Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day

Located at 10601 South Grandee Ave., in Los Angeles, California, Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day is an one-room-style secondary school that enrolls 27 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Los Angeles Unified. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 97% below typical.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 33% Black, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Edwin Markham Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 47%: 51 students in 2018 compared to 27 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 80% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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