Fenton Primary Center
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Pacoima, California
Fenton Primary Center in Pacoima, California enrolled 489 students in 2024-25 with 22.5 full-time teachers, 21.7 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
532 students in 2022-23, 528 students in 2023-24, 489 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 22.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 532 | 27.0 | 19.7 |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 26.0 | 20.3 |
| 2024-25 | 489 | 22.5 | 21.7 |
21.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 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.
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).
One counselor per 607 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fenton Primary Center enrolled 607 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 607 of the 607 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent3.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.0% of students were Hispanic, 4.3% Black, 2.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic92.0%
- Black4.3%
- White2.9%
- Asian0.8%
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.
Elementary schools in Pacoima
7 public elementary schools in Pacoima report 2024-25 enrollment; Fenton Primary Center is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montague Charter Academy | 852 | 19.6 | 73.5% |
| Pacoima Charter Elementary | 831 | 26.0 | 77.3% |
| Haddon Avenue Elementary | 590 | 19.0 | 87.1% |
| Telfair Avenue Elementary | 534 | 19.1 | 89.9% |
| Fenton Primary Center | 489 | 21.7 | 67.7% |
| Sara Coughlin Elementary | 409 | 21.5 | 92.2% |
| Hillery T. Broadous Elementary | 343 | 18.1 | 93.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fenton Primary Center
- Sara Coughlin ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 409 students, 21.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Hillery T. Broadous ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 343 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Fenton Primary Center with Sara Coughlin ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fenton Primary Center District spends per student$23,669 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,669
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaFenton Primary Center is the number 2,555 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,555 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher21.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.21.7:1
- 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 Fenton Primary Center
How many students attend Fenton Primary Center?
489 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 532 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pacoima, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fenton Primary Center?
21.7 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.Is Fenton Primary Center a Title I school?
Fenton Primary Center 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.What district is Fenton Primary Center in?
Fenton Primary Center District, NCES district ID 0602242. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060224212019 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
- 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.