Lassen Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary campus in North Hills, California, Lassen Elementary educates 412 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Lassen Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lassen Elementary lists that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 5% White, 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lassen Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Lassen Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.4%; this one delivers 40.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Lassen Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Valor Academy High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lassen Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 25.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lassen Elementary's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 412).

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