Pacoima Charter Elementary

Pacoima Charter Elementary is one of the sizable primary schools in Pacoima, California, operated by Pacoima Charter Elementary District, with 831 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 79% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Pacoima Charter Elementary District is the operating authority for Pacoima Charter Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pacoima Charter Elementary reports that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pacoima Charter Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, 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), Pacoima Charter Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Charles Maclay Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Pacoima Charter Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, members of the Pacoima Charter Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.