Vinedale College Preparatory Academy

Vinedale College Preparatory Academy is one of the small elementary-level communitys in Sun Valley, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified, with 207 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 55% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Vinedale College Preparatory Academy is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that enrolls 406,887 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Vinedale College Preparatory Academy reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 8% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, Vinedale College Preparatory Academy shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Vinedale College Preparatory Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vinedale College Preparatory Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.4%, the actual is 16.9%, a residual of -8.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Vinedale College Preparatory Academy is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fenton Charter Leadership Academy, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Vinedale College Preparatory Academy ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.3%.

Vinedale College Preparatory Academy operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 34%: 154 students in 2018 compared to 207 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 88% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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