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New Designs Charter School-Watts

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Public, Charter, Alternative Grades 6-12

490

Students ?

32.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12714 S. Avalon Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90061-2730

(323) 418-0600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.4%

Hispanic:

46.9%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2018

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 8%)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school18%

District avg35%

California avg43%

Not ranked this year

New Designs Charter School-Watts 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	14.4	2196 of 2480	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	2330 of 2508	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	2339 of 2497	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	2411 of 2477	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	1957 of 2379	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	1739 of 2259	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.5	1865 of 2236	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	27.0	451 of 600	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	14.1	2036 of 2262	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	30.8	1452 of 2072	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	19.3	1924 of 2230	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	14.0	2076 of 2273	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	17.4	1554 of 2017	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	1433 of 2021	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	1276 of 2039	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1506 of 1994	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	1261 of 2426	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.4	1222 of 2354	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.8	1415 of 2367	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	24.6	449 of 582	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	15.8	1428 of 1760	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	16.9	1352 of 1742	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	18.0	1418 of 1862	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	13.9	1495 of 1834	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2018)30th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2018)25th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)14th percentile~ school

Female (2018)10th percentile~ school

Male (2018)9th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)24th percentile~ school

African American (2018)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2018)19th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2018)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-27 vs state

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Compton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 639-4321	0	1	1.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																																					$28,764	$5,646	$23,118
Compton STEP	Public, Alternative	K-12	417 West Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 639-4321	15	2	7.6	80.0%	1 (6.7%)	7 (46.7%)	5 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)																						25.0								27.8							$23,877	$3,703	$20,174
Lifeline Education Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Lifeline Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 885-1872	698	30	22.9	95.0%	8 (1.1%)	105 (15.0%)	584 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	43.8	43.8	18.8	18.8	37.5	37.5	31.3	31.3	87.5	23.7	21.8	28.0		24.9	48.1	85.4	81.1	61.4	51.8	56.1	54.7	60.5	63.5	61.0	75.7	20.5	30.4	31.6	28.0	41.7	97.3						$24,546	$1,072	$23,474
Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 444-0488	878	43	20.1	87.5%	46 (5.2%)	120 (13.7%)	647 (73.7%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (5.0%)								(n/a)										18.6	27.0	26.3		25.1	32.3	32.6	27.9	34.3	33.7	35.7	39.7	34.6	25.0	31.0	20.0	41.8	38.6	35.4	36.8	34.5							$18,598	$3,144	$15,454
Thurgood Marshall	Public, Alternative	K-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	51	3	16.6	88.2%	0 (0.0%)	15 (29.4%)	33 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)												2.9		2.9							12.1	12.1							5.9	5.9							$28,912	$2,713	$26,199
Elizabeth Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4811 Elizabeth St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 271-3600	1,257	75	16.7	97.5%	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1,223 (97.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)								(n/a)										24.6	8.2	35.8	9.1	23.2	33.3	27.6	47.1	33.3	31.4	26.6	45.5	35.5	37.7	16.7	23.5	16.3	15.9	8.1	24.6	19.2	97.5			97.5		97.5	$22,611	$4,914	$17,697
Paramount Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	15110 California Ave	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(562) 602-6035	0	1	58.9		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																																					$26,577	$16,193	$10,384
Da Vinci Connect	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12501 Isis Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Connect District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	923	24	39.0	43.4%	156 (16.9%)	198 (21.5%)	347 (37.6%)	59 (6.4%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	149 (16.1%)								(n/a)										46.8	54.0	27.2	31.2	37.3	51.0	54.0	66.0	62.0	72.4	69.4	64.3	63.6	44.9	32.0	45.7	49.3	51.3	50.0	14.8	40.5	93.6	96.8	96.8		96.8		$13,635	$432	$13,203
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Frequently Asked Questions about New Designs Charter School-Watts

How many students attend New Designs Charter School-Watts?

In the 2017-18 school year, 490 students attended New Designs Charter School-Watts.

What is the racial makeup of New Designs Charter School-Watts?

Students at New Designs Charter School-Watts are 52% African American, 47% Hispanic.

What district is New Designs Charter School-Watts in?

Los Angeles Unified

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