Fair Oaks Ranch Community

Fair Oaks Ranch Community is one of the large elementary schools in Santa Clarita, California, overseen by Sulphur Springs Union, with 866 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 86% larger than typical.

Within Sulphur Springs Union, which oversees 9 schools and 5,157 students, Fair Oaks Ranch Community is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fair Oaks Ranch Community reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 17% White, 16% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Black. Compared to Los Angeles County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fair Oaks Ranch Community sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 48.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Fair Oaks Ranch Community is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Golden Oak Community, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fair Oaks Ranch Community at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Fair Oaks Ranch Community's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 970 (now 866). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 41% to 50%.

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