Porter Ranch Community

Porter Ranch Community, a sizable K-5 school in Porter Ranch, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified, caters to 1,312 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 182% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Porter Ranch Community is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that serves 406,887 students overall.

On demographics, Porter Ranch Community shows that 38% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% White, 19% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Porter Ranch Community has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Porter Ranch Community higher than the state norm the norm. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Porter Ranch Community sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.4%; this one delivers 74.8%.

Zooming out to the county, 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%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Porter Ranch Community is one.

Castlebay Lane Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Porter Ranch Community comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 1,168 students in 2018 compared to 1,312 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 34% to 24%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Porter Ranch Community community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.