The Los Angeles Unified School District runs Towne Avenue Elementary, a public school in Carson, California, for students in grades K–5. The school has between 309 students, and there is one teacher for every 23 students, which is about the same as the district average. The state of California sets the academic standards that Towne Avenue Elementary must follow. English Language Arts and Math are the most important subjects. The school puts a lot of effort into helping students who are learning English as a second language, teaching math in a structured way, and teaching them how to read and write.There are a lot of different kinds of students, and most of them are Hispanic or belong to another minority group. Recent data shows that about 30–35% of students meet standards in English Language Arts and about 25–30% meet standards in Math. The district gets the same amount of money for each student as it spends on them. The school wants to slowly help students do better in school and get involved in the community. It is always working to make programs that help students do better.