Dunsmore Elementary

As a medium-sized primary school in La Crescenta, California, Dunsmore Elementary enrolls 589 students from grades K through 6, overseen by Glendale Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 27% bigger than typical.

Across the 32 schools in Glendale Unified (25,294 students total), Dunsmore Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Dunsmore Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 31% Asian, 22% multiracial, 11% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dunsmore Elementary records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dunsmore 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 56.3%; this one delivers 74.0%, a residual of +17.7 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dunsmore Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Anderson W. Clark Magnet High, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dunsmore Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.6%.

Dunsmore Elementary operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dunsmore Elementary has ticked up 8%, going from 545 students in 2018 to 589 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 46% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Dunsmore Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.