Bertrand Avenue Elementary

Bertrand Avenue Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary schools in Reseda, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified, with 326 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 30% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Bertrand Avenue Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bertrand Avenue Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%). Beyond that, the school reports 7% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bertrand Avenue Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Bertrand Avenue Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bertrand Avenue Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.6%, the actual is 24.1%, a residual of -1.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Bertrand Avenue Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Magnolia Science Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bertrand Avenue Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bertrand Avenue Elementary has contracted 20%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025.

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