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Equitas Academy #2

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Equitas Academy #2 ranks 1533 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

1533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 44% of California middle schools

Summary

Equitas Academy #2 is a public charter middle school serving 437 students in grades 5-8 in Los Angeles's Pico-Union neighborhood, operating within its own Equitas Academy #2 District.

The school is on a positive upward trend, having improved its statewide ranking from the 19th to the 44th percentile over the past three years, and it has made exceptional progress in reducing student absenteeism to a rate now better than the state average. Academically, it shows particular strength in preparing its 8th graders in English Language Arts, where they outperform the state average, which is an unusual and positive pattern compared to some nearby schools like Vista Charter Middle. The school also performs relatively well for its student population when compared to other local schools with similar demographics, such as Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle and Berendo Middle.

Parents should note the school faces specific challenges, including a significant performance gap between male and female students and a need for stronger support in special education. While its overall test scores are below state averages, they are improving yearly, and the school operates with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than many neighbors. Compared to other local options, it sits in the middle of the performance range, above some schools in the Los Angeles Unified district but below higher-performing charters like Magnolia Science Academy 6.

437

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2723 West 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90005-1226

(213) 201-5940

District: Equitas Academy #2 District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

African American:

0.7%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

California avg41%

1,533^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From top 37% (2019) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

876^th of 1,543Equitas Academy #2 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	38.5	1533 of 2761	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1809 of 2783	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1870 of 2781	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	2219 of 2740	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	994 of 2715	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	1034 of 1478	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1230 of 1521	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1180 of 1540	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	344 of 1442	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1622 of 2533	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	1470 of 2551	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1691 of 2531	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	2038 of 2509	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	966 of 2380	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	947 of 2395	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	1253 of 2388	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1273 of 2374	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1757 of 2359	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.6	441 of 2213	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	978 of 2542	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	1426 of 2579	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1367 of 2531	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1834 of 2458	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.0	432 of 2369	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1226 of 2534	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.3	1859 of 2552	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1735 of 2538	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	2013 of 2527	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	895 of 2407	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1378 of 1566	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	645 of 1531	57.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science23%-9 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 (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/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 #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
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
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
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	$32,978	$30,232	$2,746
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
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	$44,638	$41,162	$3,476
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	$43,943	$40,696	$3,247
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
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	$36,350	$33,786	$2,564
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	$41,842	$39,110	$2,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Equitas Academy #2

How many students attend Equitas Academy #2?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Equitas Academy #2.

Is Equitas Academy #2 a good school?

Equitas Academy #2 ranks 1533^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Equitas Academy #2 District

What is the racial makeup of Equitas Academy #2?

Students at Equitas Academy #2 are 98% Hispanic.

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