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Betty Plasencia Elementary Primary School
1321 Cortez St Los Angeles CA, 90026, Los Angeles County Phone: 213-250-7450 Ranking:  (4,688 out of 6,930, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Los Angeles Unified School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 34 | 34 | NA | NA | 45 | 50 | 59 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 708 | 797 | 790 | 975 | 954 | 924 | 1,025 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 104 | 14.7% | 131 | 16.4% | 143 | 18.1% | 125 | 12.8% | 164 | 17.2% | 132 | 14.3% | 162 | 15.8% |
| Grade 1: | 120 | 16.9% | 133 | 16.7% | 140 | 17.7% | 138 | 14.2% | 119 | 12.5% | 149 | 16.1% | 156 | 15.2% |
| Grade 2: | 125 | 17.7% | 135 | 16.9% | 120 | 15.2% | 137 | 14.1% | 141 | 14.8% | 150 | 16.2% | 160 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 133 | 18.8% | 122 | 15.3% | 125 | 15.8% | 167 | 17.1% | 142 | 14.9% | 156 | 16.9% | 180 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 112 | 15.8% | 130 | 16.3% | 141 | 17.8% | 148 | 15.2% | 136 | 14.3% | 173 | 18.7% | 173 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 114 | 16.1% | 146 | 18.3% | 121 | 15.3% | 149 | 15.3% | 152 | 15.9% | 164 | 17.7% | 194 | 18.9% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 111 | 11.4% | 100 | 10.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 367 | 51.8% | 408 | 51.2% | 416 | 52.7% | 497 | 51.0% | 485 | 50.8% | 465 | 50.3% | 540 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 341 | 48.2% | 389 | 48.8% | 374 | 47.3% | 478 | 49.0% | 469 | 49.2% | 459 | 49.7% | 481 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 34 | 4.8% | 36 | 4.5% | 24 | 3.0% | 42 | 4.3% | 52 | 5.5% | 71 | 7.7% | 81 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic: | 639 | 90.3% | 693 | 87.0% | 710 | 89.9% | 855 | 87.7% | 842 | 88.3% | 778 | 84.2% | 868 | 84.7% |
| Black: | 13 | 1.8% | 42 | 5.3% | 22 | 2.8% | 31 | 3.2% | 20 | 2.1% | 26 | 2.8% | 34 | 3.3% |
| White: | 21 | 3.0% | 24 | 3.0% | 28 | 3.5% | 40 | 4.1% | 34 | 3.6% | 43 | 4.7% | 39 | 3.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 580 | 81.9% | 435 | 54.6% | NA | NA | 509 | 52.2% | 794 | 83.2% | 735 | 79.5% | 720 | 70.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 6.4% | 9 | 1.1% | NA | NA | 16 | 1.6% | 79 | 8.3% | 84 | 9.1% | 52 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.84 | 23.44 | 23.24 | NA | NA | 21.20 | 16.80 | 17.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 320.3 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.4 | 325 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 333 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.6 | 336.7 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 341.7 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.3 | 345.5 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.1 | 349.9 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 353.4 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.3 | 356.6 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.8 | 353.4 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.7 | 348.8 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.2 | 351.2 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.9 | 362.5 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.1 | 360.4 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 364.8 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 365.9 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 364.6 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 371.2 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.4 | 366.2 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.5 | 365.4 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.5 | 307.1 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 308.8 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 316.5 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 317.9 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 319.8 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 325.8 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 329.4 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.2 | 335.7 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.6 | 340.4 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 338.4 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.2 | 344 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 352.4 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.8 | 358.5 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 363.6 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.4 | 371.9 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.7 | 376.4 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.2 | 382 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.1 | 398.9 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.2 | 397.1 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.5 | 396.3 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 325.2 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 330.3 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 335.6 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 339.2 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.2 | 344.4 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.6 | 353 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.8 | 356.2 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.3 | 360.5 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 367.2 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 365.3 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.2 | 335.9 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 343.1 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 350 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 356 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.9 | 367.4 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.9 | 371.9 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.6 | 380.7 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.1 | 387.2 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.5 | 392.2 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.1 | 392.9 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.3 | 325.5 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 324.9 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 327.2 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 329.3 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 334.4 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.9 | 341 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 346.2 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 350.5 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 355.2 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 355.6 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.7 | 328.9 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.2 | 337.1 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.6 | 340.8 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.4 | 345.9 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 357 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.6 | 365.9 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.2 | 370.7 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.9 | 384.8 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.7 | 386 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.0 | 385.3 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 307 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 311.6 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.3 | 316.5 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.6 | 323.5 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 334.5 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 340.5 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 348 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 355.5 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 359.6 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 358.1 | 366.9 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.3 | 335.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 339.7 | 358.4 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 337.9 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 342.7 | 364.6 |
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* Betty Plasencia Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.