Enrollment
293
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012771
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
1700 West 46th St., Los Angeles, CA 90062 · (323) 421-1700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of California public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
279 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 100 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 31% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
22.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.7pp since 2014
Math
11.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.4% | 16.3% | 21.6% | 55.7% |
| Math | 3.7% | 7.4% | 22.8% | 66.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 5.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.8% | 4.4% |
| 2021-22 | 18.2% | 4.1% |
| 2018-19 | 12.2% | 4.6% |
| 2017-18 | 6.4% | 4.0% |
| 2016-17 | 5.8% | 2.9% |
| 2015-16 | 7.0% | 3.0% |
| 2014-15 | 7.0% | 4.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy this school | 293 | 95.2% | 14.2% |
| College Bridge Academy Long Beach | 255 | 93.3% | N/A |
| Morningside High Inglewood | 407 | 93.9% | 17.5% |
| Middle College High Los Angeles | 361 | 88.6% | 75.2% |
| Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy Stockton | 326 | 89.3% | N/A |
| Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy Oakland | 405 | 93.8% | N/A |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #1,034 of 1,052 | #228 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #939 of 1,056 ▲ 94 | #209 of 229 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,029 of 1,056 ▲ 11 | #226 of 229 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #314 of 1,044 | #96 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #1,213 of 2,093 | #323 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #44 of 1,352 | #14 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #803 of 1,351 | #140 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #125 of 1,575 | #76 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #85 of 802 | #45 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-115 (-28%) vs 2020
-76% since 2010-11, when it was 1,230
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 293 | 22.5 | 13.0:1 | 95% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 92% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 25.6 | 15.5:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 98% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 22.8 | 17.4:1 | 94% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 91% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 1,230 | N/A | N/A | 89% (1,098) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (398 to 293); teachers down 1% (22.8 to 22.5).
About Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Los Angeles, California. It educates 293 students in grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Los Angeles Unified (784 schools, 406,887 students) runs Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy.
Hispanic students are the majority at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy, with 73% of enrollment. The school is also 21% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 13.0 students per teacher and 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public high schools, Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy is 9.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 14.2% actual, 23.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
Nearby, Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 21.8%; Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy's is 14.2%, ranking 4th of 4.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment has fallen by 115 students since 2020-21, to 293. The school's ratio fell from 18.6:1 to 13.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Barack Obama Global Preparation AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy serve?
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy is approximately 13.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?
At Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 73% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.