Equitas Academy 4, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Equitas Academy 4

Equitas Academy 4 is a charter school serving grades five through eight in Los Angeles, located in a mid-sized enrollment cohort within its grade band. The school serves an almost entirely Hispanic student body, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic characteristics of its central Los Angeles neighborhood on West Seventh Street.

Academic performance across math and English language arts is low. On state testing, math proficiency ranges across grade levels, with notably weaker results in eighth grade and sixth grade compared to fifth and seventh grades. English language arts shows somewhat higher proficiency overall, with sixth grade performing at the highest level, though results remain modest across the grade band. Science proficiency data is available for fifth and eighth grades and follows a similar modest pattern. Across the county's districts, Equitas Academy 4 falls in the bottom quartile when compared on an overall proficiency index, measuring the mean of reported proficiency rates across tested subjects and grades. Testing data from only one school year is currently available, so trend information is limited.

The school is part of a significant structural change beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. Equitas Academy 4 is relocating to a shared building and forming a formal partnership with Collegiate Charter High School, creating a kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade continuum for the first time. This partnership means the school will move to a new physical location, remain operationally distinct with its own principal, and students will gain access to a high school pathway within the same network, something families have requested for years. The school name is expected to change as part of this transition, according to publicly reported sources.

Equitas Academy has also adopted the California Community Schools model, which centers on a whole-child approach, community-based learning, social-emotional learning, and partnerships with community organizations. This reflects a commitment to integrated academic and support services beyond traditional classroom instruction. The school now includes a Community Schools Coordinator role to implement this framework, signaling a shift in how the school connects with families and community resources.

A parent considering this school should understand that it currently shows academic results well below county averages, particularly in mathematics. The relocation and partnership may represent growth and expanded opportunity, though the school itself remains early in demonstrating improvement on state assessments. The enrollment is concentrated in a specific demographic community and is economically challenged. A parent may want to look into further conversations with the school about its academic intervention strategies, the specific plans for the high school transition, and how the Community Schools model will translate into concrete supports for students currently struggling with proficiency.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 526%

School 26% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 621%

School 21% · district not reported

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

Grade 729%

School 29% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 813%

School 13% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 537%

School 37% · district not reported

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

Grade 641%

School 41% · district not reported

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

Grade 735%

School 35% · district not reported

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

Grade 834%

School 34% · district not reported

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

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · district not reported

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

Grade 825%

School 25% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 1 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income9%27 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 8Lower-income14%Higher-income9%4 pp gap