La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter

Set in Inglewood, California, La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter is an average-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Inglewood Unified. It educates 552 students across grades K through 8.

Inglewood Unified runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 6,727 students. La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter is one of those campuses.

Demographically, La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter records that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment; the rest consists of 33% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 8% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.2%.

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%. La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Frank D. Parent, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. As a public charter, La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 696 (now 552).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.