Sutherland Elementary

Sutherland Elementary is a medium-sized primary school in Glendora, California, overseen by Glendora Unified. The school instructs 488 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 9 schools in Glendora Unified (6,362 students total), Sutherland Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sutherland Elementary reports that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 22% White, 21% Asian, 5% multiracial. Compared to Los Angeles County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Sutherland Elementary reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sutherland Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.0%.

In the area at large, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Sutherland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Arma J. Shull Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sutherland Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 556 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Sutherland Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.