Aspire Slauson Academy Charter: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Aspire Slauson Academy Charter posts low test scores — and suspensions run below the state rate (0.2% vs 1.6%). If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Aspire Slauson Academy Charter scores 25 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 7th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “13% proficient” and call it done. Aspire Slauson Academy Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Los Angeles, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, Aspire Slauson Academy Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 57
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 48
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 57
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 3.2pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +4.5pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 59 | 7% | 10% | 29% | 54% | 17% | −26 |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 0% | 16% | 20% | 64% | 16% | −29 |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 0% | 15% | 25% | 60% | 15% | −33 |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 5% | 21% | 28% | 46% | 26% | −21 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 61 | 2% | 8% | 33% | 57% | 10% | −36 |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 12% | 4% | 23% | 62% | 15% | −26 |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 2% | 2% | 31% | 65% | 4% | −32 |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 5% | 7% | 17% | 71% | 12% | −23 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 55 | 0% | 5% | 60% | 35% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 173 | 17.9% | −23 | −20 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 155 | 20.6% | −20 | −18 |
| English Learners | 80 | 3.7% | −3 | −7 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Slauson Academy Charter ← | — | 25 | 3.6% | 12.8% | −4.0 | 0.2% |
| Sixty-First Street Elementary | 0.5 mi | 61 | 18.8% | 38.5% | −3.7 | 0.4% |
| West Vernon Avenue Elementary | 1.3 mi | 57 | 19.1% | 41.8% | +5.9 | 0.1% |
| Ascot Avenue Elementary | 1.9 mi | 53 | 20.7% | 42.7% | +10.1 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 20 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.