Original Research by School Decision on Alliance Leichtman-levine Fam Foundation Env Sci High
Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High School sits on Fletcher Drive in the Glassell Park area of Los Angeles, a charter high school serving grades nine through twelve under the Alliance College-Ready Public Schools network. The school is small for a four-year high school, and its student body is almost entirely Hispanic, with a very large share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Those two facts describe who this school serves: it is a neighborhood-rooted institution built around a population that is predominantly low-income and Latino.
The school's name signals its academic focus, and environmental science runs through its identity. State assessment data from the most recent year shows a notably strong result in English language arts, where the school performs well above what one might expect given the demographic and economic context. Math proficiency sits roughly in the middle range, a real gap below the ELA numbers that a parent should ask the school about directly. Science proficiency is lower still, which is worth noting for a school with a science identity, though the available data is only a single year's snapshot and does not tell us a trend. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether any of these subjects is moving up or down.
Three developments are worth knowing about for families weighing enrollment. First, in late 2025 the LAUSD Board of Education voted to renew charters for the majority of Alliance College-Ready schools, including this one. Charter renewal is the legal basis for the school's continued existence, and that vote extends the runway for families who want confidence their child can complete all four years here. Second, the school has publicly reported expanding its supports for students with disabilities through a full inclusion model, adding a Resource Lab and small-group, high-dosage tutoring through a partner organization. Families whose children receive special education services should ask specifically how those supports are structured and staffed. Third, the school is implementing California's Community Schools Partnership Program, which brings health, social services, and family engagement supports onto campus through a partnership model. For families navigating economic stress, that kind of wraparound infrastructure can matter as much as classroom instruction.
The Los Angeles housing market that surrounds this school is among the most expensive in the state and well above the national level. Home values in the zip code have held roughly flat over the past year, while rents have edged up. The state benchmark itself sits well above the national figure, and this zip code runs higher still. That context shapes who can realistically access the school through residential proximity, though as a charter it draws on an application process rather than strict attendance boundaries.
Los Angeles as a city is polycentric and vast. The school's neighborhood sits north of downtown, close enough to benefit from Metro bus lines but far enough that the car-dependent character of much of the city still applies. Publicly reported information places this school within LAUSD's broader footprint, which means families should verify transportation logistics, particularly for students coming from other parts of the city through the charter application process.
Discipline data, chronic absenteeism rates, staffing ratios, and English learner data were not available in what was provided, and those gaps are meaningful. Attendance patterns and teacher stability are things a parent would reasonably want to see before committing. The comparison metrics relative to districts in Los Angeles County were not computable from available data, so it is not possible to place this school's overall proficiency against its county peers in any formal sense.
For a family whose child is interested in environmental science as a frame for their high school experience, and who values a small, focused charter with explicit college-readiness goals and growing student support infrastructure, this school offers a real pathway. The ELA results are a genuine strength. The math and science gaps are real and worth a direct conversation with the school.
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