Gorman Elementary

As a micro-enrollment elementary campus in Gorman, California, Gorman Elementary serves 118 students from grades K through 8, operated by Gorman Joint. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Gorman Elementary sits 75% leaner than that benchmark.

Gorman Joint is the operating authority for Gorman Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Gorman Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 45% White, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Los Angeles County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Gorman Elementary shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 29.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gorman Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 39.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Gorman Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Frazier Mountain High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gorman Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Gorman Elementary's enrollment has rose 39% since 2018, when it stood at 85 (now 118). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 40% to 51%. Class-load math has grew: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 29.8:1 in 2025.

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