Jack London Community Day

Jack London Community Day is a minimally staffed high school in Valley Glen, California, part of Los Angeles Unified. The school educates 23 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Jack London Community Day is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Jack London Community Day records that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 9% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows 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. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Jack London Community Day is one.

The closest other public school is Jack London Continuation, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 56%: 52 students in 2018 compared to 23 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.