Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary

Virtual

Regular School · Lakewood, CA

Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary is a regular school school in Lakewood, California, serving grades KG–06 with 338 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

338

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

22.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	295	87%
Two or more races	20	6%
Asian	13	4%
Black or African American	6	2%
White	2	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	1%
Total enrollment	338	178M / 160F

English Language Learners: 134 (40% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<50%	33.9%	9
Reading Proficiency	>=50%	48.7%	9
Science Proficiency	.	—	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.45 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

11 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

20.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	338	100%

Contact & Location

21314 Claretta Ave.

Lakewood, CA 90715

Phone: (562)229-7885

http://www.melbournees.us

District

ABC Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,587

District enrollment: 18,304

Other Schools in District

ABC Virtual Academy Elementary
Aloha Elementary Elementary
Bragg Elementary Elementary
Burbank (Luther) Elementary Elementary
Carver (Charles J.) Elementary Elementary
Cerritos Elementary Elementary
Elliott (William F) Elementary Elementary
Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 90715) → CensusDepth.com
California population & income data → CensusDepth.com
California teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

060162000022

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD