Academia Semillas Del Pueblo Charter School

The Academia Semillas del Pueblo Xinaxcalmecac is a kindergarten through eighth grade public charter school of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), located in the community of El Sereno, on the east side of Los Angeles. The school is dedicated to providing urban children of immigrant families an excellent education founded upon native and maternal languages, cultural values, and global realities. The students here are taught with various languages, including English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and the Aztec/Mexica Nahuatl language. In the Nahuatl native language, the school's name means “the house of higher learning for the seeds of our people.”

As a California public charter school, Academia Semillas del Pueblo is open to all school age students. Students do not have to pay to attend. Students enrolling in Kinder must be 5 years old by December 2nd. Academia Semillas del Pueblo does not discriminate against any student on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity or disability.

Parents who wish to enroll their children at Academia Semillas del Pueblo must attend an orientation meeting before the start of the school. Orientation meetings are held in the months of May and June. Enrollment takes place after the orientation. If more students want to enroll than spaces available, student will be selected randomly through lottery.