Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet

Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet is one of the modestly sized 6-8 campuss in Monrovia, California, overseen by Monrovia Unified, with 424 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet is one of 10 schools operated by Monrovia Unified, a district that works with 4,920 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Asian, 5% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Roughly 80% of students at Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that 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 Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet is one.

Nearest neighbor: Maxwell Academy (PK-8), around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 527 (now 424). Asian enrollment moved from 8% to 14% across the same window.

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