Da Vinci Communications

Among the schools in El Segundo, California, is Da Vinci Communications, a small high school. The school enrolls 550 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.

Da Vinci Communications falls under Da Vinci Communications District.

More than half of enrollment at Da Vinci Communications is Hispanic: 57%. The remaining shares are 20% Black, 10% White, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.

For every teacher at Da Vinci Communications, there are about 18.1 students; the school has 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. There are 270 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 49% of enrollment. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.

For the population of Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.

Da Vinci Science is less than a tenth of a mile from Da Vinci Communications, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

The NCES locale for Da Vinci Communications is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Da Vinci Communications is one of the charter schools in California.

In 2020-21, Da Vinci Communications enrolled 609 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 550. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 26.5:1 to 18.1:1.

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