James Foster Elementary

Located at 22500 Pamplico Dr., in Saugus, California, James Foster Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus that works with 508 students (grades K through 6), run under Saugus Union.

Saugus Union runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 9,359 students. James Foster Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, James Foster Elementary records that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian, 4% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, James Foster Elementary records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 28.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at James Foster Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, James Foster Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.1%.

Across the wider 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. James Foster Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Santa Clarita Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, James Foster Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 61.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 590 students in 2018 compared to 508 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 58% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 26.8:1 in 2018 to 28.5:1 today.

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