Boys Academic Leadership Academy
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 17 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 7 | 10% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 10 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 19.2% | 26.9% | 46.1% |
| Math | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 71.2% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 2.8% |
| 2022-23 | 24.1% | 3.5% |
| 2021-22 | 23.9% | 2.1% |
| 2018-19 | 16.0% | 3.1% |
| 2017-18 | 16.5% | 7.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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%.
Schools most like Boys Academic Leadership Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Academic Leadership Academy this school | 69 | 91.3% | 15.6% |
| McClymonds High Oakland | 273 | 96.0% | 11.6% |
| ICEF View Park Preparatory High Los Angeles | 313 | 96.5% | N/A |
| New Designs Charter School-Watts Los Angeles | 194 | 93.3% | N/A |
| City Honors International Preparatory High Inglewood | 331 | 82.2% | 47.8% |
| CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. Los Angeles | 125 | 97.6% | N/A |
Where Boys Academic Leadership Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #1,693 of 2,093 | #418 of 486 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69 | 6.6 | 10.5:1 | 91% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 66 | 9 | 7.3:1 | 92% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 7.6 | 11.4:1 | 88% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 6 | 16.0:1 | 84% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 4.5 | 20.2:1 | 82% (75) |
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (91 to 69); teachers up 46% (4.5 to 6.6).
About Boys Academic Leadership Academy
Los Angeles, California, is home to Boys Academic Leadership Academy, a small high school. It serves 69 students in grades 6 through 12. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 92% smaller than that.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools; together they serve 406,887 students.
Boys Academic Leadership Academy is 75% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 8% of Los Angeles County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.5:1. That is lower than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Eligible students account for 91% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Boys Academic Leadership Academy is D. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.0% for Boys Academic Leadership Academy. The school posts 15.6%, 10.4 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Boys Academic Leadership Academy is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) is the public school closest to Boys Academic Leadership Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Boys Academic Leadership Academy is 4th of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 28% enrollment decrease, from 96 in 2020-21 to 69 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2020-21 to 10.5:1 in 2024-25.
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