Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences

Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences operates as a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 220 students spanning grades 1 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 53% smaller than typical.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 18% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $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%. Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Math and Science College Preparatory, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 248 (now 220). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 29% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

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