Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Northridge, California

Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy in Northridge, California enrolled 527 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 21.1 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

514 students in 2022-23, 519 students in 2023-24, 527 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.5 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-235142023-245192024-25527
Students enrolled at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-235142023-245192024-25527
Students enrolled at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-235142023-245192024-25527
Students enrolled at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 519, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-235142023-245192024-25527
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351422.522.8
2023-2451924.021.6
2024-2552725.021.1

21.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 21.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 21.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 21.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 21.1; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.1state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy enrolled 469 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent27.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.4% of students were Hispanic, 17.3% White, 11.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic58.4%
  2. White17.3%
  3. Two or more races11.6%
  4. Asian8.5%
  5. Black4.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2260‑64%40%45%
Math, 2022-2355%30% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Northridge

10 public elementary schools in Northridge report 2024-25 enrollment; Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary65024.128.3%
Topeka Charter School For Advanced Studies61022.639.5%
Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies58824.527.6%
Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy52721.166.0%
Calahan Street Elementary47421.567.7%
Darby Avenue Elementary41222.950.7%
Andasol Avenue Elementary41121.170.3%
Napa Street Elementary40217.591.0%

All public schools in Northridge →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

  1. Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 650 students, 24.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Valley Charter ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 295 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy with Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Los Angeles Unified School District spends per student$22,606 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,606
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaDearborn Elementary Charter Academy is the number 2,111 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,111 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher21.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.21.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

  1. How many students attend Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy?
    527 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 514 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Northridge, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy?
    21.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy a Title I school?
    Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy in?
    Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271002951 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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