Original Research by School Decision on Family First Charter District
Family First Charter District serves high school students across Los Angeles County as a charter entity. The district operates a single school, Family First Charter, and enrolls a small population of students, the vast majority of whom are Hispanic. The student body also includes a meaningful share of Black students, with smaller numbers of Asian, white, and multiracial students, as well as a very small number of Native Hawaiian and American Indian students.
The enrollment is heavily concentrated in ninth grade, which accounts for a large portion of the total. Upper grades—tenth, eleventh, and twelfth—enroll much smaller cohorts. This pattern suggests the district may be in growth phases for those higher grades, or that students are leaving the pipeline at higher class levels. Without publicly reported state test proficiency data, graduation rates, or enrollment trend information, a parent cannot assess academic outcomes for this district directly from state performance measures.
Chronic absenteeism data is available and places the district at the bottom quartile among Los Angeles County's districts. This is a soft spot worth exploring directly with the school. A parent may want to ask what attendance support and engagement strategies the district has in place, and whether specific barriers—transportation, academic fit, student engagement, or other factors—are driving the pattern. Understanding the underlying causes and what the school is doing about them would be valuable.
Per-pupil spending at Family First Charter falls in the lower range compared to other county districts. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, English learner enrollment, and special education service rates were not available, so a full picture of student need and resource allocation remains incomplete.
The district's small size and high-school-only grade span position it as a specialized secondary provider within the broader Los Angeles County landscape. Without additional information about the school's academic programs, pathway offerings, or mission focus, a family would need to contact the school directly to understand what educational approach and support services it provides, and whether its model aligns with a student's needs and goals.
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