Germain Academy For Academic Achievement

Germain Academy For Academic Achievement is an average-sized primary school in Chatsworth, California, run under Los Angeles Unified. The school teaches 564 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 465.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Germain Academy For Academic Achievement is among them.

In terms of who attends, Germain Academy For Academic Achievement lists that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 17% White, 14% Asian, 10% multiracial, 6% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Germain Academy For Academic Achievement sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.4%; this one delivers 42.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household income runs about $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. Germain Academy For Academic Achievement is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chatsworth Charter High, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Germain Academy For Academic Achievement. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Germain Academy For Academic Achievement at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 520 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 23% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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