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Animo City of Champions Charter High

Inglewood, CA · Grades 9-12 · 299 students · Los Angeles County Office of Education

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46% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 4% in math. 94.4% graduate in four years. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.

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Math

4%

Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced

English

46%

Grade 11 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

299

Total enrollment

Graduation

94.4%

Four-year graduation rate

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grade 11 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

Share at Proficient or Advanced

0%25%50%75%100%2022: 5%2023: 1%2024: 6%2025: 4%2022: 38%2023: 47%2024: 45%2025: 46%20222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2022: 5%2023: 1%2024: 6%2025: 4%2022: 38%2023: 47%2024: 45%2025: 46%2022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
20225%38%
20231%47%
20246%45%
20254%46%

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2022 to 2025

Has stayed near the 44th percentile since 2022.

Most rating sites would stop at “25% proficient” and call it done. Animo City of Champions Charter deserves a closer read. Four in five of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Animo City of Champions Charter's low-income kids hit 48.9% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

As a charter, Animo City of Champions Charter enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.

57 tested · 1 of 1 grade published

Animo City of Champions Charter High scores 51 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 44th percentile of 1,647 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Percentile among 1,647 high schools statewide
Year detailsYear2022 · 43rd percentile · Scope Score 49 of 1002023 · 47th percentile · Scope Score 52 of 1002024 · 49th percentile · Scope Score 52 of 1002025 · 44th percentile · Scope Score 51 of 100
ELAYellow(Increased)MathRed(Maintained)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade2022202320242025
Grade 1138%47%45%46%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade2022202320242025
Grade 115%1%6%4%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

One in five of students here meet the standard. 6% clear it by a lot.

ELA46% met or exceeded
Exceeded 11%Met 35%Nearly Met 33%Not Met 21%
Math4% met or exceeded
Exceeded 2%Met 2%Nearly Met 18%Not Met 79%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California high schools · average20% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2022–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+Grad rateCollege readinessAbsenceSuspension
This school516%25%94.4%67.3%28.4%1.2%
CA average · High School5420%43%92.5%43.0%23.1%3.3%
This schoolCA avg
Scope5154
% Exceeded6%20%
% Met+25%43%
Grad rate94.4%92.5%
College readiness67.3%43.0%
Absence28.4%23.1%
Suspension1.2%3.3%

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

Low-income students here meet the ELA standard ahead of the same group statewide.

48.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. This comparison does not tell us what caused the difference.

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 25% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 25%, district —, state 43%25%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 27%, district 28%, state 32%27% · +2 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 22%, district 35%, state 32%22% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 27%, district 59%, state 44%27% · +2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 22%, district 35%, state 42%22% · −2 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 29%, district 23%, state 26%29% · +4 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 20%, district 12%, state 15%20% · −5 vs school

5 of 12 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
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In the 2020-21 federal collection — the newest there is — Students with disabilities students were 24% of Animo City of Champions Charter's enrollment but 7% of its AP seats; ask the school what's changed since.

Hispanic52.7% AP · 44.2% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.0% AP · 0.0% enroll.
Asian0.0% AP · 0.3% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0% AP · 0.0% enroll.
Black47.3% AP · 53.6% enroll.
White0.0% AP · 1.1% enroll.
Two or more races0.0% AP · 0.9% enroll.
English learners5.4% AP · 11.4% enroll.
Students with disabilities6.8% AP · 23.6% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Where graduates go

What happens after high school?

63%

Enrolled in college within a year

Class of 2023 · 35 of 56 completers · includes community colleges

56Completers
41%
Other colleges23 completers · Outside the California community college system
21%
California community colleges12 completers · Enrolled within a year
38%
Not recorded enrolled21 completers · No college enrollment in this reporting window

Destination data describes this earlier graduating class, separately from current-year test results and graduation. Percentages are rounded.

College destinations and the full graduate record
2024–25

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Where the class of 2023 went
63%enrolled in college within a year
  • University of California4 (7%)
  • California State University17 (30%)
  • California community college12 (21%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 (4%)
  • Not enrolled21 (38%)

CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate, class of 2023 · % = count ÷ completers, our arithmetic

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The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 16 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher16 · district 21
Teaching staff19 teachers
Avg. experience8.2 years
Fully credentialed83%
First-year teachers11%
PrincipalCen'cere Cooks
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Teacher salary schedule$58,299 – $115,472
Principal salaryUp to $157,944
Superintendent salary$450,915

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course breadth
AP courses offered8 (CCI)
AP exam qualifiers33 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.

28.4% of students miss a month or more of school, versus 23.1% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — a school visit will tell you more than this number.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 28.4%, district 22.1%, state 23.1%28.4% · +5.3pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.2%, district —, state 3.3%1.2% · −2.0pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

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What gets spent · FY 2018–19

Its district spends $123,399 per student, more than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $123,399, CA average $14,491$123,399 · district average
District averageCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 29%Instruction support 23%Student services 13%Administration 26%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

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district detail, 2016–2019 — the newest published
2019$123,399 per pupil
2018$116,191 per pupil
2017$43,242 per pupil
2016$49,015 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood · ACS 2024

Four in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 299 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 14% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino55.9% · district 71.6% · CA 56.1%
White0.7% · district 8.5% · CA 19.9%
Black41.1% · district 11.7% · CA 4.8%
Other2.3% · district 5.6% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch88.3% · CA 64%
Median income$93K · CA $85K
Median home value$850K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+40% · CA 35%
ZIP population14,708
Median age46 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

What is the school’s approach?

School-stated approach · questions for your visit

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What are the alternatives?

Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.

2025 · high schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

Private options →
SchoolTypePerformance bandAdvancedProficient or AdvancedDistanceSelect
Animo City of Champions Charter HighCharterDeveloping6%25%School being viewed
Hawthorne Math and Science AcademyCharterStrong38%69%2.7 mi
Lennox Mathematics, Science and Technology AcademyCharterStrong21%55%1.9 mi
Animo Inglewood Charter HighCharterStrong21%46%0.7 mi
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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Animo City of Champions Charter High a good high school?
Animo City of Champions Charter High has a Scope Score of 51 out of 100, placing it in the 44th percentile of California high schools and ranked #929 statewide. 6.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 13.7 percentage points below the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Animo City of Champions Charter High's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 24.6% of students at Animo City of Champions Charter High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 6.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 18.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 6.1% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 114 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Animo City of Champions Charter High rank in California?
Animo City of Champions Charter High ranks #929 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 44th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Animo City of Champions Charter High?
28.4% of students at Animo City of Champions Charter High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 1.2%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Animo City of Champions Charter High compare to other schools in Inglewood?
Animo City of Champions Charter High scores 51/100 (44th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 299 students. Use the schools in Inglewood page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Animo City of Champions Charter High serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Animo City of Champions Charter High in Inglewood, 48.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Animo City of Champions Charter High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 10.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (4.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (40.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 5.6 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 47 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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How the Scope Score is calculated

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What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 6 things our score weighs

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Graduation rate94.4%92.5%25%
Exceeded standard6.1%19.8%22%
College readiness67.3%43.0%20%
Met or exceeded24.6%43.2%18%
Chronic absenteeism28.4%23.1%5%
Suspension rate1.2%3.3%5%

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures graduation, test performance, college readiness, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Animo City of Champions Charter High: reading the evidence

Animo City of Champions Charter posts 25% meeting the standard and 6.1% exceeding it, against 43% and 19.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

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Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Animo City of Champions Charter High is ranked #929 statewide · #6 of 10 in Los Angeles County Office of Education.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate94.4%92.5%25%
Exceeded standard6.1%19.8%22%
College readiness67.3%43.0%20%
Met or exceeded24.6%43.2%18%
Chronic absenteeism28.4%23.1%5%
Suspension rate1.2%3.3%5%
Graduation rate
↑ vs CA 92.5% · index 58 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 19.8% · index 39 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
College readiness
↑ vs CA 43.0% · index 69 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 43.2% · index 42 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 23.1% · index 52 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 6.3pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 61 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2024
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 115711%35%33%21%46%−3
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11572%2%18%79%4%−20

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide592%12%78%8%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged4748.9%+11+11
Hispanic/Latino3240.6%−10+2
Black/African American2152.4%+25+20
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Susp
Animo City of Champions Charter High ←516.1%24.6%1.2%
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy2.7 mi7437.6%69.4%0.8%
Lennox Mathematics, Science and Technology Academy1.9 mi6820.8%55.4%2.3%
Animo Inglewood Charter High0.7 mi6520.9%46.5%0.5%
California average5419.8%43.2%3.3%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
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Graduation Rate
94.4%
AP Exam Prepared
67.3%
A-G Completion
80.9%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
62.5%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSusp
20224943#9075.5%21.1%44.6%1.4%
20235247#8625.9%24.4%30.8%1.0%
20245249#8355.8%26.0%22.1%0.9%
20255144#9296.1%24.6%28.4%1.2%
05Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
ShowHide table 05 — Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count6
AP enrollment74
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections4
Total enrollment (CRDC)351

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

06College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
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DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California47.1%
California State University1730.4%
California community college1221.4%
In-state private00.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year23.6%
Out-of-state, 2-year00.0%
Not enrolled2137.5%

56 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 63% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,647 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-18

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