Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM

Set in Los Angeles, California, Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus, run under Los Angeles Unified. It works with 720 students across grades 6 through 12.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM shows that the largest single group is White at 31%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Asian, 13% Black. Compared to Los Angeles County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 45.7%; Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM posts 76.5%, +30.7 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is New Designs Charter, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM has grew 126%, going from 319 students in 2018 to 720 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 22% to 13% across the same window.

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