Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

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Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy is an elementary public charter school located in Huntington Park, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 324 students. The school is part of the Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy District, which is ranked 1294 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy's academic performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 29.7% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at the end-of-course level, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 19.28%, compared to the state average of 35.54%. When compared to nearby schools, such as KIPP Comienza Community Prep, which had significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts/Literacy (46.97%) and Mathematics (36.48%), Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy's academic performance is also lower. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, with 46.5% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like KIPP Comienza Community Prep (35.4%) and Lillian Street Elementary (39.1%).

Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy serves a high-need population, with 68.21% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the rates at nearby schools like KIPP Comienza Community Prep (91.92%) and Lillian Street Elementary (96.59%). The school also has a very high student-teacher ratio, with 57.8 students per teacher in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the ratios at nearby schools, such as KIPP Comienza Community Prep (24.4) and Lillian Street Elementary (20.7).

Detail:

Public, Charter K-5

6724 South Alameda St.
Huntington Park, CA 90255-4139

(323) 583-5421

District: Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy District

SchoolDigger Rank:
4438^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 45.2

Number of students: 322

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

Two or more races:

3.4%

White:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.4%

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.18. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy 4438^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy District:

SchoolDigger ranks Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy District 1294^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	38.53	3272^nd	5789	43.5%
2022	20.15	4836^th	5883	17.8%
2023	17.77	5077^th	5874	13.6%
2024	24.18	4438^th	5862	24.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	17.19	3262^nd	3275	0.4%
2022	22.53	3082^nd	3311	6.9%
2023	14.05	3246^th	3250	0.1%
2024	20.32	3063^rd	3160	3.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	55.68	2023^rd	5173	60.9%
2022	30.31	3816^th	5264	27.5%
2023	27.62	4107^th	5374	23.6%
2024	30.10	3937^th	5511	28.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	35.30	3390^th	5492	38.3%
2022	20.28	4695^th	5635	16.7%
2023	18.74	4820^th	5617	14.2%
2024	25.96	4149^th	5605	26.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	42.29	2895^th	5510	47.5%
2022	21.39	4578^th	5663	19.2%
2023	17.71	4940^th	5650	12.6%
2024	23.47	4403^rd	5636	21.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	55.32	1952^nd	4963	60.7%
2022	29.75	3719^th	5084	26.8%
2023	26.86	3967^th	5098	22.2%
2024	36.02	3265^th	5102	36.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

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Year	White	African American	Hispanic	American Indian	Two or More Races	Total
2019	5	0	314	1	7	327
2020	4	0	329	1	3	337
2021	3	2	313	0	5	323
2022	4	0	316	0	9	329
2023	2	1	310	0	11	324
2024	1	0	310	0	11	322

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	327	11.5	28.4	96.6
2020	337	n/a	n/a	96.7
2021	323	13.5	23.9	95
2022	329	12.7	25.8	90
2023	324	5.6	57.8	68.2
2024	322	7.1	45.2	89.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	327	11.5	28.4	96.6
2020	337	n/a	n/a	96.7
2021	323	13.5	23.9	95
2022	329	12.7	25.8	90
2023	324	5.6	57.8	68.2
2024	322	7.1	45.2	89.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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Year	Completely Immunized	Medical Exemption	Conditional	Polio	Hepatitis B	Varicella	DTP	MMR
2021	94.2%	0.0%	0.0%	94.2%	94.2%	94.2%	94.2%	94.2%

Data source: California Department of Public Health

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 3272^nd of 5789 Elementary schools	Ranks 5077^th of 5874 Elementary schools	29.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy)	30.8	13	17.8%
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	43	5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy)	48.1	7.4	40.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (California)	50.2	45.1	5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy)	32.8	29.1	3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.5	43.7	5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy)	44.8	16.4	28.5%
4th Grade Mathematics (California)	44.9	40.8	4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy)	42.4	35.7	6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.7	46.7	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy)	39	12.5	26.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (California)	38	33.4	4.6%
5th Grade Science (Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy)	25.4	14.3	11.1%
5th Grade Science (California)	31.7	31.9	0.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	327	324	0.9%
African American	0	1
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	314	310	1.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	5	2	60%
Two or More Races	7	11	57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	96.6%	68.2%	28.4%

Schools Near Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)					CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Aspire Titan Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6720 South Alameda St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Titan Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-5421	321	11	29.1	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	308 (96.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	33	3680^th of 5862 public elementary schools	37.2%		26.9	4180^th of 5874 public elementary schools	28.8%	500						22.4		22.4	25.9	34.5	37.9				32.9	49.1	25.4	19.0				30.8
Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6724 South Alameda St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-5421	322	7	45.2	89.4%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	310 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	24.2	4438^th of 5862 public elementary schools	24.3%		17.8	5077^th of 5874 public elementary schools	13.6%	639						25.0		25.0	26.4	23.2	39.3				29.7	22.2	16.1	19.6				19.3
Middleton Primary Center	Public	K-1	2410 Zoe Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9533	196	10	19.6	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (98.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)																													$12,589
Florence Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	7211 Bell Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-0758	520	26	20.1	97.5%	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.3%)	503 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	35.1	3501^st of 5862 public elementary schools	40.3%		24.4	4416^th of 5874 public elementary schools	24.8%	915	13.5	2.6	13.9	3.5	8.5	8.5		8.5	37.1	41.7	24.6	24.6			32.5	56.1	43.1	25.4	7.9			33.9	96.2	98.1		97.1			$12,359
Middleton Street Elementary	Public	1-6	6537 Malabar St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-6387	635	26	24.4	98.3%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	629 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40.5	3146^th of 5862 public elementary schools	46.3%		32.7	3674^th of 5874 public elementary schools	37.5%	528					0.0	18.7		18.7	33.6	26.4	36.9	52.3			37.2	35.8	34.5	35.3	36.0			35.4							$8,721
KIPP Comienza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	6410 Rita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	KIPP Comienza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 886-2355	1,058	46	23.0	94.9%	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.3%)	1,032 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	52.1	2445^th of 5862 public elementary schools	58.3%		45.2	2813^th of 5874 public elementary schools	52.1%	368						38.7	37.6	38.2	38.5	39.5	49.6	46.0	51.7	55.6	47.0	53.2	35.8	29.7	34.5	37.3	29.1	36.5
Lillian Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5909 Lillian St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-0705	339	15	22.6	94.7%	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	330 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26.3	4255^th of 5862 public elementary schools	27.4%		21.6	4706^th of 5874 public elementary schools	19.9%	451						9.8		9.8	25.0	21.6	37.5	37.7			31.2	22.5	26.3	26.8	21.2			24.0							$9,693
Academia Moderna	Public, Charter	K-5	2410 Broadway	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Academia Moderna District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 923-0383	444	20	22.2	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	442 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.4	5359^th of 5862 public elementary schools	8.6%		16.5	5199^th of 5874 public elementary schools	11.5%	160						8.6		8.6	18.2	26.9	25.9				23.7	19.5	11.5	11.1				14.0
Miles Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6720 Miles Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 588-8296	807	43	18.7	92.9%	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	788 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	24.3	4420^th of 5862 public elementary schools	24.6%		29.7	3922^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	33.2%	498	2.6	7.5	1.6		3.6	11.0		11.0	28.4	37.3	27.1				30.4	36.4	22.4	17.1				24.7							$10,258
Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 East 68th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-1257	654	32	20.4	96.6%	8 (1.2%)	23 (3.5%)	622 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.1	5677^th of 5862 public elementary schools	3.2%		14.2	5386^th of 5874 public elementary schools	8.3%	291	9.5	2.9	6.1		6.4	10.1		10.1	9.7	16.5	19.3				15.0	10.5	15.4	9.2				11.5	79.5	87.0	96.6	85.6	87.7	88.4	$11,217

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy

Is Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy a good school?

Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 322 students attended Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy?

Students at Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy are 96% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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