Nestle Avenue Charter

Located at 5060 Nestle Ave., in Tarzana, California, Nestle Avenue Charter is a medium-sized elementary-level community that teaches 421 students (grades K through 5), operated by Los Angeles Unified.

Nestle Avenue Charter is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that works with 406,887 students overall.

On demographics, Nestle Avenue Charter lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 23% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Nestle Avenue Charter sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 49.0%.

In the area at large, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Nestle Avenue Charter is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nestle Avenue Charter ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. As a public charter, Nestle Avenue Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Nestle Avenue Charter's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 521 (now 421). The White share of enrollment decreased from 68% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 in 2025.

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