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Equitas Academy 4
About Equitas Academy 4
Equitas Academy 4 is one of the tight-knit middle schools in Los Angeles, California, part of Equitas Academy 4 District, with 456 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.
Equitas Academy 4 is a school of Equitas Academy 4 District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Equitas Academy 4 reports that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.
On the income-and-resources front, Equitas Academy 4 records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Zooming out to the county, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Equitas Academy 4 is one campus in the mix.
Charles White Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Equitas Academy 4 operates from an urban location. Equitas Academy 4 is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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