Fenton Primary Center

Fenton Primary Center is a public elementary school run by Fenton Primary Center District in Pacoima, California. The school covers kindergarten through 2 and reported 489 students in 2024-25.

Fenton Primary Center is listed under Fenton Primary Center District in federal data.

Fenton Primary Center is 92% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% Black and 3% White. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Fenton Primary Center is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school's 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.

In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Fenton Primary Center among them.

A public school about 0.1 miles away, PUC Inspire Charter Academy, is the closest to Fenton Primary Center. Fenton Primary Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Fenton Primary Center as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Fenton Primary Center is a publicly funded charter school.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 138 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Fenton Primary Center. Members of the school community can share what they know.