Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle

Located at 4360 Dozier St., in Los Angeles, California, Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle is a compact junior high that teaches 280 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

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

Demographically, Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle lists that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle is one.

Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. As a public charter, Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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