- 115 North Avenue 53
- Highland Park, CA 90042
- (213) 447-4561
Charter | Grades 6-12 | Los Angeles Unified
About Academia Avance Charter School
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Academia Avance Charter School is located in Highland Park, CA and is one of 824 schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a charter school that serves 206 students in grades 6-12.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Academia Avance Charter School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Academia Avance Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Academia Avance Charter School had an API growth score of 726 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Academia Avance Charter School's 2009 base score was 701 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Academia Avance Charter School had 26 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Academia Avance Charter School's students and teachers.
Academia Avance Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
96 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
2 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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Black
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 55%
- Female 45%
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Oct 13, 2008
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