Enrollment
114
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Los Angeles, CA
Learning By Design Charter
Federal NCES profile for Learning By Design Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060209014271Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 0
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 96
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Learning By Design Charter earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 94% of California schools.
- #26 of 344
- elementary schools in Los Angeles · Resource Index
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 28.5:1
- large classes for California
- 67.0%
- free-lunch eligible
Learning By Design Charter has class sizes larger than 94% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Learning By Design Charter ranks #26 of 344 elementary schools in Los Angeles, CA.
School address
District: Learning By Design Charter District · California
NCES ID 060209014271 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
28.5:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
67.0%
vs 55.5% California avg
+21% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Learning By Design Charter compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Learning By Design Charter
Small campus without a staffing-size advantage
Learning By Design Charter enrolls fewer students than most California schools, yet its student-teacher ratio is still on the heavier side of the state distribution. Small enrollment therefore does not translate into more teacher capacity per student here. That makes staffing capacity, rather than campus scale alone, the useful interpretation. The counselor, attendance, and program indicators below help show whether the pressure is narrow or part of a broader resource constraint.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Learning By Design Charter's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most California schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
Attendance is a relative strength
1.8% of Learning By Design Charter students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Learning By Design Charter is a higher-need, small charter elementary school in Los Angeles, California, enrolling 114 students.
Class loads run heavy: 28.5:1 is larger than about 94% of California schools and 33% above the 21.5:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 67.0% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 114 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 311 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #122.
Its student body is led by African American (55%) and Hispanic or Latino (42%) (diversity index 52/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 1.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 30.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Los Angeles's elementary schools, it stands alongside Wish Community (860 students): Learning By Design Charter is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (28.5:1 vs 23.2:1).
Learning By Design Charter District is a single-school charter district, so Learning By Design Charter operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Learning By Design Charter compares
Learning By Design Charter on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 28.5:1 | ▲ 33% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 67.0% | ▲ 21% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 114 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
28.5:1
Leaner classes than 2% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
114
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
67.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 21% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
28.5:1
students per teacher
- 33% above state mean
Top 94% in California - lower ratio than 6% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
1.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$18,402
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
African American 55.3%
Hispanic or Latino 42.1%
Two or More 1.8%
Asian 0.9%
Largest group: African American at 55.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 51.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 51.7, Learning By Design Charter is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Learning By Design Charter District, which includes Learning By Design Charter.
$18,402
Per student
+11%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 19.1%
State 50.1%
Federal 30.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools in Los Angeles
6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Wish Community
Standard public school
860 students 23.2:1 students per teacher
South Park Elementary
Standard public school
825 students 20.6:1 students per teacher
Union Avenue Elementary
Standard public school
809 students 20.7:1 students per teacher
One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary
Standard public school
804 students 21.2:1 students per teacher
Kipp Compton Community
Standard public school
783 students 52.2:1 students per teacher
Ninety-Third Street Elementary
Standard public school
772 students 18.4:1 students per teacher
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~114 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Learning By Design Charter
How many students attend Learning By Design Charter?
Learning By Design Charter has 114 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Los Angeles, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Learning By Design Charter?
The student-teacher ratio at Learning By Design Charter is 28.5:1, which is 33% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 82% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Learning By Design Charter?
67.0% of students at Learning By Design Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Learning By Design Charter?
The largest demographic group at Learning By Design Charter is African American at 55.3% of enrollment, in Los Angeles, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.7/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Learning By Design Charter?
Learning By Design Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Learning By Design Charter rank among elementary schools in Los Angeles?
By Resource Investment Index, Learning By Design Charter ranks #26 of 344 elementary schools in Los Angeles, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Los Angeles on the city page.
What other schools are in Learning By Design Charter District?
None; Learning By Design Charter District is a single-school charter district, and Learning By Design Charter is its only campus.
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