Historic East Los Angeles public school
420 S Amalia Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022
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All Ages
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Public school - daytime observation only
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Wheelchair OK
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Est. 1926 · Depression-Era Public School · Community Education · East Los Angeles History
Fourth Street Elementary School opened in 1926, serving the growing East Los Angeles community. Located at 420 S. Amalia Avenue in census tract 90022, the school became part of the Los Angeles Unified School District's network of public institutions.
The school provides education to approximately 287 students in grades 2-5, maintaining a student-teacher ratio of 17 to 1. According to California state assessment data, approximately 21 percent of students demonstrate proficiency in mathematics and 34 percent in reading, reflecting challenges common to schools serving lower-income communities.
The school is led by Principal Maria A. Freese and serves the East Los Angeles neighborhood, which has historically been home to predominantly Mexican-American and Latino communities. The school building itself follows early 20th-century institutional architecture common to Southern California public schools of that era.
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Fourth Street Elementary School appears in paranormal folklore databases with unverified claims of a child haunting. The narrative describes a boy allegedly locked in a bathroom overnight and found deceased the following day, with reports of his apparition appearing at the playground and disembodied cries heard in restroom facilities.
These accounts originate from paranormal interest websites and folklore collections such as the Shadowlands Haunted Places Index, which aggregates user-submitted paranormal reports without verification or corroboration. Despite searches through local historical archives, news databases, and school records, no documented incidents matching this narrative have been located.
No paranormal investigation organizations have publicly reported activity at this school. The institution operates as a standard public elementary school with no marketed paranormal experiences or investigation access.
View the 1926 Spanish-style elementary school building from the public street. Fourth Street Elementary serves grades 2-5 and operates as a regular LAUSD public institution.
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