- 668 South Catalina St.
- Los Angeles, CA 90010
- (213) 381-8484
Charter | Grades 6-12 | Los Angeles Unified
About Los Angeles Leadership Academy
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Los Angeles Leadership Academy is located in Los Angeles, CA and is one of 824 schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a charter school that serves 366 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.
Los Angeles Leadership Academy did not make 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 Los Angeles Leadership Academy'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.
Los Angeles Leadership Academy had an API growth score of 694 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Los Angeles Leadership Academy's 2009 base score was 704 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Los Angeles Leadership Academy had 12 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Los Angeles Leadership Academy's students and teachers.
Los Angeles Leadership Academy Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
79 %
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Black
13 %
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Asian
6 %
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Filipino
1 %
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White
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 53%
- Male 47%
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