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Boys Academic Leadership Academy

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

Boys Academic Leadership Academy (BALA) is a unique, small public school for young men in grades 6–12, located in South Los Angeles and serving just 69 students within the Los Angeles Unified district.

This school has a distinct profile when compared to other local options. It stands out for its exceptionally high graduation rate of 100% and a 0% dropout rate, a success matched only by top performers like Middle College High and Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High. BALA also invests significantly more resources per student and maintains very small class sizes. However, its standardized test scores in English and math are currently below district and state averages, and it faces a serious challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than at most neighboring schools.

Despite the academic scores, the school's model shows notable strengths, particularly for its African American and male students, where its performance ranks higher statewide. The combination of high resources, perfect graduation rates, but lower test scores and attendance presents a complex picture. Families may value the focused, supportive environment and graduation success, while noting the school is working to improve academic proficiency and daily attendance relative to other area schools like Stella High Charter Academy or Animo South Los Angeles Charter.

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$56,331

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1511 West 110th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90047-4912

(323) 820-6231

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.4%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,202^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 3% (2019) to bottom 20% (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	20.5	2202 of 2761	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	2731 of 2783	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2720 of 2781	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2537 of 2740	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	2642 of 2715	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	596 of 609	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	602 of 613	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	584 of 643	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1637 of 2542	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.6	2527 of 2579	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2465 of 2531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	2246 of 2458	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2300 of 2369	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	2019 of 2534	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	2510 of 2552	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	2478 of 2538	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	2275 of 2527	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	2342 of 2407	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

High school

African American (2023)71st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2023)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)55th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science8%-25 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
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)	0.0				8.0	47.1	9.1	16.7		26.9	29.4	9.1	11.1		17.3	$56,331	$8,877	$47,454
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	100.0%	1 (2.3%)	17 (39.5%)	24 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	17.3	1739^th of 2162 public high schools	19.6%		12.1	1944^th of 2159 public high schools	10.0%	205					18.2				21.4	21.4				7.7	7.7	$42,777	$8,587	$34,190
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%)	23.6	1627^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%		17.6	1747^th of 2159 public high schools	19.1%	120			10.8	8.3	10.6				20.1	20.1				18.1	18.1	$27,751	$6,035	$21,716
Animo South Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	11130 Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	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%)	54.7	937^th of 2162 public high schools	56.7%		43.8	1154^th of 2159 public high schools	46.5%	217			27.8		27.0				61.5	61.5				20.1	20.1	$28,416	$3,149	$25,267
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%)	31.2	1464^th of 2162 public high schools	32.3%		35.8	1343^rd of 2159 public high schools	37.8%	121				6.6	6.6				47.7	47.7				8.1	8.1	$22,261	$1,909	$20,352
Stella High Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1600 W. Imperial Hwy.	Los Angeles	90047	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%)	55.6	918^th of 2162 public high schools	57.5%		53.3	927^th of 2159 public high schools	57.1%	9			28.3		28.3				60.5	60.5				21.7	21.7	$22,978	$1,616	$21,362
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%)	96.5	69^th of 2162 public high schools	96.8%		91.5	189^th of 2159 public high schools	91.2%	120			58.7		58.7				90.2	90.2				69.6	69.6	$20,640	$3,554	$17,086
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%)	45.9	1120^th of 2162 public high schools	48.2%		57	837^th of 2159 public high schools	61.2%	283		19.6		27.0	22.7				51.1	51.1				12.6	12.6	$19,165	$1,464	$17,701
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%)	79	425^th of 2162 public high schools	80.3%		88	262^nd of 2159 public high schools	87.9%	163			46.0		46.3				75.0	75.0				32.4	32.4	$19,815	$1,883	$17,932
Animo City of Champions Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	9330 South Eighth Ave.	Inglewood	90305	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%)	27.4	1545^th of 2162 public high schools	28.5%		34.2	1390^th of 2159 public high schools	35.6%	155			12.3		13.6				45.6	45.6				3.5	3.5	$28,159	$1,906	$26,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Boys Academic Leadership Academy

How many students attend Boys Academic Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Boys Academic Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Boys Academic Leadership Academy?

Students at Boys Academic Leadership Academy are 75% African American, 22% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Boys Academic Leadership Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

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