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Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy

Q: Is Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy a good school?

Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy ranks in the bottom 9.4% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?

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

Q: 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.

Public Grades 6-8

2448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 9% of California middle schools

Summary

Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy is a 293-student middle school serving grades 6–8 in Los Angeles, within Los Angeles Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show some improvement over earlier years, but academic performance remains a significant concern: the school had the lowest proficiency in all three tested subjects among the nearby LAUSD middle schools with current-year results.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject relative to local and statewide benchmarks, while math and science results are weaker. In 2025–2026, 25% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 28.11%–36.10% at the three nearby schools; math proficiency was 12%, versus 18.23%–29.60%, and science was 9%, versus 17.10%–18.09%. The school’s ELA result was 8 percentage points below the nearby-school average, while math was 10 points below and science 9 points below. It also trailed district and state results in every subject: by 23 and 24 points in ELA, 27 and 26 points in math, and 23 and 27 points in science, respectively.

Scores have risen since 2022–2023: ELA increased by 10 points, math by 8, and science by 8, although science fell from 11% in 2024–2025 to 9% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 9th statewide percentile with 0 stars, up from the 2nd percentile in 2022–2023 but still below nearby LAUSD schools, ranked in the 19th–35th percentiles. The student–teacher ratio was 13 in 2024–2025, the lowest among 10 nearby schools. That year, 95% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 83.6%–95.0% at nearby schools reporting the same measure. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students rose from the 4th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 19th in 2025–2026; its Special Education Students ranking fell from the 37th to the 9th percentile over the past year. Chronic absenteeism improved to 35% in 2025–2026 but remained above the district’s 23% and the state’s 18%.

293

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$67,764

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg42%

California avg42%

2,448^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

121^st of 124Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

450^th of 968Los 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
2026	13.4	2448 of 2703	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.7	560 of 583	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.5	2277 of 2483	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.1	1874 of 2325	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	442 of 442	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	2230 of 2493	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.6	2257 of 2478	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.1	1445 of 1586	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2026)<1st percentile-9 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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science9%-27 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 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 All Grades	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
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Public	6-8	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%)	13.4	2448^th of 2703 public middle schools	9.4%		13.5	2501^st of 2761 public middle schools	9.4%	53	9.0	9.0	20.2	31.9	23.2	24.9	8.7	13.0	16.1	12.4	$67,764	$63,074	$4,690
Libertas College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	4-8	5101 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Libertas College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 400-6149	301	12	25.1	91.4%	2 (0.7%)	62 (20.6%)	233 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)
Audubon Middle	Public	6-8	4120 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6300	446	34	13.1	93.0%	12 (2.7%)	251 (56.3%)	162 (36.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	24.8	1988^th of 2703 public middle schools	26.5%		18.8	2277^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.5%	289	17.5	17.5	28.2	37.0	41.6	36.1	12.9	19.3	21.5	18.2	$63,391	$59,978	$3,413
ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5311 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6970	256	8	31.6	—	1 (0.4%)	232 (90.6%)	22 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	5929 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2200	624	34	18.3	—	7 (1.1%)	102 (16.3%)	509 (81.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	20.3	2176^th of 2703 public middle schools	19.5%		16.3	2389^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.5%	213	18.1	18.1	19.5	35.1	29.1	28.1	12.1	22.5	21.1	18.8	$46,339	$42,928	$3,411
KIPP Scholar Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	6100 S. Hoover St	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	KIPP Scholar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-2272	434	19	22.9	83.6%	2 (0.5%)	173 (39.9%)	246 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2941 West 70th St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-4388	399	19	20.6	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.1%)	288 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12	Public, Charter	6-8	131 East 50th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-7270	496	19	25.6	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	474 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)								(n/a)
William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7200	622	36	17.2	—	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	580 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31	1764^th of 2703 public middle schools	34.7%		23.7	2066^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.2%	302	17.1	17.1	31.7	30.9	38.8	34.0	28.1	27.1	33.3	29.6	$43,023	$39,786	$3,237
Stella Middle Charter Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-7155	474	18	26.0	94.9%	3 (0.6%)	82 (17.3%)	378 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy

How many students attend Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?

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

What district is Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

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.

Is Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy a good school?

Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy ranks in the bottom 9.4% of California middle schools.

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