Central Elementary

Located at 14741 Central Ave., in Baldwin Park, California, Central Elementary is a compact primary school that hosts 264 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Baldwin Park Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 43% below the state mean of about 465.

Across the 17 schools in Baldwin Park Unified (9,856 students total), Central Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Central Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder is composed of 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Central Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at Central Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Central Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.9%; this one delivers 38.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Central Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Baldwin Park High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Central Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 6 years. Central Elementary's enrollment has declined 44% since 2018, when it stood at 468 (now 264). Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 4% to 9%.

On the community side, the feed for Central Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.