Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle

Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle is one of the close-knit middle schools in Los Angeles, California, part of Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District, with 441 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 33% smaller than the state mean of about 659.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Animo Mae Jemison 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 commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 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 Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. As a public charter, Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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