Is Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy a good school?

Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy ranks 1379 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 519 students attended Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy?

Students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy are 62% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy attend?

Students who attend Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle High : Northridge Academy High High : Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Summary:

Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy is a public charter elementary school located in Northridge, California, serving 514 students in grades K-5. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in the state, with strong academic achievement across all grade levels and student subgroups.

Dearborn Elementary outperforms the nearby traditional public schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District in both academic proficiency and student subgroup performance. For example, in 2023-2024, 58.37% of Dearborn students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state of California. In Mathematics, Dearborn's proficiency rates ranged from 44.16% to 68.83% across grade levels, also exceeding the district and state averages. The school's Hispanic, special education, and low-income students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 12.5% to 25% of California elementary schools.

However, Dearborn's chronic absenteeism rate has seen a significant increase, from 3.2% in 2017-2018 to 29.1% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages. While the school's academic performance is impressive, especially considering its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the rising chronic absenteeism is an area that warrants further attention and intervention. In comparison, the nearby Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary and Valley Charter Elementary schools also demonstrate strong academic achievement, providing additional options for families in the Northridge area.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-5

9240 Wish Ave.
Northridge, CA 91325-2533

(818) 349-4381

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1379^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,575

Students who attend Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
High:	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 519

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.0%

White:

15.8%

Two or more races:

10.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy ranks better than 76.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 81^st among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.63. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62%), White (15.8%), two or more races (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy is 21.6. 380 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy is $9,575. 439 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy 1379^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

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Rank History for all students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.21	2149^th	4809	55.3%
2005	59.30	1781^st	4822	63.1%
2006	65.75	1513^th	4818	68.6%
2007	75.80	1143^rd	5113	77.6%
2008	77.56	1083^rd	5113	78.8%
2009	63.28	1755^th	5193	66.2%
2010	66.65	1642^nd	5314	69.1%
2011	56.33	2224^th	5377	58.6%
2012	56.75	2223^rd	5390	58.8%
2013	71.28	1513^th	5530	72.6%
2015	66.56	1627^th	5611	71.0%
2016	64.82	1769^th	5614	68.5%
2017	55.61	2249^th	5692	60.5%
2018	55.50	2262^nd	5662	60.0%
2019	60.64	2038^th	5789	64.8%
2022	75.14	1399^th	5883	76.2%
2023	74.19	1421^st	5874	75.8%
2024	74.63	1379^th	5862	76.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.78	476^th	2420	80.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.28	2596^th	5084	48.9%
2019	67.37	1322^nd	5173	74.4%
2022	84.17	591^st	5264	88.8%
2023	76.61	915^th	5374	83.0%
2024	77.94	929^th	5511	83.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.57	2206^th	5413	59.2%
2019	60.89	1931^st	5492	64.8%
2022	80.71	1082^nd	5635	80.8%
2023	75.66	1258^th	5617	77.6%
2024	82.27	995^th	5605	82.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	47.55	1048^th	2585	59.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.55	2252^nd	5431	58.5%
2019	57.63	2051^st	5510	62.8%
2022	66.09	1684^th	5663	70.3%
2023	68.55	1569^th	5650	72.2%
2024	60.01	1976^th	5636	64.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	20.88	974^th	1149	15.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.45	1763^rd	4830	63.5%
2019	67.96	1257^th	4963	74.7%
2022	83.02	630^th	5084	87.6%
2023	80.56	710^th	5098	86.1%
2024	82.20	637^th	5102	87.5%

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Rank History for White students at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.98	1725^th	2737	37.0%
2019	42.32	1781^st	2834	37.2%
2022	57.30	1244^th	2726	54.4%
2023	62.55	1030^th	2662	61.3%
2024	59.46	1147^th	2647	56.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	387	24	50	68	1	n/a	n/a	0	530
1989	379	46	59	108	1	n/a	n/a	0	593
1990	373	55	54	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1991	374	51	58	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
1992	378	73	60	166	1	n/a	n/a	0	678
1993	340	59	46	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	558
1994	268	66	54	126	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1995	233	68	66	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1996	233	68	66	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1997	241	57	62	165	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1998	263	52	68	143	1	n/a	n/a	0	527
1999	237	51	72	158	3	n/a	n/a	0	521
2000	262	58	67	169	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
2001	229	47	57	193	2	n/a	n/a	0	528
2002	221	55	54	246	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
2003	221	55	54	246	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
2004	175	50	55	249	1	n/a	n/a	0	530
2005	166	44	66	256	3	n/a	n/a	0	535
2006	174	44	61	233	3	n/a	n/a	0	515
2007	173	47	55	222	2	n/a	n/a	4	503
2008	177	41	70	228	1	n/a	n/a	0	517
2009	163	38	63	211	5	2	5	0	487
2010	154	32	62	237	3	2	2	0	492
2011	166	34	66	230	3	1	0	0	500
2012	174	31	77	226	1	0	0	0	509
2013	159	34	81	243	2	1	0	0	520
2014	137	31	89	272	2	3	0	0	534
2015	127	31	64	274	2	2	22	0	522
2016	127	24	67	273	0	2	25	0	518
2017	126	24	53	314	0	2	29	0	548
2018	124	18	53	329	0	1	29	0	554
2019	136	30	68	314	0	0	0	0	548
2020	129	21	44	299	0	0	20	0	513
2021	131	26	52	301	0	0	20	0	530
2022	100	20	37	282	0	0	30	0	469
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	514	514
2024	82	22	41	322	0	0	52	0	519

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	530	20.0	26.5	n/a
1989	593	20.0	29.6	n/a
1990	573	22.0	26.0	n/a
1991	591	21.5	27.4	n/a
1992	678	21.8	31.1	33
1993	558	20.5	27.2	31.9
1994	514	20.0	25.7	39.9
1995	523	21.0	24.9	40.9
1996	523	21.0	24.9	40.9
1997	525	24.0	21.9	38.5
1998	527	26.0	20.3	35.7
1999	521	26.0	20.0	35.7
2000	556	29.0	19.2	36
2001	528	29.5	17.9	43.8
2002	576	32.0	18.0	49.7
2003	576	32.0	18.0	49.7
2004	530	33.0	16.1	48.7
2005	535	29.0	18.4	47.3
2006	515	27.0	19.1	43.3
2007	503	25.0	20.1	41.3
2008	517	27.9	18.5	41.2
2009	487	24.5	18.1	39.8
2010	492	24.0	20.5	41.7
2011	500	n/a	n/a	42.4
2012	509	21.0	24.2	n/a
2013	520	23.0	22.6	41.7
2014	534	22.0	24.2	46.8
2015	522	20.0	26.1	44.1
2016	518	21.0	24.6	49.8
2017	548	21.0	26.0	59.7
2018	554	23.0	24.0	56.7
2019	548	23.0	23.8	56.2
2020	513	n/a	n/a	57.9
2021	530	23.0	23.0	55.1
2022	469	23.5	19.9	58.8
2023	514	22.5	22.8	59.9
2024	519	24.0	21.6	73.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	530	20.0	26.5	n/a
1989	593	20.0	29.6	n/a
1990	573	22.0	26.0	n/a
1991	591	21.5	27.4	n/a
1992	678	21.8	31.1	33
1993	558	20.5	27.2	31.9
1994	514	20.0	25.7	39.9
1995	523	21.0	24.9	40.9
1996	523	21.0	24.9	40.9
1997	525	24.0	21.9	38.5
1998	527	26.0	20.3	35.7
1999	521	26.0	20.0	35.7
2000	556	29.0	19.2	36
2001	528	29.5	17.9	43.8
2002	576	32.0	18.0	49.7
2003	576	32.0	18.0	49.7
2004	530	33.0	16.1	48.7
2005	535	29.0	18.4	47.3
2006	515	27.0	19.1	43.3
2007	503	25.0	20.1	41.3
2008	517	27.9	18.5	41.2
2009	487	24.5	18.1	39.8
2010	492	24.0	20.5	41.7
2011	500	n/a	n/a	42.4
2012	509	21.0	24.2	n/a
2013	520	23.0	22.6	41.7
2014	534	22.0	24.2	46.8
2015	522	20.0	26.1	44.1
2016	518	21.0	24.6	49.8
2017	548	21.0	26.0	59.7
2018	554	23.0	24.0	56.7
2019	548	23.0	23.8	56.2
2020	513	n/a	n/a	57.9
2021	530	23.0	23.0	55.1
2022	469	23.5	19.9	58.8
2023	514	22.5	22.8	59.9
2024	519	24.0	21.6	73.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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