Sulphur Springs Community Elementary

Set in Canyon Country, California, Sulphur Springs Community Elementary is a moderately sized elementary campus, run under Sulphur Springs Union. It hosts 586 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Sulphur Springs Community Elementary sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

Sulphur Springs Union runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,157 students. Sulphur Springs Community Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sulphur Springs Community Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 23% White, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sulphur Springs Community Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sulphur Springs Community Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Sulphur Springs Community Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Mitchell Community Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sulphur Springs Community Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Sulphur Springs Community Elementary's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 645 (now 586). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 38% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 28.0:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

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