Fernangeles Elementary

Fernangeles Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Sun Valley, California, run under Los Angeles Unified. The school teaches 459 students in grades K through 5.

Fernangeles Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that instructs 406,887 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Fernangeles Elementary lists that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 2% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Fernangeles Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.9%; this one delivers 22.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Fernangeles Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fernangeles Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 31.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fernangeles Elementary has shrank 29%, going from 643 students in 2018 to 459 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

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