About Open Charter Magnet
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Open Charter Magnet is located in Los Angeles, CA and is one of 554 elementary schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a charter school that serves 360 students in grades K-5.
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.
Open Charter Magnet 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 Open Charter Magnet'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.
Open Charter Magnet had an API growth score of 881 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Open Charter Magnet's 2009 base score was 883, however the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Open Charter Magnet had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Open Charter Magnet's students and teachers.
Open Charter Magnet Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
37 %
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Black
23 %
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Asian
18 %
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Hispanic
16 %
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Multiple or No Response
5 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 52%
- Male 48%
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