Telfair Avenue Elementary School

Telfair Avenue Elementary School is committed to offering its approximately 700 students between Kindergarten and 5th Grade the most enriching and immersive educational experience possible. Telfair is a dual language school that integrates English and Spanish, and over 98% of the school's students identify as Latinx. Additionally, Telfair is a Los Angeles Unified School District certified STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) school. Through this integrated and multidisciplinary approach to teaching, Telfair emphasizes foundational skills such as leadership, innovation, and problem-solving, and reinforces a college-going culture. Ultimately, Telfair's mission is to offer students 21st century academic, technological, and life skills bolstered by a culture of student empowerment and the belief that every student can also be a teacher.