Global Education Academy, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Global Education Academy

Global Education Academy is a public charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in South Los Angeles, on South Figueroa Street. It is part of a small two-school charter district authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District, with a charter renewal secured through 2030. The school has a distinctive feature: every student studies either Spanish or Korean as a foreign language at every grade level, integrated into the curriculum rather than offered as an elective.

The school is small and serves a very high-poverty enrollment. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with small numbers of Black, Asian, and other students. Special education enrollment data and English learner counts were not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about services for those populations.

On state math and English language arts assessments for 2024-25, Global Education Academy's proficiency is below the midpoint among Los Angeles County school districts. In English, the school's students show stronger results in grades three and eight, where proficiency reaches above half, but middle grades six and seven trail. Math proficiency is notably weaker across the board: grade three students are at about two-thirds, but performance drops sharply in grades four and five, reaches a low in grade six, and climbs somewhat again in grades seven and eight. In science testing, which covers only grades five and eight, proficiency is low for both grades. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it below the county median.

The pattern suggests the school faces headwinds in math instruction, particularly in the transition grades. A parent considering Global Education Academy may want to discuss with the school what support systems are in place for students struggling in these areas, what the school's approach to addressing the math decline is, and how the required foreign language program fits into the academic day without displacing other instruction.

The school is located in a densely urban area of South Los Angeles where median home values are moderate, reflecting the broader regional housing market. Rent in the area is modest but rising. The school's location offers public transit access through Los Angeles Metro and nearby bus lines, though the neighborhood is car-dependent like much of the city.

Families drawn to Global Education Academy typically value the mandatory, integrated foreign language instruction and the school's small, neighborhood-based charter model. The data shows the school serves a community where economic need is substantial. Families should weigh the distinctive language program against the current academic performance data and discuss with the school its plans for improving proficiency, particularly in mathematics.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 365%

School 65% · district not reported

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 614%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 719%

School 19% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 843%

School 43% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 358%

School 58% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · district not reported

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 549%

School 49% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 745%

School 45% · district not reported

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 864%

School 64% · district not reported

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.