Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy

As a moderately sized primary school in Huntington Park, California, Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy teaches 407 students from grades K through 6, operated by Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy District.

Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy is a school of Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Huntington Park Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.