Elliott (william F) Elementary, Artesia CA

Original Research by School Decision on Elliott (william F) Elementary

William F. Elliott Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Artesia, a small, densely populated Los Angeles County city with a strong residential character, a growing immigrant population, and an emerging commercial identity centered on the Little India district along Pioneer Boulevard. The school sits within ABC Unified School District, which operates schools across Artesia, Bloomfield, and Carmenita. Artesia itself is in early stages of redevelopment, with new housing and mixed-use projects beginning to reshape former industrial sites, and the planned Southeast Gateway Line light rail to Downtown Los Angeles anchors longer-term transit-oriented growth expectations, though that project's timeline remains uncertain.

Elliott draws a student body that is roughly two-fifths Asian and slightly more than one-third Hispanic, with a small representation of white and mixed-race students and very few Black or Native American students. About three-fifths of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a neighborhood with substantial economic need. Enrollment across the school's grade span is fairly steady, running close to even numbers per grade through fifth, with a noticeably larger sixth-grade cohort. The school is relatively small for an elementary, with an enrollment around mid-range for its grade band.

State testing results from the most recent school year show a school performing below state-wide expectations across most measures. In English language arts, the school's overall proficiency sits slightly above the midpoint among Los Angeles County districts, but the picture is uneven by grade. Fourth and fifth graders show stronger performance in ELA, while third graders fall well below, and sixth graders are closer to the middle. In mathematics, the school's overall proficiency again places it above the midpoint countywide, yet here too performance varies. Fourth graders approach a modest threshold, but third graders and especially sixth graders run considerably lower, and fifth graders are near the county median. In science, which was tested in fifth grade only, results show roughly one-third of students meeting proficiency. The school has only one year of data available, so trends cannot yet be assessed.

A parent may want to look into further with the school how it is working to close these grade-level gaps, particularly in third and sixth grades, and what literacy and numeracy support structures are in place for struggling learners. It would also be worth asking what English learner services or other targeted programming exists, since enrollment data on those populations was not available.

The housing market in Artesia, reflected in the 90703 zip code, sits at higher multiples of household income compared to both the state and national benchmarks. Monthly rents run substantially higher than estimated mortgage payments on a median home, which typically pressures renters. The area has seen modest appreciation recently, and mortgage rates remain elevated, making home purchase less accessible than renting for many households in the area. The neighborhood functions largely as a commuter economy; most residents work outside city limits, with local employment concentrated in education, social services, and retail trade. The ABC Unified School District itself is a major regional public employer headquartered in neighboring Cerritos.

Elliott is a regular public elementary school with no specialized magnet or charter designation. The school's principal enrollment driver is its neighborhood; there is no selective admissions process. No information on discipline data, course offerings, staffing ratios, or attendance rates was available from the data provided. The district brief contained no information on recent strategic shifts or major programmatic changes at the district level.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 345%

School 45% · District 63% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 56% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 52% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 55% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 58% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 59% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 65% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 69% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Science

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 48% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

This schoolABC Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income42%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income78%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income62%5 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income61%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income47%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income71%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income62%21 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income34%Higher-income58%24 pp gap