Oak Mesa Elementary

Oak Mesa Elementary is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in La Verne, California, overseen by Bonita Unified, enrolling 582 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Oak Mesa Elementary sits 25% above that benchmark.

Bonita Unified comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 9,905 students; Oak Mesa Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Oak Mesa Elementary reports that 32% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 11% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Los Angeles County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Oak Mesa Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Oak Mesa Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 24% of students at Oak Mesa Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oak Mesa Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.1%; this one delivers 77.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Oak Mesa Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is La Verne Heights Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oak Mesa Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oak Mesa Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 64.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 574 students in 2018 compared to 582 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 17% to 25%.

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