Original Research by School Decision on Academy of Media Arts
Academy of Media Arts was a charter high school located in South Los Angeles that closed after the 2022-23 school year. The school no longer operates, so families in the Baldwin Village area and surrounding neighborhoods can no longer enroll students there.
The school served a small student body in grades nine through eleven as a directly funded charter authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District. It was positioned as a media arts-focused program within the broader landscape of high school options in South Los Angeles, where students typically choose between LAUSD traditional public schools and various charter alternatives.
State assessment data, enrollment figures, demographic breakdowns, and other operational details for this school are not available through public records, as the school's closure means it no longer reports performance metrics. The same gap applies to graduation rates, course offerings, staffing, and attendance records. What is clear from state records is the operational fact: the school ceased operations in June 2023.
For families who were considering Academy of Media Arts or who previously attended, the closure means redirecting to other nearby high schools. The South Los Angeles area and greater Los Angeles have multiple public and charter high school options through LAUSD, though parents looking specifically for a media arts emphasis or charter environment will need to investigate which remaining schools in or near the Baldwin Village area offer comparable focus or structure.
The closure does not reflect on program quality or student outcomes, as those data were not preserved in accessible form after the school shut down. Rather, it represents a straightforward end to operations: the school is no longer available as a choice for incoming ninth graders or current students seeking to continue their education there.
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