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New Heights Charter

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New Heights Charter ranks 3243 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

3243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

New Heights Charter is a K-8 public charter school serving 394 students in Los Angeles, part of the New Heights Charter District, and stands out for its strong middle school academics and effective support for specific student groups, especially given its high-need community.

Academically, the school outperforms many nearby schools in English and Math, with 7th-grade scores being particularly high. It shows notable strength in supporting English Learners and African American students. However, Science scores are a clear area for improvement, lagging behind the state average and even behind a nearby school like Today's Fresh Start-Compton. While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, it has shown a recent upward trend. Compared to many schools in the massive Los Angeles Unified district, such as Forty-Second Street Elementary or Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet, New Heights achieves similar or better results while spending significantly less per student.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate, though still above the state average, has improved and is lower than several peers like Martin Luther King Junior Elementary and Invictus Leadership Academy. As a K-8, it offers more grade continuity than local K-5 schools. For families, New Heights Charter presents a balanced option with efficient spending, improving attendance, and academic strengths in core middle school subjects, though its performance in Science and year-to-year consistency are points to consider.

394

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2202 West Martin Luther King J
Los Angeles, CA 90008-2723

(323) 508-0155

District: New Heights Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.1%

African American:

22.8%

Asian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2019 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,243^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

981^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From top 31% (2019) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

659^th of 1,543New Heights Charter District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	3243 of 5857	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	3020 of 5869	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4558 of 5859	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4544 of 5883	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2943 of 5789	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.9	105 of 593	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	223 of 661	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	324 of 3162	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	34.1	2229 of 3245	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	814 of 3311	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	2035 of 3275	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2861 of 5597	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2940 of 5612	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	4012 of 5609	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4308 of 5635	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	3179 of 5492	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	1813 of 5107	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	1776 of 5107	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	3221 of 5087	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3611 of 5084	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.7	1647 of 4963	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2486 of 5460	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	2285 of 5517	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.3	3794 of 5363	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3539 of 5264	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	1779 of 5173	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3330 of 5628	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	2823 of 5643	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.8	4632 of 5638	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4385 of 5663	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2567 of 5510	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	981 of 2761	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	1027 of 2783	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	1079 of 2781	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	1296 of 2740	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	849 of 2715	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	13 of 609	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	28 of 627	95.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	1022 of 1521	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	292 of 1540	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	830 of 2533	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	1064 of 2551	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	1240 of 2531	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	1382 of 2509	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	870 of 2380	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	602 of 2395	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	627 of 2388	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	603 of 2374	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	712 of 2359	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	330 of 2213	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	657 of 2542	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	514 of 2579	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	672 of 2531	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	780 of 2458	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	352 of 2369	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1075 of 2534	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	886 of 2552	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	814 of 2538	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	1053 of 2527	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	710 of 2407	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2024)82nd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)98th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)33rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science19%-14 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 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
New Heights Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2202 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	New Heights Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 508-0155	394	20	19.7	87.6%	3 (0.8%)	90 (22.8%)	296 (75.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39.7	3243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		42.7	3020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	223	23.1	15.7	18.9	35.1	37.2	34.2	47.2	63.5	51.0	46.0	43.2	40.0	25.6	30.2	63.0	29.4	39.1	56.1	86.4		81.8	83.3	87.9
Forty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	4231 Fourth Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-7550	215	14	15.3	89.3%	5 (2.3%)	131 (60.9%)	66 (30.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	22	4672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		11.5	5588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.8%	916	13.8		13.8	26.5	27.3	27.6				27.1	29.4	27.3	24.1				27.1	93.0				93.0		$69,389	$64,106	$5,283
Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet	Public	K-5	3875 Dublin Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-8195	140	6	23.3	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	74 (52.9%)	52 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (9.3%)	43.1	2999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		41	3128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	129	14.8		14.8	52.2	31.6	48.2				44.9	52.2	26.3	33.3				37.7	75.9	89.7		82.8	89.7	86.2	$79,121	$72,170	$6,951
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	3989 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-0031	278	15	19.1	98.9%	3 (1.1%)	43 (15.5%)	223 (80.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	15.5	5225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.9	5219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	6	7.0		7.0	13.6	28.6	28.1				24.0	22.2	22.5	15.8				19.9	82.4	91.2	94.1	85.3	91.2	91.2	$55,781	$52,304	$3,477
Today's Fresh Start-Compton	Public, Charter	K-8	4476 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Today's Fresh Start-Compton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-9826	374	22	16.6	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	194 (51.9%)	166 (44.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	47.1	2754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		37.9	3313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	559	44.4	24.4	33.8	46.8	51.4	50.0	21.3	37.0	41.5	40.5	48.9	37.1	36.1	20.8	40.9	14.6	33.1	84.6	88.5	94.2	88.5	88.5	90.4
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary	Public	K-5	1771 West 36th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-1178	374	19	19.6	95.5%	3 (0.8%)	61 (16.3%)	300 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	36.5	3438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		40.2	3164^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	274	22.4		22.4	40.6	36.7	39.5				39.1	35.7	39.7	25.9				33.0	90.7	96.5		93.0	96.5	96.5	$42,048	$38,712	$3,336
Invictus Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4928 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Invictus Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 792-4403	161	8	20.0	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	72 (44.7%)	87 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	19.7	4848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		4.7	5862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	1014	5.9	14.3	9.7	38.5	20.0	23.5	25.0		14.3	24.0	34.6	13.3	11.8	12.5		0.0	15.6							$34,260	$32,878	$1,382
Angeles Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	2611 West 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5103	297	17	17.4	95.6%	8 (2.7%)	82 (27.6%)	186 (62.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.1%)	20.9	4746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		23.7	4500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	246	11.1		11.1	17.1	34.6	30.6				26.2	21.4	44.4	13.9				24.8	89.3	92.9		91.1	91.1	91.1	$55,081	$51,670	$3,411
Sixth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3109 Sixth Ave.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-9107	313	18	17.3	90.4%	6 (1.9%)	45 (14.4%)	246 (78.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	26.8	4239^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%		36.8	3381^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.4%	858	12.5		12.5	32.3	30.8	26.1				30.0	34.9	38.5	18.8				31.3	96.1				96.1		$59,721	$55,818	$3,903
Lashon Academy City	Public, Charter	K-6	3109 Sixth Ave.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Lashon Academy City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 514-4566	127	6	20.6	92.1%	1 (0.8%)	22 (17.3%)	100 (78.7%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	31.9	3805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%					(n/a)	27.3		27.3	23.1						36.6	38.5		27.3				31.0							$21,434	$20,368	$1,066

Frequently Asked Questions about New Heights Charter

How many students attend New Heights Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended New Heights Charter.

What district is New Heights Charter in?

New Heights Charter District

What is the racial makeup of New Heights Charter?

Students at New Heights Charter are 75% Hispanic, 23% African American, 1% Asian.

Is New Heights Charter a good school?

New Heights Charter ranks 3243^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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