No UC admissions data on file for Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary.
This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.
Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary
· Los Angeles County · Los Angeles Unified · Public
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- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary compares for families
What families should know about Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary.
- ▸ Locally📘 Top 1% in California on ELA proficiency — plus 3 more top-ranks.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Valley Academy Of Arts And Sciences, Lashon Academy, Topeka Charter School For Advanced Studies and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.
Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-1.9%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~629 | -12 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~605 | -36 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~582 | -59 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~605 by 2029 — about 36 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 36 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.
Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach Score | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary | Public | 641 | — | — |
| Peer-group median | 14 | -10% | ||
| Valley Academy Of Arts And Sciences | Public | 660 | — | -43% |
| Lashon Academy | Public | 644 | — | — |
| Topeka Charter School For Advanced Studies | Public | 581 | — | — |
| Castlebay Lane Charter | Public | 667 | — | — |
| Magnolia Science Academy | Public | 678 | 17 | +6% |
| Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy | Public | 528 | — | — |
| Northridge Academy High School | Public | 767 | 10 | -26% |
| Beckford Charter For Enriched Studies | Public | 580 | — | — |
| Haskell Elementary Science Technology Engineering Arts And Mathematics (steam) Magnet | Public | 540 | — | — |
| Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 | Public | 559 | — | +10% |
UC Reach Score = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100 when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
9 of 657 students who enrolled at Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (1.4% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
District financial profile — Los Angeles Unified (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 29.8%
Federal: 18.5%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Los Angeles Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
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- ✓Your 5-year enrollment forecast (currently -1.9%/yr) with the revenue at stake
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