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What's something Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
486
Middle
STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY MIDDLE ACADEMY 4 DISTRICT·NCES 060186512528
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4
9719 South Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90003 · (323) 451-3009 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
459 students
STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 171 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 155 | 32% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 this school | 486 | 94.4% | N/A |
| Alliance Kory Hunter Middle Los Angeles | 470 | 97.0% | N/A |
| Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 Los Angeles | 496 | 91.9% | N/A |
| Berendo Middle Los Angeles | 552 | 96.6% | 23.6% |
| Animo Jefferson Charter Middle Los Angeles | 427 | 96.0% | N/A |
| Richard L. Graves Middle Whittier | 484 | 92.4% | 27.4% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #944 of 1,377 | #208 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #1,236 of 1,279 | #284 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #1,167 of 1,278 | #253 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #130 of 1,329 | #66 of 312 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
486
+29 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
was 25.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 486 | 18.3 | 26.6:1 | 94% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 19.3 | 24.0:1 | 98% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 22.1 | 20.8:1 | 99% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 18 | 25.4:1 | 98% (446) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4.
About Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4
Families in Los Angeles, California, are served by Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4, a low-enrollment middle school. The school has 486 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District is responsible for Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4.
At Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4, 95% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 3% Black. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 26.6 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Of all students at Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4, 94% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Watts Learning Center is about 0.3 miles from Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 had a net gain of 29 students, or 6%. By 2024-25, the school had 26.6 students per teacher, compared with 25.4 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4What is the total enrollment at Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4?
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 06-08.
Is Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 have?
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4?
Student demographics at Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 are roughly 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 public or private?
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.