Original Research by School Decision on Century Community Charter District
Century Community Charter District is a single-school charter district serving grades six through eight in Los Angeles County. It operates Century Community Charter, a middle school focused on serving students in the local community.
The school has an enrollment of roughly 450 students, distributed fairly evenly across the three grades it serves. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black student population and very small numbers of Asian, white, and other students. The district does not publicly report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the count or rate of students with IEPs, or the count or rate of English learners, so a parent seeking that information should contact the school directly.
State testing data for this district was not available in the assessment systems reviewed. Because the district serves only grades six through eight—grades below the state's main testing windows—this absence reflects the grade span rather than a data gap. Parents interested in academic performance metrics should ask the school about any internal assessments, benchmark testing, or other indicators it tracks.
On attendance, the district shows a strength. Its chronic absenteeism rate places it in the top quartile among Los Angeles County's districts, meaning significantly fewer students miss school chronically compared to the median district in the county. This is a tangible marker of engagement and daily stability.
The district's per-pupil spending is in the lower range compared to other Los Angeles County districts. A parent may want to ask the school what this means for classroom resources, staffing ratios, and program breadth.
The charter status and independent governance of this district mean it operates outside the traditional public school system. A parent choosing this school should understand its enrollment process, any admissions criteria or lottery procedures, and how it differs from a neighborhood middle school in terms of decision-making and accountability. Recent documentation of charter renewal or other material changes to the district's operations was not found in public records, so a parent may want to reach out to the school to understand its current strategic direction and any planned shifts.
This is a small, community-focused charter middle school. For a family drawn to a charter environment with strong attendance patterns and a predominantly Hispanic student body, it may warrant a conversation. For families seeking published state test results or detailed program information online, the absence of those data sources suggests contacting the school directly is the clearest path forward.
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