Charles W. Barrett Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Los Angeles, California, Charles W. Barrett Elementary instructs 473 students from grades K through 5, run under Los Angeles Unified.

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

On the student-mix side, Charles W. Barrett Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 19% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Charles W. Barrett Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.5%; this one delivers 33.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put 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. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Charles W. Barrett Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Watts Learning Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Charles W. Barrett Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.4%.

Charles W. Barrett Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Charles W. Barrett Elementary's enrollment has decreased 43% since 2018, when it stood at 833 (now 473). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 71% to 77%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.