La Crescenta Elementary

Located at 4343 La Crescenta Ave., in La Crescenta, California, La Crescenta Elementary is a medium-sized primary school that works with 400 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Glendale Unified.

Across the 32 schools in Glendale Unified (25,294 students total), La Crescenta Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, La Crescenta Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting La Crescenta Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, La Crescenta Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.1%; La Crescenta Elementary posts 66.2%, +15.1 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), La Crescenta Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Crescenta Valley High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around La Crescenta Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts La Crescenta Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 78.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. La Crescenta Elementary's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 483 (now 400). The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 29% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.2:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 in 2025.

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