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Public, Charter, Alternative Grades 6-12

891

Students ?

28.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2303 S. Figueroa Way
Los Angeles, CA 90007-2504

(213) 765-9084

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.2%

African American:

11.0%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2018

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

New Designs Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	35.9	1494 of 2480	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.5	1576 of 2508	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	1497 of 2497	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.2	1859 of 2477	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.7	1250 of 2379	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.5	1230 of 2259	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	1136 of 2236	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.0	1283 of 2179	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.9	1311 of 2063	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	16.3	1767 of 2005	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	1441 of 1999	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	66.5	161 of 600	73.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	35.1	779 of 1364	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	32.4	1498 of 2262	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	49.6	924 of 2072	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	50.7	943 of 2230	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	37.8	1318 of 2273	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	77.4	449 of 2017	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	376 of 2021	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	53.8	925 of 2039	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	826 of 1994	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	531 of 2426	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	43.3	957 of 2354	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	34.1	1199 of 2367	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.3	1156 of 2281	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.7	1202 of 2238	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1213 of 2117	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.8	1137 of 2063	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	75.4	133 of 582	77.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	96.1	35 of 938	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	67.3	565 of 1760	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	88.5	167 of 1742	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	86.6	210 of 1862	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	81.4	340 of 1834	81.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

African American (2018)73rd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)58th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2018)55th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2018)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2018)34th percentile-6 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2018)96th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2018)90th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)89th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2018)81st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2018)77th percentile~ school

Female (2018)68th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%-3 vs state

Mathematics28%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 12, 2014

New Design Charter School on Figueroa. I cannot believe how many parents did not show up to Parent teacher night when I was talking to all the teachers. I guess they do not care what there kids are doing in school. Plus the lack of school books in the class rooms. I guess the teachers were lied to that they were going get there books. WOW what type of school is this. Close Quote

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marlton	Public, Alternative	K-12	4000 Santo Tomas Dr.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-7680	135	15	8.7	94.8%	4 (3.0%)	33 (24.4%)	95 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)	0.0				0.0		7.1	5.9					5.5		7.1	0.0					5.5							$91,977	$11,379	$80,598
Iovine and Young Center	Public, Alternative	9-11	4120 11Th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6380	74	9	8.2	78.4%	2 (2.7%)	48 (64.9%)	17 (23.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)			57.7		57.7							88.5	88.5							46.2	46.2							$40,964	$2,875	$38,089
Computer Science Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 429-4228	765	35	22.1	81.2%	71 (9.3%)	94 (12.3%)	525 (68.6%)	32 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.8%)								(n/a)	35.6	37.6	20.3	36.4	31.6	25.7	36.8	53.3	43.9	36.4	34.9	27.4	36.2	31.4	25.6	26.7	40.4	44.8	38.7	31.7	36.0							$19,024	$3,261	$15,763
Foshay Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3751 South Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2700	1,530	78	19.6	84.7%	10 (0.7%)	194 (12.7%)	1,296 (84.7%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.4%)								(n/a)	20.8	15.7	33.0		22.5	30.0	50.0	45.8	43.7	40.7	36.4	67.2	45.5	30.0	29.2	25.0	22.4	22.1	16.3	21.7	20.9							$19,610	$3,540	$16,070
Sophia T. Salvin Special Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-10	1925 Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 731-0703	92	10	8.8	94.6%	1 (1.1%)	11 (12.0%)	75 (81.5%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																												$108,822	$18,713	$90,109
Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	822 West 32nd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-0126	842	44	18.9	89.1%	45 (5.3%)	55 (6.5%)	691 (82.1%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)								(n/a)	20.3	35.9	35.6		30.4	41.3	42.9	56.5	52.1	67.5	64.1	71.2	56.7	34.9	32.9	36.2	26.0	55.8	42.3	18.6	36.0							$20,088	$3,747	$16,341
Culver City Unified School District iAcademy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4601 Elenda St. CP Annex	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Open World Academy K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3700	911	49	18.4	97.6%	24 (2.6%)	32 (3.5%)	799 (87.7%)	42 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)								(n/a)	8.2	8.6	18.0		12.7	33.3	23.6	26.1	21.1	33.3	23.8	51.1	31.6	24.6	20.3	16.3	22.4	15.9	13.9	26.1	20.0	94.3	94.3		97.1	95.7	97.1	$18,935	$3,344	$15,591
UCLA Community K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 South Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3750	887	47	18.8	97.3%	21 (2.4%)	19 (2.1%)	751 (84.7%)	89 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)								(n/a)	12.2	22.6	28.6		23.1	22.0	20.7	18.0	37.3	33.3	29.5	58.2	34.1	21.6	10.5	10.0	15.1	17.5	14.5	20.4	16.1	83.6	91.8	96.7	88.5	95.1	96.7	$23,119	$5,356	$17,763
Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	474 Hartford Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(213) 316-9840	573	21	27.1	91.8%	48 (8.4%)	77 (13.4%)	419 (73.1%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.3%)								(n/a)	22.7	34.4	28.6	23.8	29.4	15.0	35.7	15.4	35.7	38.8	45.3	38.0	35.9	35.0	20.0	17.4	41.4	49.2	41.0	30.2	37.0							$18,805	$3,594	$15,211

Frequently Asked Questions about New Designs Charter

What district is New Designs Charter in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of New Designs Charter?

Students at New Designs Charter are 87% Hispanic, 11% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend New Designs Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 891 students attended New Designs Charter.

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