Rosedell Elementary

Rosedell Elementary is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Saugus, California, overseen by Saugus Union, caters to 660 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 42% bigger than typical.

Within Saugus Union, which oversees 15 schools and 9,359 students, Rosedell Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Rosedell Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Los Angeles County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Rosedell Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.0%, the actual is 59.2%, a residual of +3.1 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Rosedell Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Saugus High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rosedell Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 755 students in 2018 compared to 660 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 27.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Rosedell Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.