Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4

Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 is a public charter middle school serving 486 students in grades 6-8 in South Los Angeles, where it stands out as a strong academic performer compared to its immediate neighbors.

While the school's overall test scores in English, math, and science are slightly below the California state averages, its performance is dramatically stronger than nearly all other middle schools in the area. For example, its English proficiency rate is more than double that of nearby schools like Edwin Markham Middle and Bret Harte Preparatory Middle. The school is particularly effective at supporting specific groups of students, with Hispanic students, students from low-income families, and English Learners consistently scoring well above state averages for their peers. In fact, the school executed a remarkable turnaround with English Learners, improving their performance from the 20th to the 68th percentile in just a few years.

The school fosters a strong learning environment, evidenced by a chronic absenteeism rate of 12.1%, which is much lower than the state average and all surrounding schools. It achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than most traditional Los Angeles Unified schools in the area while maintaining a higher student-to-teacher ratio. Along with its sister school, Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle, it demonstrates a successful model for serving the community, showing steady improvement and ranking in the 53rd percentile statewide.