# Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary

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Full profile (human-readable): https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall

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## Core identification
- **NCES School ID**: `062718011317`
- **School name**: Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary
- **Location**: Newhall, CA 91321
- **Address**: 21501 Deputy Jake Way
- **District**: Newhall (LEAID `0627180`)
- **Sector**: Public
- **School type**: Regular
- **School level**: Primary
- **Grade range**: 0–6
- **Coordinates**: 34.37600, -118.51380
- **Phone**: (661)291-4090
- **Website**: https://mg.newhallschooldistrict.com

## Enrollment (2024)
- **Students**: 414
- **Teachers (FTE)**: 17
- **Student-teacher ratio**: 24.4:1
- **Free/reduced lunch**: 86.0%

## State accountability rating
- **System**: CA Dashboard
- **Year**: 2024
- **Overall rating**: Orange
- **Indicators**:
  - elpi: Orange
  - math: Yellow
  - ela: Orange
  - chronic_absent: Red

## Academic performance (state assessments)
### 2024
- **ELA (CA SBAC)**: 49.7% proficient — 238 tested
- **ELA (CA SBAC) colour-derived**: 38.0% proficient
- **Math (CA SBAC)**: 52.0% proficient

## Attendance
- **2024**: chronic absence 17.0% (76 students) [source: ca_dashboard]
- **2020**: chronic absence 23.6% (224 students) [source: crdc_2020]
- **2020**: chronic absence 5.5% (23 students) [source: crdc]
- **2017**: chronic absence 0.5% (2 students) [source: crdc]

## Discipline (latest CRDC year)
- **Year**: 2020
- **In-school suspensions**: 0
- **Out-of-school suspensions**: 0
- **Expulsions**: 0

## Demographics (2023)
- **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 87.8%

## Inclusion — IDEA & English Learners (2020)
- **Students with IEP (IDEA)**: 26.3% — 110 students
- **English Learners**: 59.4% — 249 students

## Disability category breakdown (CRDC)
- **Speech/Language Impairment**: 35 students
- **Autism**: 9 students
- **Specific Learning Disability**: 9 students
- **Other Health Impairment**: 4 students
- **Hearing Impairment**: 3 students
- **Emotional Disturbance**: 2 students
- **Orthopedic Impairment**: 2 students

## Programs & enrichment
- Gifted & Talented

## Finance
### School-level (ESSA 2023-24)
- **Total per-pupil expenditure**: $17,232
- **Federal share**: $1,208
- **State + local share**: $16,024
- **Enrolled for PPE calc**: 419
### District F-33 (2022)
- **District per-pupil revenue**: $15,233,459
- **Federal share**: 6.9%
- **State share**: 55.0%
- **Local share**: 38.1%
- **Instructional spending per pupil**: $8,235,002

## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023)
- **Median household income**: $84,563
- **Poverty rate**: 9.1%
- **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 12.6%
- **Unemployment**: 7.8%
- **Median gross rent**: $1,955
- **Foreign-born residents**: 33.6%
- **Single-parent households**: 23.5%

## Environmental context
- **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 15.8 miles (SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AREA 1)
- **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 0
- **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 10
- **Nearest brownfield**: 8.31 miles (ONATE SITE)

### Water safety
- **Public water system**: SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY
- **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 0
- **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 0

### Air quality
- **PM2.5 annual average**: 7.35987 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9)
- **Nearest monitor**: 11.9 miles

## Nearby schools performing better

### chronic absence
- **Newhall Elementary** — 1.1 mi away, 15.6% (this school: 17%)
- **William S. Hart High** — 1.5 mi away, 1.76% (this school: 17%)
- **Placerita Junior High** — 1.8 mi away, 13.2% (this school: 17%)
- **Old Orchard Elementary** — 2.0 mi away, 8.8% (this school: 17%)
- **Golden Valley High** — 2.0 mi away, 1.91% (this school: 17%)

### ela proficiency
- **William S. Hart High** — 1.5 mi away, 71% (this school: 43.85%)
- **Placerita Junior High** — 1.8 mi away, 67.3% (this school: 43.85%)
- **Peachland Avenue Elementary** — 1.8 mi away, 57.15% (this school: 43.85%)
- **Old Orchard Elementary** — 2.0 mi away, 68.2% (this school: 43.85%)
- **Golden Valley High** — 2.0 mi away, 54.3% (this school: 43.85%)

### math proficiency
- **Placerita Junior High** — 1.8 mi away, 66% (this school: 52%)
- **Peachland Avenue Elementary** — 1.8 mi away, 80% (this school: 52%)
- **Old Orchard Elementary** — 2.0 mi away, 80% (this school: 52%)
- **Valley View Community Elementary** — 2.7 mi away, 66% (this school: 52%)
- **Valencia Valley Elementary** — 2.9 mi away, 80% (this school: 52%)

## Related data feeds
- **Profile (human)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall
- **Performance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall/performance
- **Finance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall/finance
- **Demographics**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall/demographics
- **Inclusion**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall/inclusion
- **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall/context
- **Attendance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall/attendance
- **Discipline**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall/discipline
- **Outcomes**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall/outcomes
- **Workforce**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/dr-j-michael-mcgrath-elementary-newhall/workforce

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*Source: US Dept of Education CCD, EDFacts, CRDC, F-33; US Census ACS; EPA SDWIS, TRI, NPL, AQS; state DOE portals (CA CDE, TX TEA, FL DOE, NY NYSED, IL ISBE, WA OSPI). Aggregated by WhatSchool.ai.*

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