Washington Primary Center

Washington Primary Center, a tiny elementary school in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified, enrolls 138 students, covering grades K through 2. That puts it 70% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Washington Primary Center is among them.

Looking at the student body, Washington Primary Center reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder reads as 18% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Washington Primary Center records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding 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 the poverty rate sits near 10%. Washington Primary Center is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Woodcrest Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Primary Center.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Washington Primary Center's enrollment has expanded 15% since 2018, when it stood at 120 (now 138). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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