Dahlia Heights Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary school in Los Angeles, California, Dahlia Heights Elementary hosts 410 students from grades K through 6, operated by Los Angeles Unified.

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

On the student-mix side, Dahlia Heights Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 24% multiracial, 10% Asian.

On the resource side, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Dahlia Heights Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 24% of students at Dahlia Heights Elementary qualify 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 somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Dahlia Heights Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 71.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Dahlia Heights Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dahlia Heights Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Dahlia Heights Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 401 (now 410). Hispanic enrollment moved from 37% to 27% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Dahlia Heights Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.