Dyer Street Elementary

Dyer Street Elementary, a mid-sized elementary campus in Sylmar, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, serves 539 students, covering grades K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, Dyer Street Elementary records that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Dyer Street Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Dyer Street Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dyer Street 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 24.4%; this one delivers 43.5%, a residual of +19.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Dyer Street Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Dyer Street Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 26%: 733 students in 2018 compared to 539 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

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