Dayton Heights Elementary

As a small K-5 school in Los Angeles, California, Dayton Heights Elementary educates 214 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 54% below typical.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Dayton Heights Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Dayton Heights Elementary logs that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 6% Asian, 4% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Dayton Heights Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Dayton Heights Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 21.9%; actual is 47.2%, +25.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Dayton Heights Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Camino Nuevo High #2, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dayton Heights Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Dayton Heights Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 52% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 214). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.