Elementary school · Los Angeles Unified School District
Betty Plasencia Elementary
Betty Plasencia Elementary serves grades K–5 for 414 students in Los Angeles Unified School District.
It is the largest of the 5 Los Angeles Unified School District elementary schools in Echo Park. Its 18.8 students per teacher compares with a median of 18.7 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 558 in 2019–20 to 414 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 90 students. 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (367 free, 20 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Marion Park (0.3 mi).
Betty Plasencia Elementary by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Betty Plasencia Elementary
Parks near Betty Plasencia Elementary
Address, phone and official links
1321 Cortez St., Los Angeles 90026
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State school ID 6016638 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062271002939
Other elementary schools in the district
Schools nearby
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.