Castelar Elementary School is one of the oldest and continuously operating schools in Los Angeles. Sometimes called “the lighthouse of Chinatown,” the school was founded in 1882 as the Castelar Street School, a four-room schoolhouse with over 300 students. Today, Castelar Elementary serves over 600 students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Starting in middle school, select students at Castelar Elementary participate in a dual language program in Mandarin, which forges an even stronger connection between the school and the Chinatown neighborhood. The school offers a blended learning model and online curriculum, which includes instruction in the core subjects of math, science, language arts and social studies.
Castelar also partners with EnrichLA, a school gardening program which teaches children about the life cycles of nature and healthy living. On top of a robust academic curriculum, students enjoy supplemental classes in music, art and physical education.
The school’s mission is guided by a belief in the equal worth and dignity of all students, with a commitment to help each child reach their maximum potential. At Castelar Elementary School, students adopt the skills and values they need to succeed. Hence the school’s motto: “Be safe, be respectful, be responsible.”
Castelar Elementary School
Public Elementary School
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Grade K-5
840 Yale St,
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Unified School District
School Details
Head of School
Wing K Fung
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Math Proficiency
51%
Reading Proficiency
53%
Niche Grade
B+
A
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
53%
Math Proficiency
51%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
30
Full Time Teachers
30
Teachers in First or Second Year
9.3%
GreatSchools Rating
4
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
24.4%
State Average
19.4%
Science
8.4%
State Average
11.2%
Student Diversity
Female
51.4%
Male
48.6%
Asian
47%
Hispanic
28.6%
White
15.8%
Two or more races
5%
Black
2.6%
Filipino
<1%
Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
GreatSchools Reviews
2/17/2025
This school has supportive teachers. All the teachers are nice, caring, and engaging with students. I have two kids who attended the school.Both finished elementary school in dual immersion mandarin and one attended middle school as well. They really liked their teachers who were supportive and prov...
4/5/2024
This school is great, it’s worth to enroll your child in this school. When my children came home they somehow got smarter and higher scores in test compared to my last school. I met the teachers they were pretty nice as well. My girl gets excited every time she goes to school because of PE and Proje...
4/20/2023
My second-grade brother had one side of his false eyelashes cut off while he is in the school. We ask what happened, he said he doesn’t know, because he was sleeping. I'm curious that why nobody stopped it at that time. Where were the teachers? And where did the scissors come from?Next day , The tea...
8/14/2018
We are so happy that we found this school. Our son could not be more happy and we are relieved to find this gem in the maze of LA Schools.
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List Price Range
$407K - $2.4M
Homes For Sale
11
Average Home Value
$777,021
Median Lot Size
4,356 Sq Ft
% Renters
93%
Average Household Income
$71,089
% of College Grads
35.5%
Median Age
40
Average House Size
2,148 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
94.9%
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Parks in this Area
Everett Park
- Picnic Area
- Multi-Purpose Field
Ord and Yale Street Park
- Picnic Area
- Playground
- Walking Paths
Buena Vista Hill Elysian Park
- Trails
Los Angeles Plaza Park
- Events
- Amusement Rides
- Multi-Purpose Field
Albion Riverside Park
- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
- Picnic Area
Los Angeles State Historic Park
- Picnic Area
- Events
- Concessions
Alpine Recreation Center
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Playground
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Castelar Elementary School is a public school for students in grades K-5 in Los Angeles, CA and is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District in California. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 592 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 20:1. Academic records show that 51% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 53% are proficient in reading. Castelar Elementary School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of B+ and a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $777,021. Discover additional schools in the area, like Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, Belmont High School, Downtown Magnets High School, and more. Learn more about what Los Angeles has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Castelar Elementary School.