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Animo Legacy Charter Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 7% of California middle schools

Summary

Animo Legacy Charter Middle serves 887 students in grades 6–8 in Los Angeles, where several nearby middle schools provide useful comparisons. In 2024–2025, 24% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 12% in math and 7% in science. Those results were below California rates of 49%, 37% and 33%, respectively, and below nearby-school averages of 33%, 21% and 16%. Chronic absenteeism was also higher than the state rate: 29% compared with 19% in 2024–2025. The most important finding is that proficiency was substantially below both state and nearby-school averages in all three subjects.

Science is Legacy’s relative high point among its test results, but it remains low in absolute terms. Its scores were 9 percentage points below nearby-school averages in ELA, 9 points below in math and 9 points below in science; nine of ten nearby schools scored higher in ELA, eight in math and seven in science. Legacy’s gaps below California were 25 points in ELA, 26 in math and 25 in science. There are no comparable achievement results for the Animo Legacy Charter Middle District, so a district comparison is not available.

ELA and math have improved overall since 2022–2023, while science has slipped: ELA rose 4 percentage points to 24%, math rose 5 points to 12%, and science fell 1 point to 7%. SchoolDigger placed Legacy at the 10th percentile with 0 stars in 2024–2025, third-lowest among the 11 nearby schools, though up from the 5th percentile the year before. Its student-teacher ratio was 19.4, the fourth-lowest among those schools. The school reported that 94.6% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, within the 88.6%–97.4% range among nearby schools reporting that same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure showed stronger relative results for homeless students: the 39th percentile, compared with the school’s 10th percentile overall. Special Education Students ranked at the 28th percentile, up from the 12th percentile in 2022–2023.

887

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

12226 South Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-5240

(323) 600-6000

District: Animo Legacy Charter Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.6%

African American:

31.0%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

California avg42%

2,556^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1498^th of 1,530Animo Legacy Charter Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	2556 of 2740	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	2490 of 2761	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2646 of 2783	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	2591 of 2781	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	2503 of 2740	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2148 of 2715	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	484 of 594	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	449 of 609	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	540 of 627	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	525 of 613	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	546 of 637	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	444 of 643	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	1403 of 1531	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1055 of 1491	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	1348 of 1478	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1426 of 1521	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1400 of 1540	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	889 of 1442	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	2354 of 2516	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	2376 of 2533	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	2426 of 2551	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2348 of 2531	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2272 of 2509	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1895 of 2380	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	2097 of 2357	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	2052 of 2395	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2164 of 2388	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2050 of 2374	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1917 of 2359	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1426 of 2213	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	291 of 477	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	249 of 336	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	2301 of 2529	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	2199 of 2542	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	2412 of 2579	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2303 of 2531	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2159 of 2458	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1696 of 2369	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	2354 of 2514	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	2227 of 2534	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2453 of 2552	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	2398 of 2538	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2350 of 2527	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2017 of 2407	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	1273 of 1605	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	1127 of 1566	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1287 of 1552	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1340 of 1531	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-28 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Animo Legacy Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12226 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo Legacy Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 600-6000	887	46	19.4	94.6%	10 (1.1%)	275 (31.0%)	582 (65.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	11.4	2556^th of 2740 public middle schools	6.7%		13.7	2490^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.8%	66		11.4	11.4		23.1	22.5	19.9	21.8		10.7	10.6	11.1	10.8
TEACH Academy of Technologies	Public, Charter	5-8	10045 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0809	471	16	28.7	—	4 (0.8%)	195 (41.4%)	270 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8.6	2636^th of 2740 public middle schools	3.8%		6.6	2704^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.1%	68	5.0	7.7	6.8	15.0	20.7	17.5	17.1	17.9	11.7	4.5	5.0	12.3	8.1	$20,167	$2,297	$17,870
Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood	Public, Charter	6-8	3600 West Imperial Hwy.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 793-0157	358	18	20.3	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	315 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	60.3	929^th of 2740 public middle schools	66.1%		57.9	952^nd of 2761 public middle schools	65.5%	23		36.8	36.8		44.9	53.3	53.5	50.6		39.5	36.7	52.1	42.7	$20,853	$2,179	$18,674
Bud Carson Middle	Public	6-8	13838 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1908	601	25	23.9	94.5%	6 (1.0%)	184 (30.6%)	382 (63.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	14 (2.3%)	32.3	1741^st of 2740 public middle schools	36.5%		34.3	1668^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.6%	73		17.0	17.0		35.9	39.4	34.3	36.5		33.9	31.8	21.7	29.0	$24,183	$4,881	$19,302
Prairie Vista Middle	Public	6-8	13600 South Prairie Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1003	674	26	25.8	94.2%	8 (1.2%)	137 (20.3%)	489 (72.6%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	7 (1.0%)	41.5	1451^st of 2740 public middle schools	47.0%		37.8	1553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.8%	102		20.2	20.2		40.1	48.8	52.9	47.1		28.9	25.9	30.3	28.4	$23,319	$4,247	$19,072
Samuel Gompers Middle	Public	6-8	234 East 112th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4000	406	23	17.6	96.1%	5 (1.2%)	131 (32.3%)	257 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	14.5	2451^st of 2740 public middle schools	10.5%		14.8	2446^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.4%	5		11.0	11.0		29.2	21.6	19.2	22.7		20.6	18.3	10.6	15.9	$35,418	$4,779	$30,639
Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Public	6-8	9301 South Hoover St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 242-5400	456	28	16.1	97.4%	4 (0.9%)	131 (28.7%)	307 (67.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	20.2	2215^th of 2740 public middle schools	19.2%		11.5	2567^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.0%	352		12.1	12.1		23.4	39.0	24.7	29.1		15.5	24.3	19.3	19.9	$35,565	$3,251	$32,314
Hawthorne Middle	Public	6-8	4366 West 129th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0167	761	32	24.0	90.4%	13 (1.7%)	82 (10.8%)	610 (80.2%)	29 (3.8%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.7%)	41.2	1456^th of 2740 public middle schools	46.9%		39.4	1508^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.4%	52		22.3	22.3		43.9	44.0	47.6	45.2		31.7	27.7	29.7	29.7	$21,899	$3,141	$18,758
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12700 S. Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4450	441	22	19.7	95.9%	2 (0.5%)	87 (19.7%)	348 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.9	2467^th of 2740 public middle schools	10.0%		16.5	2377^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.9%	90		13.4	13.4		30.5	28.4	22.8	26.8		15.2	8.4	8.7	10.3
Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	603 East 115th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 905-1377	390	17	22.8	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	91 (23.3%)	286 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	48.4	1235^th of 2740 public middle schools	54.9%		42.5	1407^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.0%	172		45.2	45.2		39.7	36.6	52.4	42.6		29.4	34.7	34.9	33.1	$18,761	$1,187	$17,574

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Animo Legacy Charter Middle ranks in the bottom 6.7% of California middle schools.

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Animo Legacy Charter Middle District

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Students at Animo Legacy Charter Middle are 66% Hispanic, 31% African American, 1% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 887 students attended Animo Legacy Charter Middle.

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