Katherine Johnson STEM Academy

Katherine Johnson STEM Academy, a rural-scale intermediate school in Los Angeles, California, overseen by Los Angeles Unified, hosts 133 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 80% smaller than typical.

Katherine Johnson STEM Academy is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that educates 406,887 students overall.

Demographically, Katherine Johnson STEM Academy lists that the most-represented group is Black (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 26% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Katherine Johnson STEM Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Katherine Johnson STEM Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.4%, the actual is 27.3%, a residual of -10.1 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Katherine Johnson STEM Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WESM Health/Sports Medicine, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Katherine Johnson STEM Academy at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 54.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Katherine Johnson STEM Academy's enrollment has edged up 20% since 2018, when it stood at 111 (now 133). The White share of enrollment declined from 17% to 7% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On this page, members of the Katherine Johnson STEM Academy community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.