New Village Girls Academy District

The New Village Girls Academy District consists of a single, small all-girls high school, New Village Girls Academy, serving grades 9-12 with 86 students in Los Angeles, California.

This school provides a highly personalized educational environment with a very low student-teacher ratio of 10.6 to 1 and invests significantly more resources per student, at over $40,000 annually, than most public schools. However, these substantial resources have not translated into strong academic outcomes. Proficiency rates in English, math, and especially science are below state averages, and the school's statewide ranking has been volatile in recent years.

The most critical challenges facing the school are very high rates of chronic absenteeism, at 84.9%, and a dropout rate significantly above the state average. With 96.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a population facing considerable economic disadvantage. For parents, this indicates the school, while well-resourced, is grappling with profound attendance and engagement barriers that must be addressed to improve student success and its 68.4% graduation rate.