Plum Canyon Elementary

Plum Canyon Elementary is one of the sprawling elementary schools in Saugus, California, part of Saugus Union, with 876 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 88% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Saugus Union comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 9,359 students; Plum Canyon Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Plum Canyon Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 32% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 8% multiracial, 5% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Plum Canyon Elementary lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 28.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Plum Canyon Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.1%.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Plum Canyon Elementary is one.

Skyblue Mesa Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Plum Canyon Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Plum Canyon Elementary has climbed 27%, going from 691 students in 2018 to 876 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 50% to 35%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.