Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center

Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center is a very small elementary school found in Lancaster, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 10 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 98% lower.

The district, Eastside Union Elementary, operates 6 schools serving 3,032 students.

Black students are 60% of those enrolled at Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center. Next come 30% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 8% Black among all Los Angeles County residents.

Teacher count: 0.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.0:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Roughly 90% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.

For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.

Gifford C. Cole Middle is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment decreased 17% over 4 years, reaching 10 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.0:1 to 11.0:1.

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