Charnock Road Elementary

Located at 11133 Charnock Rd., in Los Angeles, California, Charnock Road Elementary is a cozy elementary school that works with 281 students (grades K through 5), run under Los Angeles Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 40% smaller than typical.

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

Demographically, Charnock Road Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 11% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% White, 7% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Charnock Road Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.4%; actual is 43.3%, +17.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Charnock Road Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Palms Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charnock Road Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Charnock Road Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 304 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 16% to 7%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.