Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary

Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Newhall, California, one of the schools within Newhall, enrolling 414 students in grades K through 6.

Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Newhall, a district that enrolls 6,020 students overall.

Demographically, Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 28.3%; this one delivers 48.5%, a residual of +20.2 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Newhall Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.7%.

Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary has ticked down 39%, going from 684 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

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