Is Telfair Avenue Elementary a good school?

Telfair Avenue Elementary ranks 4055 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Telfair Avenue Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 558 students attended Telfair Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Telfair Avenue Elementary?

Students at Telfair Avenue Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Telfair Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Telfair Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : San Fernando Middle High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE) High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy High : Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy High : San Fernando Senior High High : Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet High : Sylmar Charter High

Telfair Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Telfair Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Pacoima, California, serving 558 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Telfair Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and struggles to support the achievement of various student subgroups. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen from 7.4% in 2017-2018 to 32.9% in 2022-2023, notably higher than nearby schools. Academically, Telfair Avenue consistently underperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the California Science Assessment (CAST). For example, in 2023-2024, only 30.97% of Telfair Avenue students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom 40% of California elementary schools for these subgroups.

While Telfair Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges, the data indicates that there are opportunities for improvement. The school's performance on certain metrics, such as 5th-grade ELA/Literacy and 3rd-grade Mathematics, is relatively stronger than its overall performance, suggesting that targeted interventions and support could help the school make progress. Additionally, nearby schools like San Jose Street Elementary and Pacoima Charter Elementary outperform Telfair Avenue Elementary, providing examples of what is possible with the right strategies and resources.

Detail:

Public K-5

10975 Telfair Ave.
Pacoima, CA 91331-2821

(818) 896-7411

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4055^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,000

Students who attend Telfair Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Fernando Middle
High:	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Academy of Scientific Explr (ASE)
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Academy
	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy
	San Fernando Senior High
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	Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet
	Sylmar Charter High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 558

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

Two or more races:

1.6%

White:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Telfair Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 69.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 349^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 28.57. (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 (96.4%), two or more races (1.6%), White (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Telfair Avenue Elementary is 19.2, which is the 181^st best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Telfair Avenue Elementary employs 29 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Telfair Avenue Elementary is $12,000, which is the 201^st highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Telfair Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Telfair Avenue Elementary 4055^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Telfair Avenue 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 Telfair Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Telfair Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.26	3988^th	4809	17.1%
2005	20.66	3919^th	4822	18.7%
2006	18.48	4107^th	4818	14.8%
2007	21.66	4155^th	5113	18.7%
2008	21.06	4270^th	5113	16.5%
2009	18.04	4572^nd	5193	12.0%
2010	17.88	4718^th	5314	11.2%
2011	19.83	4695^th	5377	12.7%
2012	23.43	4419^th	5390	18.0%
2013	20.87	4675^th	5530	15.5%
2015	15.91	5005^th	5611	10.8%
2016	13.21	5193^rd	5614	7.5%
2017	18.19	4848^th	5692	14.8%
2018	15.32	5067^th	5662	10.5%
2019	13.99	5311^th	5789	8.3%
2022	17.27	5129^th	5883	12.8%
2023	19.77	4886^th	5874	16.8%
2024	28.57	4055^th	5862	30.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Telfair Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.43	2964^th	3246	8.7%
2019	20.60	3147^th	3275	3.9%
2022	23.71	3016^th	3311	8.9%
2023	30.21	2521^st	3250	22.4%
2024	35.96	2112^th	3160	33.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Telfair Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.64	2053^rd	2420	15.2%
2024	30.07	1826^th	2634	30.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Telfair Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.58	4357^th	5084	14.3%
2019	18.95	4629^th	5173	10.5%
2022	23.98	4338^th	5264	17.6%
2023	25.00	4309^th	5374	19.8%
2024	33.56	3642^nd	5511	33.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Telfair Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.84	4919^th	5413	9.1%
2019	17.44	4838^th	5492	11.9%
2022	20.03	4707^th	5635	16.5%
2023	22.25	4505^th	5617	19.8%
2024	38.99	3139^th	5605	44.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Telfair Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.68	2112^th	2128	0.8%
2019	17.99	2498^th	2585	3.4%
2022	25.57	1715^th	2227	23.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Telfair Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.29	4804^th	5431	11.5%
2019	12.93	5186^th	5510	5.9%
2022	16.42	5086^th	5663	10.2%
2023	19.57	4757^th	5650	15.8%
2024	22.38	4496^th	5636	20.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Telfair Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.21	4088^th	4830	15.4%
2019	19.53	4404^th	4963	11.3%
2022	23.54	4236^th	5084	16.7%
2023	28.63	3817^th	5098	25.1%
2024	41.67	2846^th	5102	44.2%

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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 Telfair Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	23	13	8	1414	0	n/a	n/a	0	1458
1989	12	13	3	1421	0	n/a	n/a	0	1449
1990	14	8	3	1475	1	n/a	n/a	0	1501
1991	18	11	3	1478	1	n/a	n/a	0	1511
1992	16	9	4	1490	1	n/a	n/a	0	1520
1993	9	11	2	1460	1	n/a	n/a	0	1483
1994	5	7	1	1455	1	n/a	n/a	0	1469
1995	6	10	1	1467	1	n/a	n/a	0	1485
1996	6	10	1	1467	1	n/a	n/a	0	1485
1997	9	9	2	1194	0	n/a	n/a	0	1214
1998	5	9	1	1193	0	n/a	n/a	0	1208
1999	4	3	1	1218	2	n/a	n/a	0	1228
2000	4	7	2	1308	4	n/a	n/a	0	1325
2001	4	8	2	1286	4	n/a	n/a	0	1304
2002	2	8	4	1189	5	n/a	n/a	0	1208
2003	2	8	4	1189	5	n/a	n/a	0	1208
2004	1	5	1	1219	2	n/a	n/a	0	1228
2005	5	6	1	1181	4	n/a	n/a	0	1197
2006	1	4	2	1097	3	n/a	n/a	0	1107
2007	4	2	0	1081	2	n/a	n/a	0	1089
2008	2	3	1	1070	1	n/a	n/a	0	1077
2009	2	5	0	1086	5	0	0	0	1098
2010	4	8	0	1108	5	0	0	0	1125
2011	4	9	0	1026	2	0	1	0	1042
2012	4	4	0	977	1	0	0	0	986
2013	2	6	1	924	4	0	1	0	938
2014	4	5	1	834	2	0	0	0	846
2015	8	6	1	842	0	0	1	0	858
2016	11	4	2	799	1	0	2	0	819
2017	11	1	1	756	0	0	2	0	771
2018	9	1	1	690	0	0	2	0	703
2019	9	1	1	662	0	0	1	0	674
2020	9	1	2	654	0	0	3	0	669
2021	8	4	3	643	0	0	3	0	661
2022	6	2	2	547	1	0	4	0	562
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	558	558
2024	5	2	3	538	1	0	9	0	558

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 Telfair Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1458	59.0	24.7	n/a
1989	1449	59.0	24.5	n/a
1990	1501	61.0	24.6	n/a
1991	1511	62.5	24.1	n/a
1992	1520	63.5	23.9	93.5
1993	1483	59.8	24.8	92
1994	1469	57.8	25.4	92.9
1995	1485	57.9	25.6	94.5
1996	1485	57.9	25.6	94.5
1997	1214	56.8	21.4	95
1998	1208	58.8	20.5	95
1999	1228	63.8	19.2	95
2000	1325	64.0	20.7	95.6
2001	1304	65.0	20.1	91.6
2002	1208	61.5	19.6	92.3
2003	1208	61.5	19.6	92.3
2004	1228	61.0	20.1	91.4
2005	1197	62.0	19.3	89.9
2006	1107	59.0	18.8	86.4
2007	1089	56.0	19.4	90.1
2008	1077	60.0	18.0	88.5
2009	1098	56.0	18.3	89.3
2010	1125	50.5	22.2	86.5
2011	1042	n/a	n/a	88.1
2012	986	40.0	24.6	n/a
2013	938	38.5	24.3	86
2014	846	35.5	23.8	83.5
2015	858	36.0	23.8	91.8
2016	819	34.0	24.0	92.2
2017	771	35.0	22.0	87.9
2018	703	32.0	21.9	93.2
2019	674	31.0	21.7	89.6
2020	669	n/a	n/a	88
2021	661	30.0	22.0	94.4
2022	562	30.0	18.7	94.1
2023	558	31.0	18.0	95
2024	558	29.0	19.2	90.5

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 Telfair Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1458	59.0	24.7	n/a
1989	1449	59.0	24.5	n/a
1990	1501	61.0	24.6	n/a
1991	1511	62.5	24.1	n/a
1992	1520	63.5	23.9	93.5
1993	1483	59.8	24.8	92
1994	1469	57.8	25.4	92.9
1995	1485	57.9	25.6	94.5
1996	1485	57.9	25.6	94.5
1997	1214	56.8	21.4	95
1998	1208	58.8	20.5	95
1999	1228	63.8	19.2	95
2000	1325	64.0	20.7	95.6
2001	1304	65.0	20.1	91.6
2002	1208	61.5	19.6	92.3
2003	1208	61.5	19.6	92.3
2004	1228	61.0	20.1	91.4
2005	1197	62.0	19.3	89.9
2006	1107	59.0	18.8	86.4
2007	1089	56.0	19.4	90.1
2008	1077	60.0	18.0	88.5
2009	1098	56.0	18.3	89.3
2010	1125	50.5	22.2	86.5
2011	1042	n/a	n/a	88.1
2012	986	40.0	24.6	n/a
2013	938	38.5	24.3	86
2014	846	35.5	23.8	83.5
2015	858	36.0	23.8	91.8
2016	819	34.0	24.0	92.2
2017	771	35.0	22.0	87.9
2018	703	32.0	21.9	93.2
2019	674	31.0	21.7	89.6
2020	669	n/a	n/a	88
2021	661	30.0	22.0	94.4
2022	562	30.0	18.7	94.1
2023	558	31.0	18.0	95
2024	558	29.0	19.2	90.5

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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