Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy

As a moderately sized secondary school in Los Angeles, California, Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy serves 1,159 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 38% larger than typical.

Operationally, Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy answers to Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Samuel Gompers Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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