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Aspire Firestone Academy Charter

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Aspire Firestone Academy Charter ranks 2976 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2976^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aspire Firestone Academy Charter is a public charter elementary school in South Gate, California, serving 348 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Aspire Firestone Academy Charter faces several challenges, including academic performance that is generally below state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 38.32% and 44.91%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 48.81% and 37.3%. The school's performance in Science is particularly low, with only 16.95% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 32.65%. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 36.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Aspire Firestone Academy Charter's academic performance is generally lower than nearby Los Angeles Unified public schools, such as Bryson Avenue Elementary, Tweedy Elementary, and San Gabriel Avenue Elementary, the school does outperform some nearby schools, such as San Miguel Elementary and Park Avenue Elementary, in certain subject areas and grade levels.

330

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,109

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8929 Kauffman Ave.
South Gate, CA 90280-3422

(323) 249-5740

District: Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

Two or more races:

3.0%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2019 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg41%

2,976^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

778^th of 1,543Aspire Firestone Academy 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2976 of 5857	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	2151 of 5869	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.9	4084 of 5859	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	5338 of 5883	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	3033 of 5789	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	58.4	758 of 2585	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.1	291 of 3162	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	32.2	2383 of 3245	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1768 of 3311	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	1290 of 3275	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3116 of 5597	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.1	1996 of 5612	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	3191 of 5609	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5227 of 5635	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2614 of 5492	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	1686 of 5107	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	962 of 5107	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	39.2	2969 of 5087	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4473 of 5084	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	1812 of 4963	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	1994 of 5460	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	1211 of 5517	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	39.1	3131 of 5363	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.1	4778 of 5264	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	1819 of 5173	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	2611 of 5628	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	2208 of 5643	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.5	4485 of 5638	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4962 of 5663	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3137 of 5510	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	983 of 2847	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2019)71st percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Science17%-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)					% 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 Firestone Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	330	17	19.3	95.8%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	316 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	43.6	2976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		57.9	2151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	825	17.0	17.0	35.9	36.4	42.4		38.3	34.0	54.6	45.8		44.9	96.8			96.8		$23,109	$3,330	$19,779
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	344	16	21.2	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	326 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	37.9	3347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		35	3518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	171	18.5	18.5	32.8	41.3	34.6		35.8	50.8	32.6	30.8		39.4						$21,467	$3,126	$18,341
Bryson Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4470 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-7141	706	32	22.0	84.8%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	72.6	1493^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.2	1676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	183	34.2	34.2	68.3	58.0	51.7		59.5	71.7	63.0	40.2		58.2	98.3		98.3			$22,085	$3,846	$18,239
Tweedy Elementary	Public	K-5	9724 Pinehurst Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-2828	471	25	18.8	90.2%	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	457 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.5	3441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		36.4	3414^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	27	12.8	12.8	36.7	43.1	32.0		37.2	40.0	39.7	33.3		37.4	95.1	97.0	98.0	95.1	98.0	$26,509	$5,638	$20,871
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8628 San Gabriel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1488	432	22	19.6	95.6%	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22.8	4609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		27.5	4157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	452	17.2	17.2	27.4	29.1	29.7		28.8	35.5	23.1	18.8		25.5						$24,364	$4,021	$20,343
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 San Miguel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-0511	677	33	20.5	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	662 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	33	3723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		36.4	3406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	317	18.8	18.8	18.4	42.3	40.6		34.8	29.9	41.4	24.8		32.4	95.5		97.4			$24,765	$4,601	$20,164
Teresa Hughes Elementary	Public	K-6	4242 Clara St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-4422	515	26	20.1	96.7%	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	504 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49.3	2635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		47.2	2721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	86	37.5	37.5	40.0	29.1	57.1	49.2	42.2	50.7	32.6	35.7	40.9	39.9						$24,439	$5,020	$19,419
Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	8020 Park Ave.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 832-1860	274	13	21.0	94.2%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	23.6	4539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		17.9	5042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	503	11.6	11.6	29.0	36.8	39.5	11.5	31.2	35.5	21.1	23.3	7.7	22.5	96.3		96.3			$27,200	$6,191	$21,009
Jaime Escalante Elementary	Public	K-6	4443 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 890-2340	453	22	20.5	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	450 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	55.6	2266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		61.5	2004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.9%	262	32.4	32.4	37.7	40.0	54.4	52.1	46.1	45.2	46.4	47.1	41.7	45.3						$26,826	$5,138	$21,688
Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	8435 Victoria Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-9559	418	22	19.0	94.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	35.6	3533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		46.7	2751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	782	22.0	22.0	42.3	34.0	40.0		39.3	33.8	41.5	23.9		31.5						$28,553	$6,021	$22,532

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire Firestone Academy Charter

What district is Aspire Firestone Academy Charter in?

Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Aspire Firestone Academy Charter?

Students at Aspire Firestone Academy Charter are 96% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Aspire Firestone Academy Charter a good school?

Aspire Firestone Academy Charter ranks 2976^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Aspire Firestone Academy Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Aspire Firestone Academy Charter.

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