Valley Charter Elementary

Located at 16514 Nordhoff St., in North Hills, California, Valley Charter Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school that hosts 295 students (grades K through 5), operated by Valley Charter Elementary District. That puts it 37% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Valley Charter Elementary sits inside Valley Charter Elementary District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Valley Charter Elementary shows that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% White, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Valley Charter Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Valley Charter Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Valley Charter Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Valley Charter Elementary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.