ISANA Octavia Academy

As a tight-knit primary school in Los Angeles, California, ISANA Octavia Academy serves 363 students from grades K through 8, operated by ISANA Octavia Academy District. Enrollment runs roughly 22% below the state mean of about 465.

ISANA Octavia Academy District is the operating authority for ISANA Octavia Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ISANA Octavia Academy logs that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ISANA Octavia Academy has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), ISANA Octavia Academy is one campus in the mix.

Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, ISANA Octavia Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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