Hugo Reid Elementary

Set in Arcadia, California, Hugo Reid Elementary is a mid-sized primary school, part of Arcadia Unified. It instructs 583 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Hugo Reid Elementary sits 25% above that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Arcadia Unified (9,061 students total), Hugo Reid Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hugo Reid Elementary reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% White. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible 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.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hugo Reid Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Hugo Reid Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Aveson Global Leadership Academy, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hugo Reid Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 64.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 639 students in 2018 compared to 583 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 13% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 today.

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