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Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy

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Public, Charter Grades 9-12

579

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12628 Avalon Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90061-2728

(323) 756-3930

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

African American:

10.9%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2008 → 35th in 2018

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	35.0	1309 of 2017	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	1148 of 2021	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.6	1112 of 2039	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	1235 of 1994	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.3	1496 of 2426	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.6	1559 of 2354	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	19.4	1654 of 2367	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	15.5	1801 of 2281	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	1819 of 2238	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	1696 of 2117	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	46.2	282 of 582	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	38.9	554 of 1052	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	37.0	513 of 938	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	30.3	1255 of 1760	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	39.1	1113 of 1742	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	38.3	1193 of 1862	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	34.8	1186 of 1834	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2018)47th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)45th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2018)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)36th percentile~ school

Male (2018)35th percentile~ school

Female (2018)29th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-15 vs state

Mathematics9%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	12628 Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-3930	546	28	19.4	92.5%	3 (0.5%)	55 (10.1%)	471 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	63.2	736^th of 2162 public high schools	66.0%		61.1	741^st of 2159 public high schools	65.7%	5		36.7		36.2				63.6	63.6				22.5	22.5	$28,334	$4,248	$24,086
New Designs Charter School-Watts	Public, Charter	6-12	12714 South Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter School-Watts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-0600	194	11	17.0	93.3%	8 (4.1%)	108 (55.7%)	61 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.2%)	61.2	792^nd of 2162 public high schools	63.4%		42.2	1187^th of 2159 public high schools	45.0%	395	46.2		24.2	33.9	0.0	22.7	18.5	53.3	28.9	0.0	0.0	29.6	30.0	18.9	$23,677	$3,068	$20,609
Animo Compton Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Compton Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	372	24	15.6	89.2%	7 (1.9%)	153 (41.1%)	202 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	35.1	1379^th of 2162 public high schools	36.2%		15.8	1797^th of 2159 public high schools	16.8%	418	4.8	25.7		12.1	16.0	37.0	29.0	42.9	30.4	6.0	13.0	8.1	5.7	8.5	$32,617	$2,177	$30,440
Centennial High	Public	9-12	2606 North Central Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 635-2715	908	45	20.1	90.1%	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.4%)	734 (80.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	37	1328^th of 2162 public high schools	38.6%		32.4	1437^th of 2159 public high schools	33.4%	109		18.8		18.1				52.0	52.0				9.0	9.0	$24,097	$3,596	$20,501
Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center	Public	12	14024 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6668	196	19	10.1	95.4%	3 (1.5%)	36 (18.4%)	153 (78.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$68,354	$8,744	$59,610
University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy	Public	9-12	11227 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4060	110	10	10.5	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	21 (19.1%)	87 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	40.4	1250^th of 2162 public high schools	42.2%		21.6	1664^th of 2159 public high schools	22.9%	414		19.2		18.5				59.3	59.3				7.4	7.4	$24,078	$4,207	$19,871
King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1601 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-0420	1,381	71	19.4	90.2%	13 (0.9%)	654 (47.4%)	657 (47.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.7%)	83	358^th of 2162 public high schools	83.4%		80.9	399^th of 2159 public high schools	81.5%	41		46.5		46.4				74.7	74.7				39.4	39.4	$20,039	$3,423	$16,616
Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	325 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 420-2170	1,159	67	17.3	90.9%	29 (2.5%)	243 (21.0%)	878 (75.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	22	1652^nd of 2162 public high schools	23.6%		17.1	1756^th of 2159 public high schools	18.7%	104		12.0	18.2	12.3				28.1	28.1				9.5	9.5	$31,226	$3,932	$27,294
Compton Early College High	Public	9-12	2601 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	556	18	30.8	85.4%	3 (0.5%)	63 (11.3%)	485 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	94.8	100^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%		93.3	148^th of 2159 public high schools	93.1%	48		60.0		60.0				89.2	89.2				53.1	53.1	$26,302	$2,917	$23,385
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	Public	9-12	10601 South Grandee Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8400	27	3	8.9	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	9 (33.3%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0											$43,855	$7,484	$36,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy

What district is Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy are 89% Hispanic, 11% African American.

How many students attend Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2017-18 school year, 579 students attended Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy.

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