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Animo South Los Angeles Charter

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Animo South Los Angeles Charter ranks 1102 nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 48% of California high schools

Summary

Animo South Los Angeles Charter is a Los Angeles high school serving grades 9–12, with 585 students. Its 2024–2025 results show a distinct academic profile: ELA is a strength, while math is the clearest concern. ELA proficiency was 62%, compared with 49% statewide, but math proficiency was 20%, 17 percentage points below the state. The most important takeaway is that strong ELA performance sits alongside a substantial gap in math.

Among the school and 10 nearby schools with results, Animo ranked third in ELA and fourth in both math and science. Its ELA result was 14 points above the nearby-school average; math was just below the local average (20.1% versus 20.4%), and science was 4 points above it. Compared with the state, science proficiency was 27% versus 33%. Animo’s 2023–2024 graduation rate was 95%, above the state’s 86%, and its dropout rate was 4%, below the state’s 9%; however, chronic absenteeism was 30% in 2024–2025, versus 19% statewide. No test-score figures are supplied for the school’s district, so a district comparison is not available.

Results have improved across all three subjects: from 2022–2023 to 2024–2025, ELA rose from 42% to 62%, math from 11% to 20%, and science from 17% to 27%. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking climbed from the 32nd percentile in 2018–2019 to the 57th percentile in 2024–2025, and its rating rose from 2 to 3 stars. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also indicate notably strong results for Special Education Students, at the 74th percentile in 2024–2025, and a marked rise for African American Students, from the 19th to the 68th percentile over two years. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 19.7:1, compared with a nearby-school average of 17.3:1. It reported 96% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the second-highest rate among nearby schools reporting that measure; this is context, not an explanation for achievement.

585

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

96.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

11130 Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-4845

(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 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

California avg42%

1,102^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

784^th of 1,530Animo 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
2026	46.8	1102 of 2135	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.7	345 of 492	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.4	1035 of 1864	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	61.6	657 of 1880	65.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	52.8	900 of 1997	54.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.4	1047 of 1930	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	52.6	439 of 1235	64.5%	★★★☆☆
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

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+4 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	90015	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%)	46.8	1102^nd of 2135 public high schools	48.4%		54.7	937^th of 2162 public high schools	56.7%	165			30.3		30.3				53.6	53.6				17.5	17.5
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	—	1 (2.3%)	17 (39.5%)	24 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)									9.1	9.1						$67,748	$62,946	$4,802
Stella High Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1600 W. Imperial Hwy.	Los Angeles	90029	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%)	61.8	779^th of 2135 public high schools	63.5%		55.6	918^th of 2162 public high schools	57.5%	139			32.8		32.3				69.1	69.1				26.7	26.7
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%)	91.4	174^th of 2135 public high schools	91.9%		96.5	69^th of 2162 public high schools	96.8%	105			54.4		54.4				84.8	84.8				56.4	56.4	$31,064	$29,530	$1,534
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)	13.3				20.0	27.3	29.2	13.3		23.6	18.2	25.0	13.3		18.2	$91,108	$89,884	$1,224
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%)	59.8	819^th of 2135 public high schools	61.6%		23.6	1627^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%	808			35.9	15.0	33.3				38.8	38.8				52.1	52.1	$53,805	$50,606	$3,199
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%)	28.2	1518^th of 2135 public high schools	28.9%		31.2	1464^th of 2162 public high schools	32.3%	54				9.1	9.1				38.9	38.9				12.7	12.7
Animo City of Champions Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	9330 South Eighth Ave.	Inglewood	90015	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%)	41.3	1239^th of 2135 public high schools	42.0%		27.4	1545^th of 2162 public high schools	28.5%	306			26.8		26.0				58.3	58.3				6.9	6.9
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%)	63.9	739^th of 2135 public high schools	65.4%		45.9	1120^th of 2162 public high schools	48.2%	381		35.1		21.3	28.8				70.5	70.5				33.3	33.3	$38,212	$37,136	$1,076
Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	10101 South Broadway	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-6125	616	29	20.9	96.1%	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	603 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.5	444^th of 2135 public high schools	79.2%		79	425^th of 2162 public high schools	80.3%	19			45.6		45.6				68.6	68.6				42.3	42.3

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.

What district is Animo South Los Angeles Charter in?

Animo South Los Angeles Charter District

How many students attend Animo South Los Angeles Charter?

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

Is Animo South Los Angeles Charter a good school?

Animo South Los Angeles Charter ranks 1102^nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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