Community Magnet Charter Elementary

Community Magnet Charter Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community in Los Angeles, California, run under Los Angeles Unified. The school teaches 425 students in grades K through 5.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Community Magnet Charter Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Community Magnet Charter Elementary lists that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 27% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 10% Black. Compared to Los Angeles County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Community Magnet Charter Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Community Magnet Charter Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 64.5%; this one delivers 81.2%, a residual of +16.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Community Magnet Charter Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Community Magnet Charter Elementary. On composite proficiency, Community Magnet Charter Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 68.9%.

Community Magnet Charter Elementary operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Community Magnet Charter Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 452 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.