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Alumni: what's one memory from La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INGLEWOOD UNIFIED·NCES 061839002257
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter
1415 North La Tijera Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90302 · (310) 680-5260 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
512 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.3pp since 2014
Math
28.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.0% | 38.3% | 23.9% | 20.7% |
| Math | 10.6% | 17.8% | 30.5% | 41.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 17.5% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 21.8% |
| 2021-22 | 46.2% | 27.5% |
| 2020-21 | 36.6% | 21.3% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 17.8% |
| 2017-18 | 41.1% | 25.8% |
| 2016-17 | 47.0% | 23.2% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 17.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter this school | 552 | 92.8% | 35.9% |
| Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy Oakland | 515 | 86.4% | N/A |
| St. HOPE Public School 7 Sacramento | 471 | 87.3% | N/A |
| KIPP Bridge Academy Oakland | 520 | 90.2% | N/A |
| Harriet Tubman Village Charter San Diego | 446 | 93.7% | N/A |
| Today's Fresh Start-Compton Los Angeles | 374 | 93.0% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #2,872 of 5,151 | #716 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,381 of 5,172 ▲ 1,058 | #876 of 1,129 ▲ 178 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,667 of 5,172 ▲ 743 | #373 of 1,129 ▲ 180 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,653 of 5,116 | #467 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #1,838 of 5,915 | #360 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #3,004 of 5,352 | #740 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #2,442 of 5,354 | #383 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #740 of 5,625 | #329 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #1,345 of 3,837 | #472 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
552
-189 (-26%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 25.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 552 | 24 | 23.0:1 | 93% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 23 | 24.2:1 | 88% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 27.4 | 22.0:1 | 71% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 29 | 25.6:1 | 74% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 29.5 | 23.6:1 | 76% (531) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 29 | 22.8:1 | 63% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | N/A | N/A | 81% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 852 | 34 | 25.1:1 | 57% (487) |
| 1990-91 | 746 | 33 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (696 to 552); teachers down 19% (29.5 to 24).
About La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter
Students in Inglewood, California, attend La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 552 students in kindergarten through 8.
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter is one school in a 16-school district, Inglewood Unified, which enrolls 6,727 students.
Black students are 59% of those enrolled at La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter. Other reported shares: 33% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 8% Black among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
The school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 23.0 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Of all students at La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter, 93% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 25.2% for a school in California with La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter's free or reduced-price lunch share. La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter posts 35.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Frank D. Parent, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 552, from 741 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 25.6 to 23.0 over 4 years.
The discussion board for La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Inglewood
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- Inglewood HighHigh · 757 students
- Animo Leadership HighHigh · 634 students
- Animo Inglewood Charter HighHigh · 592 students
- CentinelaElementary · 577 students
- Oak StreetElementary · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Frank D. Parent0.4 mi · 235
- Highland Elementary0.7 mi · 323
- Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle0.8 mi · 208
- Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter0.8 mi · 426
- Open Charter Magnet1.0 mi · 390
- Windsor Hills Math Science1.3 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About La Tijera Academy of Excellence CharterWhat is the total enrollment at La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter?
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter serve?
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter is approximately 23.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter?
At La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter, the student body is approximately 33% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter?
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter is overseen by Inglewood Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.