Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003252
Open Charter Magnet
5540 West 77th St., Los Angeles, CA 90045 · (310) 568-0735 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
77 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
72.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.9pp since 2014
Math
63.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.1% | 27.9% | 18.6% | 9.3% |
| Math | 35.6% | 27.8% | 22.4% | 14.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 63.4% |
| 2023-24 | 73.1% | 59.9% |
| 2022-23 | 67.7% | 61.2% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 57.1% |
| 2018-19 | 76.5% | 69.8% |
| 2017-18 | 77.5% | 66.8% |
| 2016-17 | 71.2% | 65.6% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 78.0% | 72.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Open Charter Magnet
Open Charter Magnet's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Charter Magnet this school | 390 | 19.7% | 67.0% |
| Goethe International Charter Los Angeles | 479 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Playa Vista Elementary Playa Vista | 488 | 21.7% | 64.5% |
| El Rincon Elementary Culver City | 565 | 32.9% | 63.2% |
| Kentwood Elementary Los Angeles | 352 | 30.4% | 74.5% |
| Francophone Charter School of Oakland Oakland | 324 | 38.0% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Open Charter Magnet ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #785 of 5,151 | #177 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #903 of 5,172 ▲ 120 | #203 of 1,129 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #649 of 5,172 ▼ 89 | #146 of 1,129 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,807 of 5,116 | #502 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #3,812 of 5,915 | #817 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,021 of 5,352 | #920 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.6% | #22 of 5,354 | #3 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #5,160 of 5,625 | #1,209 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #3,406 of 3,837 | #872 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
390
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 24.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 390 | 16 | 24.4:1 | 20% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 16 | 25.2:1 | 16% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 16 | 24.8:1 | 13% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 16 | 24.7:1 | 18% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 16 | 25.4:1 | 18% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 16 | 25.6:1 | 14% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | N/A | N/A | 17% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 33% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 12 | 30.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Open Charter Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (407 to 390); teachers unchanged (16 to 16).
About Open Charter Magnet
Open Charter Magnet is a low-enrollment elementary school in Los Angeles, California, (ZIP code 90045). It teaches 390 students in kindergarten through 5.
Across its 784 schools, Los Angeles Unified enrolls 406,887 students. Open Charter Magnet is one of those schools.
At Open Charter Magnet, White students make up the biggest share, 29%. Other groups make up 25% Black, 19% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, and 8% Asian. Los Angeles County residents are about 31% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 78% means there is a 78% chance two randomly chosen students at Open Charter Magnet are from different groups.
A staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 24.4:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 2.1 students per teacher. By family income, 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Open Charter Magnet lands at B+, ahead of 72% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Open Charter Magnet would score about 68.0%. It scores 67.0%, within a point of that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Open Charter Magnet.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Westport Heights Elementary, is the closest to Open Charter Magnet. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 28.4% proficiency; Open Charter Magnet posts 67.0%.
NCES assigns Open Charter Magnet the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Open Charter Magnet is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 395 to 390.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Open Charter Magnet. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Open Charter MagnetWhat is the total enrollment at Open Charter Magnet?
Open Charter Magnet enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Open Charter Magnet serve?
Open Charter Magnet serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Open Charter Magnet?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Open Charter Magnet.
What is the student diversity at Open Charter Magnet?
Student demographics at Open Charter Magnet are roughly 29% White, 18% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Open Charter Magnet?
Open Charter Magnet is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.