The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in Math. The lowest is 23% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lashon Academy City
Lashon Academy City is a small charter school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in Los Angeles, with an enrollment of about one hundred students. The school is operated by Lashon Academy, a charter network that has recently undergone significant expansion, and it serves a student body that is overwhelmingly low-income and Latino, with a smaller Black and Asian presence.
The academic picture here is one of substantial challenge. State testing data from the most recent year shows proficiency rates well below what students need for grade-level mastery. In English language arts across all tested grades, about one in three students scored at proficiency; in mathematics, that rate dropped to about three in ten. In third grade specifically, math proficiency stood at about four in ten, while English language arts fell to about two in ten. Fifth grade mathematics proficiency was similar to the overall average. Science proficiency in fifth grade, the only grade level tested, was about two in ten. When compared to other districts across Los Angeles County, Lashon Academy's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quarter of schools in the county.
More than nine in ten students at Lashon qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of families the school serves. This enrollment profile shows a student population facing significant economic hardship, which often correlates with academic support needs and resource constraints.
The school is small, which shapes how it operates and what it offers. With about one hundred students spread across seven grade levels, classes are necessarily intimate, and the school cannot offer the range of specialized staff, electives, and peer groups found in larger institutions. The enrollment pattern shows more students in the earliest grades and declining numbers through sixth grade, which is typical for small elementary schools but worth noting if you are thinking about transition points.
The surrounding Los Angeles context matters. The school sits in an area that is car-dependent yet served by regional transit, and the city itself is in active growth and housing transition. Median home values in the area are elevated relative to the national benchmark, and rental costs are moderately rising, making residential stability a real question for families in the communities Lashon serves.
A parent considering Lashon Academy may want to look into what specific interventions and support systems the school has in place to address the current proficiency gaps, as well as the school's trajectory and recent changes. The district brief notes that Lashon Academy is expanding to include grades seven and eight at its existing campuses and is launching a third site, signaling organizational growth. The school emphasizes Modern Hebrew language instruction as a core feature. These are deliberate program choices that appeal to particular families, but they sit alongside the academic performance data outlined here. For families prioritizing intensive foundational academics in reading and mathematics at the elementary level, the current results suggest a parent should engage directly with the school about its approach and whether the results are moving.
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