Animo Compton Charter

Set in Los Angeles, California, Animo Compton Charter is a compact four-year high school, run under Animo Compton Charter District. It educates 372 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Animo Compton Charter sits 56% below that benchmark.

Animo Compton Charter sits inside Animo Compton Charter District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Animo Compton Charter shows that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Animo Compton Charter has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Animo Compton Charter tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Animo Compton Charter is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Animo Compton Charter.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. Animo Compton Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.