Is First Street Elementary a good school?

First Street Elementary ranks 3353 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend First Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 353 students attended First Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of First Street Elementary?

Students at First Street Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of First Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend First Street Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Boyle Heights Sci Technical Engr and Math Magnet High : Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High High : Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

First Street Elementary

Summary:

First Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 370 students in grades K-6 and part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

First Street Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 8.4% in 2017-2018 to 44.6% in 2021-2022, well above district and state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 35.79% of students at First Street Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.06% in the district and 47.04% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students, who all rank in the bottom quartile or half of California elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, First Street Elementary is underperforming. Breed Street Elementary and Malabar Street Elementary, which are within a mile of First Street Elementary, have higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the nearby charter schools, Extera Public and Puente Charter, outperform First Street Elementary in academic achievement. These comparisons highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to address the challenges facing First Street Elementary and improve educational outcomes for all its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

2820 East First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033-3636

(323) 269-0138

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3353^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,132

Students who attend First Street Elementary usually attend:

High:	Boyle Heights Sci Technical Engr and Math Magnet
	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High
	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.7

Number of students: 353

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

White:

1.7%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details First Street Elementary ranks worse than 57.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 262^nd among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.09. (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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.9%), White (1.7%), two or more races (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at First Street Elementary is 20.7. 316 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare First Street Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at First Street Elementary is $11,132. 283 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

First Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks First Street Elementary 3353^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See First Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 First Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at First Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.38	4229^th	4809	12.1%
2005	12.79	4473^rd	4822	7.2%
2006	13.03	4472^nd	4818	7.2%
2007	12.90	4778^th	5113	6.6%
2008	21.72	4215^th	5113	17.6%
2009	24.68	4090^th	5193	21.2%
2010	30.70	3798^th	5314	28.5%
2011	36.28	3514^th	5377	34.6%
2012	27.49	4134^th	5390	23.3%
2013	23.23	4513^th	5530	18.4%
2015	11.42	5386^th	5611	4.0%
2016	11.10	5368^th	5614	4.4%
2017	8.82	5551^st	5692	2.5%
2018	10.52	5411^th	5662	4.4%
2019	11.98	5449^th	5789	5.9%
2022	14.57	5394^th	5883	8.3%
2023	30.37	3857^th	5874	34.3%
2024	37.09	3353^rd	5862	42.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at First Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.89	3148^th	3246	3.0%
2019	17.00	3263^rd	3275	0.4%
2022	18.34	3257^th	3311	1.6%
2024	33.65	2277^th	3160	27.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at First Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.13	1902^nd	2420	21.4%
2024	32.25	1690^th	2634	35.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at First Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.50	4813^th	5084	5.3%
2019	16.48	4760^th	5173	8.0%
2022	19.67	4679^th	5264	11.1%
2023	41.73	2938^th	5374	45.3%
2024	49.72	2405^th	5511	56.4%

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Rank History for Female students at First Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.07	5353^rd	5413	1.1%
2019	12.19	5186^th	5492	5.6%
2022	14.88	5195^th	5635	7.8%
2023	28.16	3949^th	5617	29.7%
2024	33.21	3547^th	5605	36.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at First Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	16.49	2117^th	2128	0.5%
2019	18.50	2425^th	2585	6.2%

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Rank History for Male students at First Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.89	4831^st	5431	11.0%
2019	12.93	5187^th	5510	5.9%
2022	16.32	5095^th	5663	10.0%
2023	32.92	3549^th	5650	37.2%
2024	40.53	3030^th	5636	46.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at First Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.28	4539^th	4830	6.0%
2019	16.11	4608^th	4963	7.2%
2022	18.60	4604^th	5084	9.4%
2023	41.14	2823^rd	5098	44.6%
2024	50.76	2217^th	5102	56.5%

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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 First Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	3	2	7	802	1	n/a	n/a	0	815
1989	17	1	3	791	1	n/a	n/a	0	813
1990	2	0	1	842	0	n/a	n/a	0	845
1991	0	2	3	811	0	n/a	n/a	0	816
1992	0	3	4	844	0	n/a	n/a	0	851
1993	0	3	4	811	0	n/a	n/a	0	818
1994	0	1	4	795	2	n/a	n/a	0	802
1995	2	0	2	721	0	n/a	n/a	0	725
1996	2	0	2	721	0	n/a	n/a	0	725
1997	3	1	2	753	1	n/a	n/a	0	760
1998	2	2	2	777	0	n/a	n/a	0	783
1999	1	1	1	754	0	n/a	n/a	0	757
2000	1	1	2	809	0	n/a	n/a	0	813
2001	1	1	2	814	0	n/a	n/a	0	818
2002	0	2	1	816	0	n/a	n/a	0	819
2003	0	2	1	816	0	n/a	n/a	0	819
2004	2	4	1	837	0	n/a	n/a	0	844
2005	2	3	1	834	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
2006	2	2	0	764	0	n/a	n/a	0	768
2007	2	2	0	706	0	n/a	n/a	0	710
2008	2	1	1	688	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	692
2009	2	1	0	672	1	0	0	0	676
2010	4	0	0	673	0	0	8	0	685
2011	0	0	1	819	0	0	2	0	822
2012	1	0	2	825	2	0	0	0	830
2013	1	0	5	806	1	0	0	0	813
2014	1	1	2	743	0	0	0	0	747
2015	11	0	3	688	0	0	3	0	705
2016	11	0	2	663	0	0	1	0	677
2017	13	3	1	637	0	0	1	0	655
2018	11	2	0	561	0	0	0	0	574
2019	10	3	0	510	0	0	0	0	523
2020	11	1	1	491	0	0	0	0	504
2021	15	1	1	442	0	0	1	0	460
2022	11	0	1	402	0	0	0	0	414
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	370	370
2024	6	2	0	342	0	0	3	0	353

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 First Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	815	34.0	23.9	n/a
1989	813	33.0	24.6	n/a
1990	845	35.0	24.1	n/a
1991	816	35.0	23.3	n/a
1992	851	35.6	23.9	94.9
1993	818	33.0	24.8	95
1994	802	31.0	25.9	94.9
1995	725	30.0	24.2	94.9
1996	725	30.0	24.2	94.9
1997	760	31.0	24.5	95
1998	783	36.0	21.8	94.9
1999	757	39.0	19.4	95
2000	813	40.0	20.3	97.4
2001	818	41.0	20.0	98.8
2002	819	42.0	19.5	97.7
2003	819	42.0	19.5	97.7
2004	844	42.0	20.1	88.4
2005	841	39.0	21.6	84.7
2006	768	37.0	20.8	93.9
2007	710	36.0	19.7	45.6
2008	692	40.0	17.3	46.1
2009	676	37.0	16.9	97.6
2010	685	31.0	22.1	95.5
2011	822	n/a	n/a	92.9
2012	830	33.0	25.1	n/a
2013	813	33.0	24.6	55.5
2014	747	31.0	24.0	89.3
2015	705	29.0	24.3	92.8
2016	677	29.0	23.3	91.1
2017	655	29.0	22.5	91
2018	574	26.0	22.0	94.8
2019	523	24.0	21.7	93.1
2020	504	n/a	n/a	94.8
2021	460	21.0	21.9	96.5
2022	414	20.0	20.7	97.1
2023	370	18.0	20.5	97.3
2024	353	17.0	20.7	93.8

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 First Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	815	34.0	23.9	n/a
1989	813	33.0	24.6	n/a
1990	845	35.0	24.1	n/a
1991	816	35.0	23.3	n/a
1992	851	35.6	23.9	94.9
1993	818	33.0	24.8	95
1994	802	31.0	25.9	94.9
1995	725	30.0	24.2	94.9
1996	725	30.0	24.2	94.9
1997	760	31.0	24.5	95
1998	783	36.0	21.8	94.9
1999	757	39.0	19.4	95
2000	813	40.0	20.3	97.4
2001	818	41.0	20.0	98.8
2002	819	42.0	19.5	97.7
2003	819	42.0	19.5	97.7
2004	844	42.0	20.1	88.4
2005	841	39.0	21.6	84.7
2006	768	37.0	20.8	93.9
2007	710	36.0	19.7	45.6
2008	692	40.0	17.3	46.1
2009	676	37.0	16.9	97.6
2010	685	31.0	22.1	95.5
2011	822	n/a	n/a	92.9
2012	830	33.0	25.1	n/a
2013	813	33.0	24.6	55.5
2014	747	31.0	24.0	89.3
2015	705	29.0	24.3	92.8
2016	677	29.0	23.3	91.1
2017	655	29.0	22.5	91
2018	574	26.0	22.0	94.8
2019	523	24.0	21.7	93.1
2020	504	n/a	n/a	94.8
2021	460	21.0	21.9	96.5
2022	414	20.0	20.7	97.1
2023	370	18.0	20.5	97.3
2024	353	17.0	20.7	93.8

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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