Christopher Dena Elementary

Christopher Dena Elementary, a small elementary campus in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, enrolls 313 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Christopher Dena Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Christopher Dena Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Christopher Dena Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at Christopher Dena Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Christopher Dena Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.

Around the school, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Christopher Dena Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary Center, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Christopher Dena Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Christopher Dena Elementary has ticked down 31%, going from 453 students in 2018 to 313 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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