Animo Jefferson Charter Middle

Animo Jefferson Charter Middle is one of the compact junior highs in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools within Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District, with 427 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Animo Jefferson Charter Middle sits 35% below that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Animo Jefferson Charter Middle reports that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Animo Jefferson Charter Middle has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Animo Jefferson Charter Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Animo Jefferson Charter Middle is one.

Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High 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 Jefferson Charter Middle.

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

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