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Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet
Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet is a 9-12 campus of intimate scale in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, enrolling 503 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 838.
Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest breaks down as 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).
Nearest neighbor: Computer Science Virtual Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 36%: 781 students in 2018 compared to 503 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 69% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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