Summary:
The Los Angeles Leadership Academy is the sole public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in the Los Angeles Leadership Academy District. While the school has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 87.5%, it faces significant challenges, including a dropout rate of 12.5% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 37.6%.
Academically, the school's performance is well below the statewide averages in California across all subject areas and grade levels. In English Language Arts/Literacy, only 35% of 11th-grade students and 33.03% of end-of-course students scored proficient or better, compared to 55.73% and 47.04% statewide, respectively. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 15.38% of 11th-grade students and 13.18% of end-of-course students scoring proficient or better, compared to 27.9% and 35.54% statewide. The school's science performance, as measured by the California Science Test (CAST), also lags behind the state average.
The school serves a high-need population, with 85.53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the school's challenges, as it suggests that the students may require additional support and resources to succeed academically. Overall, the data indicates that the Los Angeles Leadership Academy is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students, and the district as a whole is ranked 1215 out of 1568 districts in California, with a rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
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