Canyon Charter Elementary

Located at 421 Entrada Dr., in Santa Monica, California, Canyon Charter Elementary is a compact primary school that caters to 391 students (grades K through 5), operated by Los Angeles Unified.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Canyon Charter Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Canyon Charter Elementary shows that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 41% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, Canyon Charter Elementary logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 16% of students at Canyon Charter Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Canyon Charter Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Canyon Charter Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roosevelt Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Canyon Charter Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 73.2%.

The school occupies an urban site. Canyon Charter Elementary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Canyon Charter Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 388 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 72% to 45%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.