Aveson Global Leadership Academy, Altadena CA

Original Research by School Decision on Aveson Global Leadership Academy

Aveson Global Leadership Academy is a charter school serving grades six through twelve in Altadena, currently operating with significantly fewer students than a typical secondary school would serve. The school's defining feature right now is recovery and transition. In January 2025, the Eaton Fire destroyed the original campus, along with classrooms, libraries, lesson archives, gardens, and buses. More than a third of the school community—both students and staff—lost their homes in the fire. The school has since reconstituted operations in temporary facilities while planning for a permanent campus, and continues to enroll students for the 2025-26 year.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, proficiency across tested subjects shows room for growth. In English language arts, students across the school reached about a mid-range performance level, with sixth-grade showing the highest results and proficiency declining noticeably by eighth grade. Math proficiency is lower, starting at a modest level in sixth grade and dropping significantly in seventh and eighth grades. Science proficiency, measured only at eighth grade, sits between the English and math results. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency sits below the midpoint relative to other districts in Los Angeles County.

The school serves a diverse student body. Hispanic students make up a plurality of enrollment, with white students representing a substantial share and a meaningful population of students identifying as two or more races. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on special education enrollment and English learner status were not available. No multi-year trend data exists because the school is being assessed for the first time under current conditions following the fire.

A parent considering Aveson Global Leadership Academy should understand that the school is in an active phase of rebuilding. The academy bills itself as focused on global leadership development, but the immediate reality is one of disruption, temporary housing in borrowed or hastily constructed spaces, and an uncertain timeline for permanent facilities. This creates both a potential strength—a community bound by shared adversity and commitment to continuity—and a substantial practical consideration around the stability of the learning environment. The school is tuition-free and does not appear to have selective admission. A parent would want to speak directly with the school about current facilities, the timeline for a permanent campus, and how instruction and support services are being delivered during this transition period, especially given the scale of displacement both the school and its community have experienced.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 40 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 643%

School 43% · district not reported

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

Grade 731%

School 31% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 821%

School 21% · district not reported

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

English language arts

Grade 657%

School 57% · district not reported

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

Grade 755%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 826%

School 26% · district not reported

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 829%

School 29% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 5 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 7Lower-income39%Higher-income69%30 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income9%Higher-income32%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income25%13 pp gap