Telesis Academy of Science & Math

Telesis Academy of Science & Math is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in West Covina, California, one of the schools within Rowland Unified, enrolling 621 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 34% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Within Rowland Unified, which oversees 21 schools and 11,541 students, Telesis Academy of Science & Math is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Telesis Academy of Science & Math logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder reads as 14% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Telesis Academy of Science & Math has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at Telesis Academy of Science & Math 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 meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Telesis Academy of Science & Math tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Telesis Academy of Science & Math is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Hollingworth Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Telesis Academy of Science & Math ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Telesis Academy of Science & Math's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 795 (now 621). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.