The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Global Education Academy 2
Global Education Academy 2 is a small, single-campus charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in South Los Angeles, near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The school enrolls a modest number of students, with the population spread fairly evenly across its grade bands, creating an intimate, multi-age environment typical of smaller independent schools.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the South Los Angeles neighborhood. Demographic data on English learners and students with disabilities was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the composition and support for those populations.
On state testing, the school shows mixed results. In third grade, where the school had enough students to report scores, roughly one-third of students met proficiency in both math and English language arts. Fourth and fifth grade results are suppressed for privacy reasons when test groups are small, a common practice in California. Science testing applies only to fifth grade and was also suppressed. The school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among Los Angeles County districts in the comparison set. This is a low point that a prospective family should discuss directly with the school: what literacy and numeracy support is in place, what the school's trajectory has been, and what instructional approaches they use for students not yet meeting grade-level standards.
The school is newly relocated to South Los Angeles, having previously operated in the Mid-City area. The relocation shifts which neighborhood families commute from and which communities the charter primarily serves. The charter operates as part of a larger network, Global Education Collaborative, that expanded in recent years to include a middle school, creating a TK-8 pathway for families whose children advance past elementary grades. The school completed a charter renewal cycle with Los Angeles Unified School District, the authorization required for continued operation.
South Los Angeles is an urban neighborhood with dense residential areas mixed with commercial corridors. Housing values in the Los Angeles zip code where the school is located reflect the broader regional market, which has remained comparatively high despite modest recent adjustments. This area of the city has undergone ongoing development and policy shifts aimed at housing growth.
A parent considering this school should ask about the school's academic intervention and support systems, whether the school has strategies to close the proficiency gap observed in testing, what the teaching model emphasizes, and what the relationship looks like between the school's elementary grades and the network's middle school for continuity of instruction and culture.
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