Young Oak Kim Academy

Young Oak Kim Academy, an average-sized 6-8 campus in Los Angeles, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, enrolls 715 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Young Oak Kim Academy is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that enrolls 406,887 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Young Oak Kim Academy records that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Young Oak Kim Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Young Oak Kim Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.8%; this one delivers 27.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put 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%. Young Oak Kim Academy is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Young Oak Kim Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Young Oak Kim Academy at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Young Oak Kim Academy's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 906 (now 715). Class-load math has fell: from 29.2:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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