The Language Academy of Sacramento

Located at 2850 49th St., in Sacramento, California, The Language Academy of Sacramento is a moderately sized elementary campus that caters to 615 students (grades K through 8), part of The Language Academy of Sacramento District. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

Operationally, The Language Academy of Sacramento answers to The Language Academy of Sacramento District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, The Language Academy of Sacramento reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Other groups include 4% White. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, The Language Academy of Sacramento has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. The Language Academy of Sacramento is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

American Legion High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, The Language Academy of Sacramento runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, members of the The Language Academy of Sacramento community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.