Equitas Academy #2, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Equitas Academy #2

Equitas Academy #2 is a charter school serving grades five through eight in Los Angeles, located in the 90005 zip code on the city's west side. It is a small school, with an enrollment of about four hundred students across four grade levels. The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (nearly all students) and economically disadvantaged; most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's academic performance is weak. On the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, students are testing well below proficiency in math across all four grades, with roughly one in four to three in ten students reaching proficiency. English language arts performance is somewhat stronger but still concerning; it ranges from about four in ten students proficient in grade five to about half the eighth-grade class reaching proficiency. Science testing shows proficiency rates in the low twenties. Taken across subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the districts in Los Angeles County.

The school does show a grade-level trend in English language arts where proficiency improves as students advance, most notably jumping to about half the eighth-grade class meeting the standard. Math proficiency is more flat, hovering in the high twenties to low thirties across grades. This pattern suggests the school may be building foundational reading skills more effectively than math skills, or that students are making gains in literacy as they progress through middle school.

The housing market in the school's zip code is moderate in value, with home prices somewhat above the statewide benchmark. Monthly rents are in the mid-range for the region. This suggests the neighborhood is mixed in character: some blocks are stable, with working families; others may be more transitional.

The school is a charter, meaning it operates under a contract with more autonomy than a traditional public school, but within the Los Angeles Unified School District structure. Data on special populations such as English learners or students receiving special education services was not available. The data does not indicate whether the school has any specialized program focus, such as STEM, arts, or language immersion. A parent considering this school may want to ask directly about instructional approaches, whether the school offers supports for students who are not yet reading at grade level, and what the school has in place to address the math proficiency gap.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 530%

School 30% · district not reported

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

Grade 625%

School 25% · district not reported

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

Grade 730%

School 30% · district not reported

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 830%

School 30% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 543%

School 43% · district not reported

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

Grade 632%

School 32% · district not reported

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

Grade 740%

School 40% · district not reported

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

Grade 851%

School 51% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 523%

School 23% · district not reported

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

Grade 824%

School 24% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · even with 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.