Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Set in Northridge, California, Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy is an average-sized primary school, operated by Los Angeles Unified. It hosts 527 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 17% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.5%; actual is 56.3%, +19.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

The school occupies an urban site. Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 554 (now 527). Over the same period, the White share declined from 22% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

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