Magnolia Science Academy

Set in Reseda, California, Magnolia Science Academy is a middle-of-the-pack secondary school, operated by Magnolia Science Academy District. It enrolls 746 students across grades 6 through 12.

Magnolia Science Academy is a school of Magnolia Science Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Magnolia Science Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder is composed of 6% Asian, 4% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Magnolia Science Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 86% of students at Magnolia Science Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put 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%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Magnolia Science Academy is one.

Magnolia Science Academy 5 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Magnolia Science Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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