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Libertas College Preparatory Charter

Q: Is Libertas College Preparatory Charter a good school?

Libertas College Preparatory Charter ranks 1234 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 4-8

1234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 55% of California middle schools

Summary

Libertas College Preparatory Charter is a public charter middle school serving 301 students in grades 4–8 in South Los Angeles, consistently ranking in the middle-to-upper tier of California schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Libertas generally performs better academically. Its proficiency rates in English and Math are higher than most local options, such as Los Angeles Academy Middle and KIPP Scholar Academy. The school is particularly effective for specific student groups, with English Learners and students from low-income families achieving state rankings in the 70th to 98th percentiles. While chronic absenteeism is a challenge, its rate of 23.2% is lower than many neighboring schools like Mary McLeod Bethune Middle.

Notable strengths include a clear pattern of improving English scores from 4th to 8th grade and achieving these outcomes with moderate per-student spending. Areas for attention are a recent dip in its statewide ranking, which coincides with larger class sizes, and science proficiency, which lags behind the state average—a common issue among local schools, including Stella Middle Charter Academy. Overall, Libertas stands out in its community for delivering solid academic support, especially for vulnerable student populations.

301

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,932

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5101 South Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90062-2333

(323) 400-6149

District: Libertas College Preparatory Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

African American:

20.6%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2019 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2019

!Science scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,241^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 22 pts since 2019

From top 33% (2019) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,234^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

758^th of 1,543Libertas College Preparatory 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	3241 of 5857	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	2429 of 5869	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	3166 of 5859	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2813 of 5883	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	1916 of 5789	66.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	57.4	881 of 3245	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	470 of 3311	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	259 of 3275	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2739 of 5597	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	2331 of 5612	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	3227 of 5609	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	2679 of 5635	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	2101 of 5492	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	1642 of 5107	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	1090 of 5107	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	1646 of 5087	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	1370 of 5084	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	494 of 4963	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2343 of 5460	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	1426 of 5517	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	2017 of 5363	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	1426 of 5264	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	796 of 5173	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3427 of 5628	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	2342 of 5643	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	3252 of 5638	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2866 of 5663	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	1672 of 5510	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1234 of 2761	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	1009 of 2783	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	1051 of 2781	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	1054 of 2740	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	925 of 2715	65.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	174 of 609	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	91 of 627	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	90 of 613	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	323 of 637	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	181 of 643	71.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.9	760 of 1531	50.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.6	86 of 1478	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	52.6	398 of 1521	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	95.0	34 of 1540	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	49.1	444 of 1442	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	1056 of 2533	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	1009 of 2551	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	843 of 2531	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	1045 of 2509	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	659 of 2380	72.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	598 of 2395	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	445 of 2388	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	474 of 2374	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	295 of 2359	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	352 of 2213	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	756 of 2542	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	549 of 2579	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	534 of 2531	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	428 of 2458	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	382 of 2369	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1266 of 2534	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	882 of 2552	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	1172 of 2538	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	908 of 2527	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1109 of 2407	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	496 of 1552	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	789 of 1531	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)73rd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2024)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science22%-10 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)						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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Libertas College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	4-8	5101 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Libertas College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 400-6149	301	12	25.1	91.4%	2 (0.7%)	62 (20.6%)	233 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	48.1	1234^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.3%		55.2	1009^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.7%	225	26.5	19.7	22.5	13.8	37.5	42.5	44.4	50.7	41.3	26.7	40.8	32.9	37.8	33.8	35.0	$21,932	$2,020	$19,912
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	5929 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2200	624	34	18.3	98.7%	7 (1.1%)	102 (16.3%)	509 (81.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	16.3	2389^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.5%		10.9	2635^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.3%	246		9.6	9.6			18.8	27.0	27.5	25.0			17.0	13.4	14.7	14.9	$25,731	$5,437	$20,294
ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5311 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6970	256	8	31.6	98.4%	1 (0.4%)	232 (90.6%)	22 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.3	1487^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.1%		34.9	1633^rd of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	146		13.0	13.0			42.3	52.3	48.1	47.7			18.0	26.7	29.9	24.9	$24,214	$5,284	$18,930
Audubon Middle	Public	6-8	4120 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6300	446	34	13.1	93.0%	12 (2.7%)	251 (56.3%)	162 (36.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	18.8	2277^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.5%		18.2	2332^nd of 2783 public middle schools	16.2%	55		8.8	8.8			29.6	35.1	22.4	29.3			17.8	18.4	9.6	15.3	$38,010	$8,415	$29,595
KIPP Scholar Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	6100 S. Hoover St	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	KIPP Scholar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-2272	434	19	22.9	83.6%	2 (0.5%)	173 (39.9%)	246 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	34.6	1657^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.0%		34.5	1651^st of 2783 public middle schools	40.7%	6	13.8	17.4	15.6		29.5	39.3	39.6	40.2	37.3		16.0	23.4	26.4	26.7	23.2	$25,528	$1,731	$23,797
Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2941 West 70th St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-4388	399	19	20.6	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.1%)	288 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	20.1	2219^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.6%		25.4	2018^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.5%	201		17.6	17.6			27.5	22.4	29.2	26.5			16.8	18.3	16.4	17.1	$19,390	$2,431	$16,959
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12	Public, Charter	6-8	131 East 50th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-7270	496	19	25.6	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	474 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	33.8	1684^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.0%		24.2	2073^rd of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	389		21.5	21.5			34.8	39.5	42.6	38.9			22.0	19.4	29.2	23.5	$18,867	$2,720	$16,147
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Public	6-8	155 West 69th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 541-1800	843	49	17.2	97.6%	10 (1.2%)	101 (12.0%)	723 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	18.5	2289^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.1%		19	2297^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.5%	8		11.5	11.5			29.4	25.0	23.4	24.4			23.5	21.3	16.0	18.8	$23,839	$4,546	$19,293
William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7200	622	36	17.2	98.4%	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	580 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23.7	2066^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.2%		26.8	1961^st of 2783 public middle schools	29.5%	105		11.6	11.6			21.3	27.3	24.9	24.6			23.0	27.8	26.0	25.7	$27,120	$5,515	$21,605
Stella Middle Charter Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-7155	474	18	26.0	94.9%	3 (0.6%)	82 (17.3%)	378 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	37.4	1559^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		47.4	1238^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.5%	321	14.3	27.9	22.3		26.8	27.9	45.0	56.2	40.1		14.0	13.9	26.2	21.1	19.3	$22,857	$2,436	$20,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Libertas College Preparatory Charter

Is Libertas College Preparatory Charter a good school?

Libertas College Preparatory Charter ranks 1234^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Libertas College Preparatory Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Libertas College Preparatory Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Libertas College Preparatory Charter?

Students at Libertas College Preparatory Charter are 77% Hispanic, 21% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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