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Invictus Leadership Academy

Q: Is Invictus Leadership Academy a good school?

Invictus Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 17.2% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Invictus Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Invictus Leadership Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Invictus Leadership Academy?

Students at Invictus Leadership Academy are 54% Hispanic, 45% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Invictus Leadership Academy is a small, independent K-8 charter school in South Los Angeles serving 161 students, which has shown the most dramatic academic improvement in the area despite facing significant challenges.

The school's test scores improved more than any nearby school from the 2023 to 2024 school years, moving from the very bottom to the 17th percentile statewide, with notable gains in third-grade math and English. However, it still faces a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 41.3%, more than double the state average, and its eighth-grade program shows particular weakness with very low proficiency rates. Compared to other local options, such as KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy or New Heights Charter which have stronger overall results, Invictus operates with significantly lower per-student spending.

This suggests the Invictus Leadership Academy District is undergoing a notable turnaround, achieving more academic growth with fewer financial resources than many schools in the Los Angeles Unified area. Key areas for continued progress include further reducing student absences, strengthening the middle school curriculum, and addressing performance gaps for female students to build on its recent momentum.

161

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,841

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4928 South Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90062-2326

(323) 792-4403

District: Invictus Leadership Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.0%

African American:

44.7%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2024 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,848^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 17 pts since 2024

From bottom 1% (2024) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,535^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1457^th of 1,543Invictus Leadership Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4848 of 5857	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	5862 of 5869	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5159 of 5597	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4406 of 5460	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	5504 of 5517	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science10%-23 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)	% Hepatitis B (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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Invictus Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4928 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Invictus Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 792-4403	161	8	20.0	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	72 (44.7%)	87 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	19.7	4848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		4.7	5862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	1014	5.9	14.3	9.7	38.5	20.0	23.5	25.0		14.3	24.0	34.6	13.3	11.8	12.5		0.0	15.6							$19,841	$4,792	$15,049
Western Avenue Technology Magnet	Public	K-8	1724 West 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 295-3261	563	30	18.6	98.4%	4 (0.7%)	85 (15.1%)	434 (77.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	21.7	4693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.4	4545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	148	16.1	22.6	18.4	19.2	33.9	23.2	39.2	38.8	39.3	30.7	24.7	23.7	10.7	29.4	16.3	19.4	21.0	91.8	95.3	96.5	95.3	92.9	95.3	$27,550	$6,849	$20,701
Normandie Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4505 South Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5171	509	31	16.4	97.4%	2 (0.4%)	68 (13.4%)	429 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	17.1	5095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		19.2	4930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	165	10.1		10.1	18.5	31.2	16.7				21.7	25.6	29.5	16.2				23.2	97.7			98.5			$30,409	$6,133	$24,276
Angeles Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	2611 West 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5103	297	17	17.4	95.6%	8 (2.7%)	82 (27.6%)	186 (62.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.1%)	20.9	4746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		23.7	4500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	246	11.1		11.1	17.1	34.6	30.6				26.2	21.4	44.4	13.9				24.8	89.3	92.9		91.1	91.1	91.1	$30,238	$5,698	$24,540
KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4410 South Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8007	562	25	22.4	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	163 (29.0%)	383 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	40.6	3178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		33.1	3672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	494				45.0	32.7					38.8	41.3	34.6					37.9							$23,143	$3,405	$19,738
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	3989 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-0031	278	15	19.1	98.9%	3 (1.1%)	43 (15.5%)	223 (80.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	15.5	5225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.9	5219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	6	7.0		7.0	13.6	28.6	28.1				24.0	22.2	22.5	15.8				19.9	82.4	91.2	94.1	85.3	91.2	91.2	$32,846	$7,682	$25,164
Forty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	4231 Fourth Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-7550	215	14	15.3	89.3%	5 (2.3%)	131 (60.9%)	66 (30.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	22	4672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		11.5	5588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.8%	916	13.8		13.8	26.5	27.3	27.6				27.1	29.4	27.3	24.1				27.1	93.0				93.0		$48,023	$10,379	$37,644
ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5029 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6997	237	10	23.7	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	87 (36.7%)	150 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.9	4235^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.7	4490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	255	7.1		7.1	25.0	37.8	26.2				29.3	27.3	51.4	21.4				32.5							$25,411	$4,512	$20,899
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center	Public	K-2	1017 West 47th St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8911	96	4	24.0	87.5%	4 (4.2%)	10 (10.4%)	81 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																								$60,363	$12,648	$47,715
New Heights Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2202 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	New Heights Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 508-0155	394	20	19.7	87.6%	3 (0.8%)	90 (22.8%)	296 (75.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39.7	3243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		42.7	3020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	223	23.1	15.7	18.9	35.1	37.2	34.2	47.2	63.5	51.0	46.0	43.2	40.0	25.6	30.2	63.0	29.4	39.1	56.1	86.4		81.8	83.3	87.9	$21,714	$2,396	$19,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Invictus Leadership Academy

Is Invictus Leadership Academy a good school?

Invictus Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 17.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Invictus Leadership Academy?

Students at Invictus Leadership Academy are 54% Hispanic, 45% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Invictus Leadership Academy in?

Invictus Leadership Academy District

How many students attend Invictus Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Invictus Leadership Academy.

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