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Academia Avance Charter

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Academia Avance Charter ranks 1102 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 49% of California high schools

Summary

Academia Avance Charter is a small public charter high school serving about 207 students in grades 6-12 in Highland Park, CA, operating within the Academia Avance Charter District.

The school serves a community with high economic need and, while it has shown recent improvement in its statewide ranking, it faces significant challenges in core academic areas, particularly mathematics where proficiency is very low. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with about one-third of students missing too much school, which is nearly double the state average and creates a substantial barrier to learning. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than any nearby school, including top-performing South Pasadena Senior High, yet has the lowest academic outcomes, suggesting a disconnect between resources and results.

Despite these academic struggles, Academia Avance Charter maintains a graduation rate matching the state average. The school shows notable strengths with its English Language Learner students and has seen a recent surge in performance among male students. When compared to neighbors like Eagle Rock High or Abraham Lincoln Senior High, which serve similar high-need populations, Academia Avance's lower proficiency rates indicate there is room for improvement in instructional effectiveness and student engagement.

207

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,480

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 North Avenue 53
Highland Park, CA 90042-4005

(323) 230-7270

District: Academia Avance Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

Asian:

1.9%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2019 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 9%)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,664^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,102^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1259^th of 1,543Academia Avance 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2664 of 2761	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2667 of 2783	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	2734 of 2781	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2621 of 2740	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	2210 of 2715	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	2514 of 2533	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2472 of 2551	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	2509 of 2531	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2393 of 2509	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1917 of 2380	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	2306 of 2395	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	2266 of 2388	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	2327 of 2374	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2289 of 2359	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1747 of 2213	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	2477 of 2542	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	2453 of 2579	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2479 of 2531	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	2357 of 2458	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1821 of 2369	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	2379 of 2534	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2500 of 2552	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	2487 of 2538	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2468 of 2527	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2024 of 2407	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	1102 of 2162	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	1151 of 2159	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1351 of 2170	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1481 of 2123	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1354 of 2133	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	287 of 1085	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1287 of 1906	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	941 of 1915	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	1164 of 1915	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	1048 of 1858	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1354 of 1833	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	882 of 1900	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	1038 of 1902	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1128 of 1917	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1285 of 1861	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1175 of 1814	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1023 of 2013	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1091 of 2026	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1227 of 2030	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1303 of 1943	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	1158 of 1937	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	562 of 1942	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	40.4	1095 of 1948	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1402 of 1963	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1585 of 1916	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1161 of 1880	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

Mathematics3%-34 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Academia Avance Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	115 North Avenue 53	Highland Park	90042	Los Angeles County	Academia Avance Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 230-7270	207	9	22.8	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	201 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1102^nd of 2162 public high schools	49.0%		43.9	1151^st of 2159 public high schools	46.7%	49	6.9		25.0	17.4	15.4	20.0	19.4	46.4	27.6	0.0	0.0	3.2	7.4	3.5	$34,480	$5,255	$29,225
Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Public	6-12	820 North Avenue 54	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 550-2000	1,284	71	18.0	87.4%	53 (4.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,162 (90.5%)	35 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)	59.2	843^rd of 2162 public high schools	61.0%		53.4	920^th of 2159 public high schools	57.4%	77	5.0	28.2		24.5	8.7	23.5	25.0	58.0	48.1	4.4	17.7	10.0	29.0	24.3	$22,153	$3,993	$18,160
Highland Park Continuation	Public	9-12	928 North Ave. 53	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-3421	55	3	20.9	98.2%	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	48 (87.3%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	7.6	2133^rd of 2162 public high schools	1.3%		13.1	1886^th of 2159 public high schools	12.6%	247		0.0		0.0				5.3	5.3				0.0	0.0	$40,585	$8,325	$32,260
Eagle Rock High	Public	7-12	1750 Yosemite Dr.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 340-3500	2,031	102	19.8	51.6%	386 (19.0%)	20 (1.0%)	1,077 (53.0%)	372 (18.3%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	172 (8.5%)	70.2	595^th of 2162 public high schools	72.5%		73.3	518^th of 2159 public high schools	76.0%	77	39.9	35.7		37.5		71.4	67.5	60.6	66.0		62.0	49.8	36.7	48.4	$18,654	$3,060	$15,594
Los Angeles Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	234 East Avenue 33	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 227-7719	322	21	15.5	91.3%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (94.4%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	78.5	441^st of 2162 public high schools	79.6%		34.7	1377^th of 2159 public high schools	36.2%	936	16.1			16.1	39.2	39.7	48.2	62.9	45.9	41.2	28.6	33.9	42.9	35.6	$24,449	$4,531	$19,918
PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	7350 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-0063	265	19	13.9	95.1%	8 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	248 (93.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	42.5	1197^th of 2162 public high schools	44.6%		55.4	868^th of 2159 public high schools	59.8%	329	29.0	22.0		25.0	52.9	30.0	47.4	37.7	39.9	17.7	32.5	29.0	26.4	27.7	$28,759	$2,256	$26,503
Abraham Lincoln Senior High	Public	9-12	3501 North Broadway	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 441-4600	913	58	15.7	89.4%	12 (1.3%)	17 (1.9%)	700 (76.7%)	172 (18.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	71.8	564^th of 2162 public high schools	73.9%		79.3	421^st of 2159 public high schools	80.5%	143		28.6		27.8				64.1	64.1				47.3	47.3	$25,593	$5,335	$20,258
PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Public, Charter	9-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5525	195	13	15.4	93.8%	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	190 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	996^th of 2162 public high schools	53.9%		51	981^st of 2159 public high schools	54.6%	15			17.4	17.4				40.0	40.0				34.6	34.6	$24,917	$2,424	$22,493
Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet	Public	6-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5402	517	32	16.1	95.4%	14 (2.7%)	7 (1.4%)	475 (91.9%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	62.4	754^th of 2162 public high schools	65.1%		56.5	851^st of 2159 public high schools	60.6%	97	9.2	31.8		22.0	41.2	39.7	46.2	58.8	47.6	32.7	32.4	21.5	29.4	28.9	$27,964	$6,368	$21,596
Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High	Public, Charter	9-12	2050 North San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5545	174	14	12.0	83.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	162 (93.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	48.7	1064^th of 2162 public high schools	50.8%		50.1	995^th of 2159 public high schools	53.9%	69		34.3		34.2				34.3	34.3				25.7	25.7	$22,641	$1,991	$20,650

Frequently Asked Questions about Academia Avance Charter

What is the racial makeup of Academia Avance Charter?

Students at Academia Avance Charter are 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Academia Avance Charter a good school?

Academia Avance Charter ranks 1102^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Academia Avance Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 207 students attended Academia Avance Charter.

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