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Equitas Academy 4

Q: Is Equitas Academy 4 a good school?

Equitas Academy 4 ranks 1798 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

1798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 35% of California middle schools

Summary

Equitas Academy 4 is a public charter middle school serving 456 students in grades 5-8 in Los Angeles, part of the Equitas Academy 4 District, with a student body where over 93% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below the state average, and its statewide ranking recently dropped to the 35th percentile. It faces challenges, particularly in 8th-grade math and with its special education students, though it has shown historical strength in teaching English Learners. The school has a higher student-teacher ratio (24-to-1) and lower per-student spending than many nearby schools. However, it has made notable progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism over the past few years.

When compared to other local options, Equitas Academy 4 performs in the middle of the pack. It outperforms lower-ranked schools like John H. Liechty Middle but falls well behind higher-performing ones like Magnolia Science Academy 6. Interestingly, its nearby sister school, Equitas Academy #2, achieves better results with similar resources and demographics, suggesting internal factors may influence performance. The existence of higher-performing schools in the area shows that strong outcomes are possible for students from similar backgrounds.

456

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,878

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2501 West 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90057-3801

(213) 201-5934

District: Equitas Academy 4 District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

Asian:

0.4%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

California avg41%

1,798^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 2 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1076^th of 1,543Equitas Academy 4 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1798 of 2761	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1409 of 2783	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1582 of 2781	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1726 of 2740	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	538 of 1478	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	679 of 1521	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	802 of 1540	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1722 of 2533	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1410 of 2551	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1773 of 2531	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1745 of 2509	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1260 of 2395	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	841 of 2388	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	1004 of 2374	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	1141 of 2359	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1298 of 2542	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	903 of 2579	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1073 of 2531	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1198 of 2458	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1603 of 2534	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1230 of 2552	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	1156 of 2538	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	1468 of 2527	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1169 of 1566	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	915 of 1552	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 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 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
Equitas Academy 4	Public, Charter	5-8	2501 West 7th St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5934	456	19	24.2	93.2%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31	1798^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.9%		41.6	1409^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.4%	389	30.1	24.8	27.1	36.6	40.7	35.3	33.6	36.5	25.8	20.5	29.1	13.1	21.6	$19,878	$892	$18,986
Equitas Academy #2	Public, Charter	5-8	2723 West 8th St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5940	437	19	23.1	93.6%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	428 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.5	1533^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		30.1	1809^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	276	22.9	24.1	23.4	42.9	32.0	39.8	50.6	40.4	29.5	24.6	30.4	29.6	28.3	$20,290	$2,433	$17,857
Rise Kohyang Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	600 South Lafayette Park Pl.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 789-8338	280	12	23.3	93.6%	4 (1.4%)	14 (5.0%)	223 (79.6%)	38 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	54.8	1040^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.3%		43	1372^nd of 2783 public middle schools	50.7%	332		37.0	37.0		44.8	48.5	53.8	49.4		33.3	34.3	30.8	32.6	$24,308	$3,118	$21,190
Young Oak Kim Academy	Public	6-8	615 South Shatto Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-6500	715	36	19.9	98.6%	14 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	678 (94.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	34.5	1660^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.9%		30.2	1803^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.2%	143		23.3	23.3		29.4	43.2	42.7	38.8		19.1	27.8	23.7	23.8	$19,239	$4,181	$15,058
John H. Liechty Middle	Public	6-8	650 South Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 989-1200	748	44	16.8	98.3%	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	710 (94.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	17.6	2334^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.5	2371^st of 2783 public middle schools	14.8%	37		9.7	9.7		22.9	27.5	22.8	24.4		16.9	24.5	11.3	17.4	$24,963	$4,814	$20,149
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2670 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9600	298	15	19.9	90.6%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (93.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	2333^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.1	2392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	59		17.3	17.3		25.0	25.6	34.6	28.5		14.4	7.8	7.7	10.1	$24,658	$4,521	$20,137
Berendo Middle	Public	6-8	1157 South Berendo St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-5600	552	36	15.5	96.6%	12 (2.2%)	21 (3.8%)	499 (90.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	23.1	2097^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.0%		24.3	2069^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	28		17.5	17.5		33.1	30.9	29.6	31.0		19.4	19.3	16.0	18.0	$26,212	$5,946	$20,266
Vista Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2900 West Temple St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Vista Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-4000	364	15	23.8	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	341 (93.7%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	24.8	2019^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.9%		24.1	2082^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.2%	63		12.0	12.0		29.3	40.7	32.6	34.7		22.2	22.4	11.4	18.4	$23,661	$6,356	$17,305
Sal Castro Middle	Public	6-8	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4416	276	19	14.2	97.8%	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.7%)	249 (90.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	31.5	1779^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.6%		15.7	2450^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.0%	671		30.6	30.6		36.3	29.3	36.8	34.2		29.1	13.1	19.4	20.5	$23,384	$3,608	$19,776
Virgil Middle	Public	6-8	152 North Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-2800	975	59	16.5	96.0%	20 (2.1%)	24 (2.5%)	778 (79.8%)	134 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.7%)	51	1158^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.1%		50.5	1156^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.5%	2		19.4	19.4		43.1	43.1	43.9	43.4		48.7	45.1	30.9	41.5	$22,028	$4,062	$17,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Equitas Academy 4

How many students attend Equitas Academy 4?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Equitas Academy 4.

Is Equitas Academy 4 a good school?

Equitas Academy 4 ranks 1798^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Equitas Academy 4 in?

Equitas Academy 4 District

What is the racial makeup of Equitas Academy 4?

Students at Equitas Academy 4 are 99% Hispanic.

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