Sycamore Elementary

Sycamore Elementary, a close-knit K-5 school in Claremont, California, one of the schools within Claremont Unified, serves 350 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 465.

Sycamore Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Claremont Unified, a district that serves 6,120 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Sycamore Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 12% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Sycamore Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at Sycamore Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Sycamore Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs 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%. Sycamore Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Oakmont Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sycamore Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sycamore Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sycamore Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 350). Over the same period, the White share declined from 56% to 44%.

On the community side, the feed for Sycamore Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.