Los Angeles Academy Middle School

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Los Angeles Academy Middle School is a public middle school located in Los Angeles, California just one block north of Slauson and approximately five blocks east of the Harbor 110 freeway in South Central Los Angeles. The main entrance to the school is on 56th Street, immediately east of Avalon. It is part of Local District 5 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and has been serving 6th through 8th graders since 1998. LAAMS follows a three track school calendar and serves approximately 3,000 students. The school's objectives, as stated on its mission statement, is to provide students with equity and access to a rich and rigorous standards-based curriculum where they meet or exceed state standards. Average Class Size Grade 6: 31 Grade 7: 31 Grade 8: 30 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 70 Students per office/clerical staff: 296 Students per other classified staff: 114

Los Angeles Academy Middle School Configuration Grade: 6-8 Year Opened 1998 School Type Public Principal Maria Borges Location 644 E 56th St, Los Angeles, Ca 90011 Students 2955 (approx.) Telephone 323-232-7820 Website Official Website

Contents 1 Ranking 2 History 3 Map & Directions 4 Faculty & Staff Information 5 Ethnic Diversity 6 Parent & Staff Comments 7 About the Neighborhood 8 Famous Alumni List 9 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 1 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 560 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.

History

1998 - Los Angeles Academy Middle School was opened.

Map & Directions

1] Head north on McKinley Ave toward East 57th St.

2] Turn left at East 56th St.

For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Maria Borges - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 74%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 11%
• Average teaching experience: 7 years
• Average teaching in district: 6 years
• First year teachers: 9%

Ethnic Diversity

88% Hispanic/Latino

11% African American

<1% White

<1% Asian

<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

Parent & Staff Comments

(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)

About the Neighborhood

Famous Alumni List

External Links

• Los Angeles Academy Middle School LAUSD Profile Page
• Los Angeles Academy Middle School Website
• Los Angeles Academy Middle School Teachers/Staff
• Los Angeles Academy Middle School Statistics
• Los Angeles Academy Middle School Rankings