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Animo South Los Angeles Charter

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Animo South Los Angeles Charter ranks 937 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 57% of California high schools

Summary

Animo South Los Angeles Charter is a public charter high school (grades 9-12) serving 585 students in South Los Angeles, operating within the Animo South Los Angeles Charter District, and has shown remarkable, steady improvement over the last six years.

The school is a standout for its strong upward academic trajectory and effectiveness with key student groups. While many nearby schools have seen their performance fluctuate, Animo has consistently climbed from a lower to a solidly middle-ranking school, now outperforming most traditional public schools in the area like George Washington Preparatory High and Morningside High. It excels in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly beats the state average, and achieves exceptional graduation rates with very low dropout numbers. The school is particularly effective for English Learners and students in special education, earning high ratings for serving these subgroups.

However, parents should note two significant challenges: a large gap in mathematics proficiency, which is well below the state average, and a high rate of chronic student absenteeism. While the school spends more per student than many peers, including high performers like Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High, it has not yet reached their top-tier academic levels. Compared to other local charters, Animo's story is one of reliable and impressive growth, positioning it as a steadily improving option in a community with a wide range of school performances, from the exceptional Middle College High to struggling schools.

585

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,416

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11130 Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047-4845

(323) 779-0544

District: Animo South Los Angeles Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.3%

African American:

17.6%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

California avg41%

937^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 24 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

621^st of 1,543Animo South Los Angeles 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	54.7	937 of 2162	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1154 of 2159	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1320 of 2170	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1357 of 2123	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1445 of 2133	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	167 of 523	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	290 of 517	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	423 of 521	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.6	212 of 522	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	335 of 592	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	806 of 1161	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1086 of 1117	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	202 of 1085	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	711 of 1044	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	438 of 941	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	881 of 1906	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	1095 of 1915	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1198 of 1915	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1261 of 1858	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1385 of 1833	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	604 of 1900	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	828 of 1902	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	958 of 1917	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	1086 of 1861	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1193 of 1814	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	696 of 2013	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	918 of 2026	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	1085 of 2030	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1163 of 1943	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1278 of 1937	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	851 of 1942	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	1033 of 1948	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1246 of 1963	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1243 of 1916	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1282 of 1880	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	330 of 1252	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	463 of 1216	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.3	1078 of 1197	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 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 10th 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
Animo South Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	11130 Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Animo South Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 779-0544	585	30	19.7	96.4%	2 (0.3%)	103 (17.6%)	470 (80.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	54.7	937^th of 2162 public high schools	56.7%		43.8	1154^th of 2159 public high schools	46.5%	217			27.8		27.0				61.5	61.5				20.1	20.1	$28,416	$3,149	$25,267
Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1541 West 110th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-4130	43	3	14.0	100.0%	1 (2.3%)	17 (39.5%)	24 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	17.3	1739^th of 2162 public high schools	19.6%		12.1	1944^th of 2159 public high schools	10.0%	205					18.2				21.4	21.4				7.7	7.7	$42,777	$8,587	$34,190
Stella High Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1600 W. Imperial Hwy.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Stella High Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 789-8337	555	27	20.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	96 (17.3%)	447 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	55.6	918^th of 2162 public high schools	57.5%		53.3	927^th of 2159 public high schools	57.1%	9			28.3		28.3				60.5	60.5				21.7	21.7	$22,978	$1,616	$21,362
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1600 Imperial Hwy Bldg. 16	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-4700	361	17	21.5	88.6%	4 (1.1%)	83 (23.0%)	265 (73.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	96.5	69^th of 2162 public high schools	96.8%		91.5	189^th of 2159 public high schools	91.2%	120			58.7		58.7				90.2	90.2				69.6	69.6	$20,640	$3,554	$17,086
Boys Academic Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1511 West 110th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 820-6231	69	7	10.5	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	52 (75.4%)	15 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)	0.0				8.0	47.1	9.1	16.7		26.9	29.4	9.1	11.1		17.3	$56,331	$8,877	$47,454
George Washington Preparatory High	Public	9-12	10860 South Denker Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-4000	738	48	15.5	97.2%	10 (1.4%)	254 (34.4%)	441 (59.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.1%)	23.6	1627^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%		17.6	1747^th of 2159 public high schools	19.1%	120			10.8	8.3	10.6				20.1	20.1				18.1	18.1	$27,751	$6,035	$21,716
TEACH Technical Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	10616 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Technical Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0707	363	19	18.8	91.2%	4 (1.1%)	113 (31.1%)	244 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	31.2	1464^th of 2162 public high schools	32.3%		35.8	1343^rd of 2159 public high schools	37.8%	121				6.6	6.6				47.7	47.7				8.1	8.1	$22,261	$1,909	$20,352
Morningside High	Public	9-12	10500 South Yukon Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5230	407	27	15.3	93.9%	2 (0.5%)	91 (22.4%)	304 (74.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	20.8	1679^th of 2162 public high schools	22.3%		18.5	1730^th of 2159 public high schools	19.9%	51			8.1		7.4				22.5	22.5				14.6	14.6
Animo City of Champions Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	9330 South Eighth Ave.	Inglewood	90305	Los Angeles County	Animo City of Champions Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	299	19	15.5	88.3%	2 (0.7%)	123 (41.1%)	167 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	27.4	1545^th of 2162 public high schools	28.5%		34.2	1390^th of 2159 public high schools	35.6%	155			12.3		13.6				45.6	45.6				3.5	3.5	$28,159	$1,906	$26,253
Ednovate - South LA College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	9301 South Hoover St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - South LA College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 377-9377	394	21	18.3	66.8%	4 (1.0%)	57 (14.5%)	324 (82.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	45.9	1120^th of 2162 public high schools	48.2%		57	837^th of 2159 public high schools	61.2%	283		19.6		27.0	22.7				51.1	51.1				12.6	12.6	$19,165	$1,464	$17,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Animo South Los Angeles Charter

What is the racial makeup of Animo South Los Angeles Charter?

Students at Animo South Los Angeles Charter are 80% Hispanic, 18% African American.

How many students attend Animo South Los Angeles Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Animo South Los Angeles Charter.

What district is Animo South Los Angeles Charter in?

Animo South Los Angeles Charter District

Is Animo South Los Angeles Charter a good school?

Animo South Los Angeles Charter ranks 937^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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