Fred Ekstrand Elementary

Fred Ekstrand Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in San Dimas, California, operated by Bonita Unified, caters to 475 students in grades K through 5.

Bonita Unified runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 9,905 students. Fred Ekstrand Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Fred Ekstrand Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%; the rest comes out to 12% White, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 48% 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 somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Fred Ekstrand Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.7%.

In the surrounding community, 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%. Fred Ekstrand 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 Chaparral High (Continuation), roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fred Ekstrand Elementary comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.0%.

Fred Ekstrand Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Fred Ekstrand Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 475). Over the same period, the White share declined from 17% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

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