ONE HUNDRED NINTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, located in Los Angeles, CA with about 454 students offering grade levels from Kindergarten to 5th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 19 teachers, One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary has a student/teacher ratio of about 23:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary School is a public school located in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, serving students within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Situated on S. McKinley Avenue, the school operates as a core educational hub for its local community, focusing on providing foundational academic instruction to students in the primary grade levels.
As an LAUSD institution, the school is dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of its student population through a structured curriculum designed to foster literacy, numeracy, and social development. While the school emphasizes academic achievement and the implementation of district-wide educational standards, it also functions as an integral part of the neighborhood, aiming to create a supportive learning environment that prepares children for the transition to middle school and beyond.
For more information, contact One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary at (323) 756-9206 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Los Angeles, CA 90059-1523
(323) 756-9206
ONE HUNDRED NINTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Los Angeles, CA with about 454 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in California
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Los Angeles Unified
- Total Students:
- 454
- Teachers:
- 19.5
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 454 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending ONE HUNDRED NINTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly Hispanic/Latino, representing about 80% of the student body.
- Hispanic/Latino
- 80.2%
- Black or African American
- 18.7%
- White
- 0.4%
- Two or more races
- 0.4%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 0.2%
- Female
- 50.4%
- Male
- 49.6%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.