La Fetra Elementary

As an average-sized elementary school in Glendora, California, La Fetra Elementary serves 613 students from grades K through 5, run under Glendora Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 32% above typical.

Within Glendora Unified, which oversees 9 schools and 6,362 students, La Fetra Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, La Fetra Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 23% White, 17% Asian, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, La Fetra Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, La Fetra Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.0%; this one delivers 59.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), La Fetra Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sandburg Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts La Fetra Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. La Fetra Elementary's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 688 (now 613). White enrollment moved from 33% to 23% across the same window.

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