Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary

Set in Buena Park, California, Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, overseen by Centralia Elementary. It educates 468 students across grades K through 6.

Within Centralia Elementary, which oversees 8 schools and 3,990 students, Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 19% Asian, 17% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 485 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 23% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 26.2:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

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