OCS - South

Located at 119 West Palm St., in Altadena, California, OCS - South is a cozy elementary-level community that caters to 392 students (grades K through 8), operated by OCS - South District.

Operationally, OCS - South answers to OCS - South District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, OCS - South shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 33% White, 14% multiracial, 10% Asian, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably less Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, OCS - South has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting OCS - South tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 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), OCS - South is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Odyssey Charter, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. OCS - South operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, members of the OCS - South community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.