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Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy is a public 6-12 school serving 293 students in a high-need area of Los Angeles, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school presents a complex picture for parents: it has achieved a perfect 100% graduation rate, significantly higher than the district and state averages and better than many nearby schools like Manual Arts Senior High (80.1%) and Crenshaw Sci Technical Engr Math and Med Magnet (84.8%). However, its academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science are very low, ranging from 11% to 23%, which is far below both state averages and nearby charter schools such as Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep. The school does show strong, positive improvement trends, with its statewide ranking and test scores rising notably over the past few years.

Compared to other schools, Obama Academy benefits from a low 13-to-1 student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending within the Los Angeles Unified district. While it struggles with chronic absenteeism, its rate is lower than some neighboring comprehensive high schools. The most important takeaway is the school's demonstrated strength in supporting all students to graduate, but parents should be aware that significant academic growth is still needed to match the performance of other local options.

293

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,486

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 West 46th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90062-1901

(323) 421-1700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

African American:

21.2%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2024

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

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

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

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,501^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified 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	13.5	2501 of 2761	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2696 of 2783	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	2713 of 2781	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2646 of 2740	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	2654 of 2715	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	2457 of 2480	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	2483 of 2508	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	2452 of 2497	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	2420 of 2477	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	2244 of 2379	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	550 of 609	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	570 of 627	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	553 of 613	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	350 of 637	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	627 of 643	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	597 of 600	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	1168 of 1531	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1343 of 1491	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1227 of 1369	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.9	1343 of 1478	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1458 of 1521	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1402 of 1540	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1287 of 1442	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1190 of 1364	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	2370 of 2533	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	2508 of 2551	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2488 of 2531	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2422 of 2509	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2350 of 2380	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	2255 of 2262	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1997 of 2395	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2290 of 2388	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2308 of 2374	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2323 of 2359	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2155 of 2213	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	2054 of 2072	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2250 of 2542	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	2478 of 2579	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	2459 of 2531	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	2328 of 2458	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2304 of 2369	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	2206 of 2230	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2216 of 2534	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2469 of 2552	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2457 of 2538	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2461 of 2527	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	2375 of 2407	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	2260 of 2273	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	987 of 1566	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1204 of 1552	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1204 of 1531	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	1498 of 2159	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1830 of 2170	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	1121 of 1915	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	1192 of 1902	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	1194 of 2026	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1682 of 2030	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Female (2024)41st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)41st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)37th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 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
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Public	6-12	1700 West 46th St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 421-1700	293	23	13.0	95.2%	6 (2.0%)	62 (21.2%)	214 (73.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)	11.1				11.1	26.5	21.3	19.8		22.7	13.9	8.0	11.1		11.1	$31,486	$6,142	$25,344
Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	5356 South Fifth Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 596-2290	998	46	21.4	95.9%	2 (0.2%)	95 (9.5%)	890 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	61.6	777^th of 2162 public high schools	64.1%		69	579^th of 2159 public high schools	73.2%	198	19.7		31.2		25.3	38.6	31.4	41.5	63.7	43.8	26.6	32.9	21.1	25.6	26.4	$20,410	$2,136	$18,274
Whitney Young Continuation	Public	9-12	3051 West 52nd St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-3258	25	2	12.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	12 (48.0%)	11 (44.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.5	1389^th of 2162 public high schools	35.8%		17.9	1737^th of 2159 public high schools	19.5%	348									45.5	45.5				9.1	9.1	$62,322	$16,393	$45,929
Manual Arts Senior High	Public	9-12	4131 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-7300	1,001	62	16.1	97.5%	11 (1.1%)	131 (13.1%)	835 (83.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.8%)	25.5	1581^st of 2162 public high schools	26.9%		21.6	1663^rd of 2159 public high schools	23.0%	82			11.6	9.1	11.5				35.1	35.1				11.5	11.5	$26,480	$5,660	$20,820
Crenshaw Sci Technical Engr Math and Med Magnet	Public	9-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-7800	503	37	13.5	90.7%	9 (1.8%)	295 (58.6%)	174 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	32.1	1447^th of 2162 public high schools	33.1%		15.6	1800^th of 2159 public high schools	16.6%	353			15.8	0.0	14.3				30.8	30.8				22.6	22.6	$35,097	$7,176	$27,921
CATCH Prep Charter High Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	4120 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-3917	125	8	15.4	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	67 (53.6%)	55 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	58.3	870^th of 2162 public high schools	59.8%		59.7	771^st of 2159 public high schools	64.3%	99			14.8		14.8				65.5	65.5				34.5	34.5	$19,998	$17,822	$2,176
Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	3939 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 929-1046	521	22	23.3	71.6%	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.6%)	481 (92.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80.9	394^th of 2162 public high schools	81.8%		80.9	398^th of 2159 public high schools	81.6%	4		32.6		47.5	39.4				77.6	77.6				37.6	37.6	$18,412	$2,708	$15,704
ICEF View Park Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	5701 South Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6975	313	17	18.2	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	281 (89.8%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	43.6	1177^th of 2162 public high schools	45.6%		23.3	1621^st of 2159 public high schools	24.9%	444				13.0	13.0				47.7	47.7				19.8	19.8	$23,359	$3,515	$19,844
Augustus Hawkins High	Public	9-12	825 West 60th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 789-1282	1,122	57	19.6	98.5%	30 (2.7%)	182 (16.2%)	898 (80.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	30.8	1475^th of 2162 public high schools	31.8%		17.8	1740^th of 2159 public high schools	19.4%	265			10.8		10.6				34.3	34.3				21.0	21.0	$22,973	$4,194	$18,779
Horace Mann UCLA Community	Public	6-12	7001 South Saint Andrews Pl.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 541-1900	440	35	12.6	95.0%	5 (1.1%)	194 (44.1%)	226 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	36.3	1352^nd of 2162 public high schools	37.5%		12.9	1897^th of 2159 public high schools	12.1%	545	9.5		26.5		13.7	20.6	15.4	21.7	38.2	21.4	20.6	20.9	19.8	11.8	19.4	$33,334	$6,288	$27,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy

What is the racial makeup of Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?

Students at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy are 73% Hispanic, 21% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy.

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