Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies

Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies, an average-sized primary school in Northridge, California, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified, caters to 588 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% above the state mean of about 465.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 31% White, 18% Asian, 14% multiracial. That is noticeably less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 30% of students at Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 61.7%; this one delivers 81.7%, a residual of +20.1 points.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Darby Avenue Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 67.5%.

Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies operates from a city-core location. Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 606 (now 588). The White share of enrollment declined from 38% to 31% over that span.

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