Learning by Design Charter

Learning by Design Charter is an elementary-level community of one-room-style scale in Los Angeles, California, part of Learning by Design Charter District, teacheing 114 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 75% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Learning by Design Charter sits inside Learning by Design Charter District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Learning by Design Charter shows that Black students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder breaks down as 42% Hispanic. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Learning by Design Charter is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. Learning by Design Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.