Other / mixed grade configuration · Irwindale, CA

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park

Federal NCES profile for Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 060173308715Charter school
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
95
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools.

60
Resource Index · Higher
11.5:1
small classes for California
67.9%
free-lunch eligible
219
students enrolled

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park has class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

219

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.5:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-47% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

67.9%

vs 55.5% California avg

+22% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:111.5:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park is a higher-need, mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Irwindale, California, enrolling 219 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11.5:1, Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park is leaner than roughly 94% of California schools and 47% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 67.9% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 219 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 643 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #20, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 27 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District is a single-school charter district, so Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park 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 Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park compares

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.5:1 ▼ 47% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 67.9% ▲ 22% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 219 top 81% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.5:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
219
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
67.9%
free-lunch eligible - 22% 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
11.5:1
students per teacher - 47% below state mean
Top 6% in California - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$16,194
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 27 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 84.9%
White 9.6%
Asian 2.3%
Two or More 1.8%
African American 1.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 84.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.9, Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 7

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District, which includes Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park.

$16,194
Per student
-2%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 14.4%
State 85.4%
Federal 0.1%

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 other 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park

How many students attend Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park?

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park has 219 students enrolled. It is a public school in Irwindale, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park?

The student-teacher ratio at Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park is 11.5:1, which is 47% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 27% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park?

67.9% of students at Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park?

The largest demographic group at Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park is Hispanic or Latino at 84.9% of enrollment, in Irwindale, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park?

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park a good school?

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District?

None; Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District is a single-school charter district, and Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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