Henry Dalton Elementary

Henry Dalton Elementary is an elementary campus of modestly sized scale in Azusa, California, part of Azusa Unified, works with 333 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 10 schools in Azusa Unified (6,028 students total), Henry Dalton Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Henry Dalton Elementary reports that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Henry Dalton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Henry Dalton Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Charles H. Lee Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Henry Dalton Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 23%: 271 students in 2018 compared to 333 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 89% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 today.

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