Synergy Charter Academy

Synergy Charter Academy is a close-knit elementary school in Los Angeles, California, part of Synergy Charter Academy District. The school educates 318 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

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

On demographics, Synergy Charter Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Synergy Charter Academy has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Synergy Charter Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Quincy Jones Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Synergy Charter Academy.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, Synergy Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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