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What's something New Open World Academy K-12 does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
911
Combined
DISTRICT 735 · STATE 602
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012493
New Open World Academy K-12
3201 West Eighth St., Los Angeles, CA 90010 · (213) 480-3700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL911 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of California public K-12 schools
- CTest 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 18.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
889 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
31.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.6pp since 2014
Math
20.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 22.1% | 23.4% | 45.0% |
| Math | 4.8% | 15.3% | 23.3% | 56.6% |
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 | 31.6% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.8% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.7% | 16.4% |
| 2018-19 | 30.7% | 19.7% |
| 2017-18 | 27.8% | 17.7% |
| 2016-17 | 30.8% | 16.8% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 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
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 New Open World Academy K-12
New Open World Academy K-12's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Open World Academy K-12 this school | 911 | 97.6% | 22.8% |
| Logan Memorial Educational Campus San Diego | 1,467 | 94.7% | 14.1% |
| Elizabeth Learning Center Cudahy | 1,257 | 97.5% | 25.4% |
| UCLA Community K-12 Los Angeles | 887 | 97.3% | 23.4% |
| Berenece Carlson Home Hospital North Hollywood | 381 | 86.1% | 29.3% |
| Foshay Learning Center Los Angeles | 1,530 | 84.7% | 34.1% |
Matched among California K-12 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 New Open World Academy K-12 ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #5 of 7 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #5 of 7 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 911 | #12 of 208 | #5 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #39 of 59 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #53 of 59 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #7 of 95 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #23 of 37 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
911
-139 (-13%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 895
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 911 | 49.3 | 18.5:1 | 98% (889) |
| 2023-24 | 935 | 46.1 | 20.3:1 | 97% (909) |
| 2022-23 | 968 | 48.9 | 19.8:1 | 97% (935) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | 52 | 20.2:1 | 97% (1,017) |
| 2017-18 | 1,153 | 52 | 22.2:1 | 95% (1,098) |
| 2015-16 | 1,149 | 50 | 23.0:1 | 91% (1,040) |
| 2010-11 | 895 | N/A | N/A | 39% (353) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Open World Academy K-12.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,153 to 911); teachers down 5% (52 to 49.3).
About New Open World Academy K-12
Federal records list New Open World Academy K-12 as a combined-grade school in Los Angeles, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 12, and the school has 911 students. Against the 602-student average for combined schools in California, enrollment here is 51% higher.
Los Angeles Unified has 406,887 students spread across 784 schools.
Most students at New Open World Academy K-12 are Hispanic: 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% White. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. New Open World Academy K-12 has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1 at New Open World Academy K-12, with 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Combined schools in California have a similar average ratio of 18.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
allk12 grades New Open World Academy K-12 a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for New Open World Academy K-12 is 22.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. New Open World Academy K-12 is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Ambassador School-Global Education is the public school closest to New Open World Academy K-12, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.4%; New Open World Academy K-12's is 22.8%, ranking 6th of 7.
New Open World Academy K-12 is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 911 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,050. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.5:1) than in 2020-21 (20.2:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at New Open World Academy K-12. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
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Frequently asked questions
About New Open World Academy K-12How large is New Open World Academy K-12?
New Open World Academy K-12 enrolls approximately 911 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does New Open World Academy K-12 serve?
New Open World Academy K-12 serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does New Open World Academy K-12 have?
New Open World Academy K-12 employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at New Open World Academy K-12?
Student demographics at New Open World Academy K-12 are roughly 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees New Open World Academy K-12?
New Open World Academy K-12 is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.