Equitas Academy #2

Equitas Academy #2 is one of the tight-knit junior highs in Los Angeles, California, part of Equitas Academy #2 District, with 437 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

Operationally, Equitas Academy #2 answers to Equitas Academy #2 District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Equitas Academy #2 records that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Equitas Academy #2 higher than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Equitas Academy #2 is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hoover Street Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Equitas Academy #2.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Equitas Academy #2 runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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