	911	37.0	24.6	93.6
1997	928	41.0	22.6	91.1
1998	923	42.5	21.7	93.4
1999	924	45.0	20.5	93
2000	906	43.0	21.1	93.4
2001	869	44.0	19.8	94.2
2002	871	46.0	18.9	91.3
2003	871	46.0	18.9	91.3
2004	830	40.0	20.8	98.6
2005	841	39.0	21.6	95.4
2006	793	39.0	20.3	92.7
2007	784	34.0	23.1	91.2
2008	708	38.2	18.5	82.5
2009	732	33.0	20.3	89.3
2010	690	30.0	23.0	90
2011	641	n/a	n/a	40.4
2012	636	26.0	24.4	n/a
2013	638	26.0	24.5	39
2014	648	25.0	25.9	78.2
2015	656	27.0	24.2	83.5
2016	653	27.0	24.1	80.9
2017	660	28.0	23.5	73.8
2018	673	27.0	24.9	60.8
2019	641	26.0	24.6	60.4
2020	643	n/a	n/a	79.8
2021	608	28.0	21.7	81.4
2022	592	28.0	21.1	82.4
2023	584	27.9	20.8	84.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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