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Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy

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Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy ranks 2750 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

2750^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy is a public elementary school (grades K-6) serving 407 students in the Huntington Park area, and it stands out for its impressive and steady academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of a strong turnaround, climbing from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and improving its statewide ranking significantly over the past three years. This positive trajectory is notable when compared to some nearby schools like Fishburn Avenue Elementary and Corona Avenue Elementary, which have seen more stagnant or declining performance. Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy achieves these gains while spending less per student than many neighboring schools in the Los Angeles Unified district, showing efficient use of resources. The school has shown particular strength in supporting its student community, with science scores and attendance rates improving markedly.

While challenges remain, such as supporting English Language Learners, the school's overall momentum is positive. It operates as part of the smaller Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy District, which may contribute to its agility. The school hasn't yet reached the high performance of a top local school like Maywood Elementary, but its consistent upward trend suggests it is on a promising path with effective strategies for its students.

407

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,094

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6100 Carmelita Ave.
Huntington Park, CA 90255-4138

(323) 585-1153

District: Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

Two or more races:

4.4%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2023 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2025) from a 30th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

California avg41%

2,750^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From top 35% (2019) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

689^th of 1,543Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy 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
2025	47.1	2750 of 5857	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	3328 of 5869	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	4092 of 5859	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3986 of 5883	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	2009 of 5789	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.8	1014 of 2227	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	1725 of 2585	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	2924 of 3162	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	1275 of 3245	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	1049 of 3311	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	1251 of 3275	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	2646 of 5597	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	3153 of 5612	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3863 of 5609	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4056 of 5635	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.4	1725 of 5492	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	1342 of 5107	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	2058 of 5107	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	3055 of 5087	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2895 of 5084	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.6	851 of 4963	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	1556 of 5460	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	2595 of 5517	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	3348 of 5363	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	3149 of 5264	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.3	836 of 5173	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	2690 of 5628	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	3348 of 5643	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3991 of 5638	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3648 of 5663	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	2219 of 5510	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1275 of 2847	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	1135 of 2635	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.4	2181 of 2420	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6100 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-1153	407	19	21.3	95.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	47.1	2750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		37.6	3328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	578	30.6	30.6	38.0	49.4	50.7		46.2	38.9	39.0	30.6		36.3						$22,094	$3,941	$18,153
Huntington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6055 Corona Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-5920	261	15	17.4	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	257 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	4146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.2%		32.1	3774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.7%	372	10.9	10.9	20.4	24.5	28.3		24.3	42.0	34.0	37.0		37.6						$27,436	$5,527	$21,909
Martha Escutia Primary Center	Public	K	6401 Bear Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-8237	179	8	22.3	95.5%	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)													97.4		97.9			$30,404	$4,791	$25,613
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	3629 East 58th St.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-6153	498	28	17.7	98.0%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	489 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	48.9	2649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		37.3	3343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	694	20.5	20.5	42.5	48.8	43.2		44.9	50.7	50.0	31.8		43.7						$26,667	$5,348	$21,319
Fishburn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Fishburn Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-0878	430	20	21.5	94.4%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	416 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	29.7	3988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		26	4287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.0%	299	17.4	17.4	35.3	24.2	36.8		31.9	48.1	20.6	29.0		31.2	95.2	96.4		96.4		$29,795	$5,847	$23,948
Nueva Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4412 Randolph St.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 562-3015	636	30	21.2	93.1%	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	619 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	41.1	3143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		37.6	3326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	183	25.5	25.5	42.4	43.9	42.2	28.1	40.2	50.0	32.7	35.3	17.2	35.1						$22,826	$4,934	$17,892
Corona Avenue Elementary	Public	1-5	3825 Bell Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1323	542	25	21.6	95.9%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	533 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.5	4269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		27.8	4134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	135	14.6	14.6	38.5	30.4	32.8		33.8	39.5	26.1	15.2		26.4						$24,007	$5,020	$18,987
San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	6222 State St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-1250	424	21	20.1	93.6%	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	35.5	3544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		36.7	3386^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	158	23.4	23.4	23.7	41.3	39.1		35.4	28.8	34.2	39.1		34.2						$27,436	$5,159	$22,277
Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1650	477	24	19.8	91.8%	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	461 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	40.1	3206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		36.1	3429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	223	15.9	15.9	36.1	41.7	41.4	42.1	40.2	52.5	37.1	27.1	30.8	37.1	89.7	96.9	93.8	93.8	94.9	$25,630	$5,223	$20,407
Maywood Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Cudahy Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 890-2440	426	21	20.2	95.8%	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	68.3	1676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		58	2148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.4%	472	35.3	35.3	60.0	58.6	53.7		57.3	51.7	53.3	48.5		51.1	97.2		98.2			$22,710	$5,058	$17,652

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy

How many students attend Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy.

Is Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy a good school?

Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy ranks 2750^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy?

Students at Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy are 95% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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