Judith F. Baca Arts Academy

Judith F. Baca Arts Academy, an average-sized elementary school in Los Angeles, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, educates 495 students, covering grades K through 6.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Judith F. Baca Arts Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Judith F. Baca Arts Academy reports that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest looks like 4% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Judith F. Baca Arts Academy shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible 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 above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Judith F. Baca Arts Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.2%; this one delivers 30.7%.

Around the school, 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 the poverty rate sits near 10%. Judith F. Baca Arts Academy is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

University Pathways Public Service Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Judith F. Baca Arts Academy ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.0%.

Judith F. Baca Arts Academy operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Judith F. Baca Arts Academy's enrollment has fell 34% since 2018, when it stood at 750 (now 495). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 10% to 4%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

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