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Castle Heights Elementary School

9755 Cattaraugus Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
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Serving 501 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Castle Heights Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 73% (which is higher than the California state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 74% (which is higher than the California state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than the California state level of 21:1.
Minority enrollment is 69% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the California state average of 80% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 501 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 23:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 69%
  • : Top 10% in CA
  • : 73% (Top 10%)
  • : 74% (Top 10%)
  • : 60-64% (Top 10%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Castle Heights Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in California for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 10%)

School Overview

Castle Heights Elementary School's student population of 501 students has declined by 10% over five school years.
The teacher population of 22 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-5

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

GradeCastle Heights Elementary School
Kind118
182
278
368
471
584
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Total Students
501 students

Total Students Trends Over Years (1988-2025)

YearCastle Heights Elementary School
2025501
2024513
2022483
2021561
2020569
2019571
2018562
2017562
2016585
2015589
2014565
2013573
2012574
2011576
2010576
2009558
2008538
2007560
2006567
2005583
2004595
2003631
2002644
2001635
2000647
1999658
1998638
1997625
1996613
1995545
1994557
1993672
1992678
1991666
1990602
1989590
1988540
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Total Classroom Teachers
22 teachers

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1987-2025)

YearCastle Heights Elementary School
202522
202422
202322
202223
202123
201923
201822
201722
201624
201524
201423
201323
201223
201025
200928
200831
200731
200630
200532
200432
200334
200233
200134
200033
199934
199830
199729
199624
199521
199421
199326
199227
199127
199024
198924
198824
198724
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Year Founded
1951
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School Motto
Castle Heights is a safe learning community that nurtures respectful, kind, creative and critical thinkers.

School Rankings

Castle Heights Elementary School ranks within the top 10% of all 9,523 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Castle Heights Elementary School is 0.72, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms
This School
State Level (CA)
#655 out of 9523 schools
(Top 10%)

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2010-2023)

YearCastle Heights Elementary School
2023#655
2022#711
2019#1218
2018#1316
2017#1282
2016#1346
2015#1263
2013#1020
2012#1591
2011#1043
2010#1302
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73%
34%

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2023)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
202373%34%31%
202271%33%28%
201966%40%33%
201860%39%31%
201760%38%30%
201658%37%28%
201552%34%25%
201384%59%53%
201276%59%53%
201184%58%51%
201076%56%47%
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74%
47%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
202274%47%41%
201971%51%44%
201871%50%31%
201770%48%40%
201669%48%38%
201568%44%32%
201375%57%47%
201274%58%49%
201174%56%46%
201073%54%42%
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60-64%
29%
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
21:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1990-2025)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
202523:121:1
202423:122:120:1
202221:122:120:1
202124:122:121:1
201925:123:122:1
201826:123:122:1
201726:123:122:1
201624:124:123:1
201525:124:123:1
201425:124:123:1
201325:124:123:1
201225:124:123:1
201023:122:121:1
200920:121:120:1
200817:118:118:1
200718:122:121:1
200619:122:121:1
200518:122:122:1
200419:122:122:1
200319:121:122:1
200220:121:121:1
200119:121:121:1
200020:122:122:1
199919:122:122:1
199821:122:123:1
199722:124:124:1
199626:125:125:1
199526:125:126:1
199427:125:126:1
199326:125:125:1
199225:124:124:1
199125:124:124:1
199025:124:124:1
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American Indian
n/a
1%
Asian
8%
12%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2024)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
20248%12%6%
20227%12%6%
20217%12%6%
20209%12%7%
201910%12%7%
20189%11%6%
20179%11%6%
20168%11%6%
20159%11%8%
201410%11%7%
20139%11%7%
20129%11%7%
20119%11%6%
20107%11%6%
200910%11%6%
20089%12%6%
200710%12%7%
20069%12%6%
200510%12%6%
20048%12%6%
20039%11%7%
200212%11%6%
200111%11%6%
20009%11%7%
199910%11%7%
199810%11%7%
199710%11%7%
199610%11%8%
199512%11%7%
199412%11%8%
199316%11%8%
199216%11%8%
199120%11%8%
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Hispanic
40%
56%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2024)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
202437%56%72%
202235%56%73%
202136%56%73%
202033%55%73%
201934%55%73%
201834%54%74%
201734%54%74%
201633%54%74%
201531%54%62%
201430%53%74%
201331%53%74%
201231%52%74%
201130%51%74%
201030%50%74%
200934%49%74%
200838%50%74%
200739%49%73%
200642%48%74%
200541%47%73%
200444%46%73%
200345%45%72%
200243%44%72%
200144%43%71%
200038%42%70%
199936%41%69%
199836%40%69%
199736%40%68%
199633%39%67%
199532%38%67%
199431%37%66%
199328%36%65%
199228%35%65%
199126%34%63%
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Black
8%
5%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2024)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
20249%5%8%
202210%5%8%
20218%5%9%
20208%5%9%
201912%5%9%
201811%6%9%
201711%6%9%
201611%6%9%
201514%6%10%
201416%6%9%
201318%6%9%
201217%6%9%
201118%7%10%
201019%7%10%
200915%7%11%
200817%8%11%
200719%8%11%
200621%8%11%
200525%8%12%
200424%8%12%
200322%8%12%
200222%8%12%
200121%8%13%
200026%9%13%
199924%9%14%
199825%9%14%
199724%9%14%
199628%9%14%
199527%9%14%
199422%9%14%
199319%9%15%
199219%9%15%
199116%9%15%
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White
31%
20%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2024)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
202433%20%10%
202238%21%10%
202140%22%10%
202040%23%11%
201944%23%11%
201839%24%10%
201739%24%10%
201640%24%10%
201540%24%12%
201443%25%9%
201342%25%9%
201242%26%9%
201142%27%9%
201041%27%9%
200938%28%9%
200836%29%9%
200732%29%9%
200628%31%9%
200524%31%9%
200424%32%9%
200324%34%9%
200223%35%10%
200124%36%10%
200027%37%10%
199930%38%10%
199829%39%10%
199730%39%11%
199629%40%11%
199529%41%12%
199435%42%12%
199337%43%12%
199237%44%12%
199138%45%14%
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Hawaiian
n/a
n/a

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2009-2014)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
20141%1%
20121%1%
20111%1%
20101%1%
20091%1%
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Two or more races
13%
6%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2009-2024)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
202413%6%4%
202210%5%3%
20219%5%2%
20209%4%
20187%4%1%
20177%4%1%
20168%4%1%
20156%3%3%
20102%3%1%
20092%3%
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All Ethnic Groups
0.72
0.63

Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1988-2025)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
20250.720.63
20240.730.630.46
20220.720.630.45
20210.700.620.45
20200.720.630.45
20190.670.630.45
20180.710.640.43
20170.710.640.43
20160.710.640.43
20150.720.640.47
20140.700.650.44
20130.700.650.44
20120.700.650.44
20110.710.670.44
20100.710.670.44
20090.710.710.44
20080.700.650.44
20070.720.670.44
20060.700.660.44
20050.710.670.45
20040.690.670.45
20030.690.670.46
20020.710.670.46
20010.700.670.47
20000.720.670.48
19990.720.670.49
19980.730.670.50
19970.720.670.50
19960.730.670.51
19950.740.670.52
19940.730.670.53
19930.730.670.54
19920.730.670.55
19910.730.670.56
19900.720.660.57
19890.730.650.60
19880.720.650.62
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Eligible for Free Lunch
31%
54%

Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1993-2025)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
202531%54%
202428%54%76%
202229%51%76%
202129%53%76%
202024%52%73%
201929%52%73%
201825%49%68%
201725%49%68%
201625%50%68%
201520%50%69%
201426%49%68%
201329%48%54%
201127%46%58%
201027%46%70%
200925%43%68%
200831%41%61%
200727%40%65%
200630%40%68%
200535%40%67%
200423%40%67%
200338%39%68%
200245%39%66%
200146%39%68%
200039%40%69%
199940%40%69%
199840%47%71%
199741%47%72%
199649%46%73%
199548%45%70%
199446%43%70%
199344%41%69%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
2%
8%

Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2025)

YearCastle Heights Elementary SchoolCaliforniaLos Angeles Unified School District
20252%8%
20242%8%4%
20223%7%5%
20212%6%5%
20205%7%6%
20193%7%6%
20186%9%9%
20176%9%9%
20163%9%9%
20155%9%5%
20145%9%7%
20133%7%5%
20114%8%5%
20108%9%6%
20098%10%7%
20087%10%7%
20078%10%8%
200610%9%10%
200510%9%8%
20048%9%8%
20036%9%7%
20028%8%7%
20017%8%6%
20006%7%5%
19995%7%4%
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School Statewide Testing
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School District Name
Los Angeles Unified School District
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Castle Heights Elementary School's ranking?
Castle Heights Elementary School is ranked #655 out of 9,523 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in California.
What schools are Castle Heights Elementary School often compared to?
Castle Heights Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Canfield Avenue Elementary School by visitors of our site.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
73% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% CA state average), while 74% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% CA state average).
How many students attend Castle Heights Elementary School?
501 students attend Castle Heights Elementary School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
40% of Castle Heights Elementary School students are Hispanic, 31% of students are White, 13% of students are Two or more races, 8% of students are Asian, and 8% of students are Black.
What is the student-teacher ratio of Castle Heights Elementary School?
Castle Heights Elementary School has a student ration of 23:1, which is higher than the California state average of 21:1.
What grades does Castle Heights Elementary School offer ?
Castle Heights Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5
What school district is Castle Heights Elementary School part of?
Castle Heights Elementary School is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
In what neighborhood is Castle Heights Elementary School located?
Castle Heights Elementary School is located in the Beverlywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. There are 1 other public schools located in Beverlywood.

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 501 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 23:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 69%
  • : Top 10%
  • : 73% (Top 10%)
  • : 74% (Top 10%)
  • : 60-64% (Top 10%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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