Aspire Langston Hughes Academy

Set in Stockton, California, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy is a mid-sized 9-12 campus, overseen by Aspire Langston Hughes Academy District. It hosts 772 students across grades 6 through 12.

Operationally, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy answers to Aspire Langston Hughes Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy records that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 15% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the resource side, On paper, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, census data for San Joaquin County shows median household earnings sit near $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Aspire Langston Hughes Academy is one.

Aspire Port City Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aspire Langston Hughes Academy.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Aspire Langston Hughes Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.