SIATech Academy South District

The SIATech Academy South District in Los Angeles, California, consists of a single high school, SIATech Academy South, serving grades 10 through 12 for approximately 194 students.

This school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates well below state averages and a consistent ranking in the bottom 30% of all California schools over the last three years. Most critically, the school has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 84.2% and a dropout rate of 86.3%, which are dramatically higher than statewide figures and indicate a severe crisis in student engagement and retention.

While the district spends over $14,000 per student, outcomes remain poor, raising questions about how resources are used to address the core issues. The high student-teacher ratio and the economic disadvantage of the student population are important contextual factors. For parents, this data suggests the school is struggling profoundly with keeping students in class and on track to graduate, which would be the most urgent areas for improvement and inquiry.