Kester Avenue Elementary

5353 Kester Ave., Los Angeles CA, 91411 | Los Angeles Unified School District | 818-787-6751
  • grades KG-5
  • students 1022
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 77% 78% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 1450 in Los Angeles
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
50%Los Angeles
43%California

Kester Avenue Elementary is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Los Angeles Unified School District" in Los Angeles, CA. There are a total of 1,022 students and 40 teachers at Kester Avenue Elementary, for a student to teacher ratio of 26 to 1.

Kester Avenue Elementary has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 77.0%, which is 78% higher than the California average.

Kester Avenue Elementary location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1022
Teachers40
Student/Teacher ratio26:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Kester Avenue Elementary, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All72%
375-79%
475-79%
560-64%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
380-84%
480-84%
580-84%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Kester Avenue Elementary race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 35.0% 7.4% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 7.1% 8.7% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 9.6% 6.0% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 41.6% 76.6% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.4% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.5% 0.5% 3.1% 3.1%

Los Angeles demographics profile

StatisticLos AngelesCaliforniaNational
Population462,08139,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)9,11125691
Median age35.336.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)44%52%55%
Speak English54%56%79%
Speak Spanish34%29%13%

Education level achieved in Los Angeles

IndexLos AngelesCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade78.9%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school77.6%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college60.8%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree37.2%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors29.5%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters10.8%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.2%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.2%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Kester Avenue Elementary data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.