Invictus Leadership Academy, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Invictus Leadership Academy

Invictus Leadership Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Vermont Vista. The school enrolls a small student body in a setting that is racially and ethnically diverse, with the student population split roughly evenly between Black and Hispanic students.

The student population faces significant economic hardship. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a proxy for household economic need. The grade distribution shows the school carries more students in its early grades, particularly kindergarten and first grade, with enrollment tapering as students move into upper elementary and middle school.

Academic results on California state assessments are notably weak across the board. In third-grade reading and language arts, roughly in line with a modest base, but performance drops sharply in grades four and five. Mathematics proficiency is lower still, with single-digit proficiency in grade five and essentially zero proficiency reported for eighth grade. Science assessments, administered in grades five and eight, show similarly low results. These figures place the school in the bottom quartile of schools across Los Angeles County when overall proficiency is measured. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, and into the reasons underlying such low test scores and what instructional and support changes may be underway.

The school's grade structure is somewhat compressed at the upper end, with very small cohorts in grade six and a notably small group in grade eight. This concentration of younger students and thinning enrollment in middle grades suggests either early attrition or a recent shift in the school's intended grade span. Without clear information about whether this reflects a phase-out, a transition period, or a stable operating model, a parent should confirm directly with the school what the enrollment trajectory and middle-grade pathway look like going forward.

Civil-rights data on special education and English learner enrollment were not available. The school's website location and any publicly reported vision, program model, or instructional philosophy are not included in the available data. For a parent considering enrollment, these gaps mean seeking additional information directly from the school about special services, language support, and the underlying educational approach would be important before deciding.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 335%

School 35% · district not reported

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

Grade 413%

School 13% · district not reported

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 512%

School 12% · district not reported

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · district not reported

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 339%

School 39% · district not reported

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

Grade 420%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · district not reported

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 625%

School 25% · district not reported

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

Grade 814%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Science

Grade 56%

School 6% · district not reported

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below 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.