Castaic Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in Castaic, California, Castaic Elementary works with 417 students from grades K through 6, overseen by Castaic Union.

Castaic Union runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,914 students. Castaic Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Castaic Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 37% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 29.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Castaic Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible 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 somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Castaic Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 56.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Castaic Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Castaic Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Castaic Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Castaic Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Castaic Elementary has decreased 19%, going from 518 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 30% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 29.8:1 in 2025.

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