Crown Preparatory Academy, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Crown Preparatory Academy

Crown Preparatory Academy is a charter middle school serving grades five through eight in Los Angeles, located on West 24th Street. It enrolls a modest cohort of about mid-sized for its grade band, with enrollment distributed across the four grades. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of Black students and very small numbers of other racial groups. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the neighborhoods the school serves.

On state testing, Crown Prep shows a clear pattern: stronger performance in English language arts than in math and science. In fifth-grade ELA, around two-thirds of students met proficiency; that share fell to about one-third by sixth grade, then rebounded somewhat by eighth grade. Fifth grade math proficiency was lower but still measurable, then declined sharply through grades six, seven, and eight, bottoming out below one-fifth by eighth grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade reached about four-tenths of students; by eighth grade it fell to around one-quarter. The overall proficiency index places the school below the midpoint among schools in Los Angeles County, particularly driven by the very low math results across the middle grades.

The pattern is worth examining closely. The school performs better on literacy-based assessment than on quantitative and scientific reasoning. The sharpest declines happen between fifth and sixth grade in both math and ELA, suggesting a possible transition challenge as students move from elementary to middle school structure, or shifts in curriculum, teaching, or student readiness. By eighth grade, ELA recovers somewhat, implying some students find their footing by the upper grades, while math remains depressed.

Crown Prep operates as a charter school within its own single-school district. The school now provides free breakfast and lunch to all students every school day under California's Universal Meals Program, a statewide policy that removes meal costs and eligibility documentation for all families regardless of income. For a community where substantially all students are economically disadvantaged, this is a concrete financial benefit.

State testing data was not available for prior years, so trend history cannot be assessed. No data on graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, or discipline were provided. No detail on special education identification rates, English learner counts, or classroom staffing was available. A parent interested in understanding the school's academic supports for students struggling in math, its transition supports between grades, or its approaches to literacy instruction may want to reach out to the school directly. Similarly, a family considering this school might ask about class sizes, the nature and training of teaching staff, after-school or summer programs, and how the school identifies and addresses learning gaps, especially in mathematics.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 533%

School 33% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 620%

School 20% · district not reported

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

Grade 719%

School 19% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 815%

School 15% · district not reported

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 564%

School 64% · district not reported

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

Grade 634%

School 34% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · district not reported

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

Grade 853%

School 53% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Science

Grade 540%

School 40% · district not reported

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

Grade 826%

School 26% · district not reported

even with state median · ▲ 2 pts above 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.