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Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy High School
12628 Avalon Blvd
Los Angeles CA, 90061, Los Angeles County
Phone: 323-756-3930
Ranking: 
(1,343 out of 1,403, bottom 4%)*
(1,343 out of 1,403, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 27 | 23 | NA | NA | 22 | 12 | 9 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 542 | 525 | 550 | 532 | 416 | 313 | 139 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 132 | 24.4% | 139 | 26.5% | 158 | 28.7% | NA | NA | 124 | 29.8% | 158 | 50.5% | 139 | 100.0% |
| Grade 10: | 139 | 25.6% | 146 | 27.8% | 146 | 26.5% | NA | NA | 156 | 37.5% | 155 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 11: | 132 | 24.4% | 139 | 26.5% | 123 | 22.4% | NA | NA | 135 | 32.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 12: | 139 | 25.6% | 101 | 19.2% | 123 | 22.4% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 252 | 46.5% | 266 | 50.7% | 273 | 49.6% | NA | NA | 207 | 49.8% | 160 | 51.1% | 69 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 290 | 53.5% | 259 | 49.3% | 277 | 50.4% | NA | NA | 209 | 50.2% | 153 | 48.9% | 66 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 356 | 65.7% | 378 | 72.0% | 403 | 73.3% | NA | NA | 299 | 71.9% | 226 | 72.2% | 109 | 78.4% |
| Black: | 90 | 16.6% | 115 | 21.9% | 126 | 22.9% | NA | NA | 117 | 28.1% | 83 | 26.5% | 30 | 21.6% |
| White: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 88 | 16.2% | 29 | 5.5% | 20 | 3.6% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 458 | 84.5% | 488 | 93.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 366 | 88.0% | 256 | 81.8% | 125 | 89.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.5% | 21 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20 | 4.8% | 15 | 4.8% | 9 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.61 | 19.16 | 23.99 | NA | NA | 19.35 | 20.90 | 15.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAHSEE | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 71.0% | 79.0% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.0% | 73.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 75.0% | 82.0% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 76.0% | 83.0% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 70.0% | 80.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 72.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 75.0% | 83.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 77.0% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 78.0% | 84.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 45.0% | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 45.0% | 51.0% | 61.0% |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2009 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 249.8 | 274.6 | 287.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.6 | 281.1 | 292.4 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.3 | 295.8 | 332.5 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 253.7 | 302.8 | 339.6 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.3 | 302.8 | 343.1 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.4 | 303.4 | 343.8 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.0 | 297.9 | 335.6 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.5 | 319.4 | 333 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.8 | 325 | 336.7 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 335.3 | 341.4 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266 | 300.2 | 344 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.3 | 305.3 | 347.1 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.5 | 309.2 | 349.6 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.8 | 308.9 | 351.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.2 | 320.8 | 338.1 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.7 | 325.4 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 330.4 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.2 | 332.9 | 348.4 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 339.8 | 352.4 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257.8 | 269.4 | 293.6 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256.6 | 273.9 | 298.5 |
| 2012 | Integrated Math 1 | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.3 | 280.5 | 290.4 |
| 2013 | Integrated Math 1 | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.2 | 263.1 | 287.9 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.2 | 321.3 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.5 | 327.5 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.3 | 332.1 | 353.1 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.4 | 336.1 | 357.3 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 340.6 | 360.4 |
| 2009 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 307.7 | 331.5 |
| 2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.1 | 315.8 | 338.5 |
| 2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.7 | 321.7 | 343.5 |
| 2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.8 | 327.2 | 347 |
| 2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.2 | 329.5 | 347.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 246 | 268.2 | 294.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.7 | 271.4 | 296.7 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 239.3 | 274.4 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255.4 | 273.3 | 294.6 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257.7 | 303.7 | 326.9 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.9 | 323.6 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.6 | 330 | 341.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 335 | 344.7 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 334.6 | 344.8 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 242.9 | 264.2 | 281 |
| 2010 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.3 | 321.2 | 353.3 |
| 2011 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 328.6 | 358.7 |
| 2012 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.5 | 328.9 | 359.8 |
| 2013 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.5 | 333.1 | 361.5 |
| 2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 254.9 | 315.6 | 351.6 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 249.1 | 317.1 | 351.3 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.4 | 318.8 | 354.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 238.7 | 322.0 | 351.5 |
| 2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.8 | 321.8 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 328.4 | 344.7 |
| 2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 332.9 | 346.9 |
| 2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.1 | 334.1 | 348.5 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.1 | 281.6 | 302.4 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267.7 | 284.2 | 305.8 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.5 | 286.5 | 307.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.6 | 290 | 309.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.5 | 293.3 | 311.6 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 297.8 | 313.2 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.7 | 340.7 | 392.8 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 316.6 | 353.2 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 316.7 | 355.5 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.6 | 321.4 | 358.9 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.8 | 324.6 | 363.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.2 | 323.1 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.7 | 324.8 | 349.7 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.9 | 328.1 | 353.7 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.8 | 331 | 357.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 335.9 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.5 | 341.3 | 363.9 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 300.3 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.1 | 303.6 | 346.9 |
| 2012 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.3 | 319.5 | 340.6 |
| 2013 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 299.6 | 337.2 |
| 2009 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.4 | 288.6 | 330.3 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 270.1 | 295.5 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265.5 | 300.1 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.3 | 305.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.6 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.6 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.3 | 285.9 | 317.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 254.7 | 290.1 | 324 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 293.8 | 328.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 269.1 | 297.5 | 331.2 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265.3 | 296.2 | 325.2 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 317 | 340.1 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 320.8 | 318.1 | 343 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 323.3 | 347.2 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.6 | 327.3 | 351.7 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 331.7 | 354.0 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265.9 | 298.6 | 333 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 274.6 | 304 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.6 | 308.3 | 339.7 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.8 | 309.3 | 342.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 278.4 | 310.7 |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 266.1 | 284.1 | 313.4 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 246.7 | 291.5 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 272.6 | 276.8 | 292.1 |
| 2013 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 276.0 | 267.2 | 290.8 |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 280.5 | 318.5 | 349.1 |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 326.2 | 354.3 |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.7 | 326.7 | 355.2 |
| 2013 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.1 | 327.2 | 355.5 |
| 2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 253.6 | 322.6 | 359.2 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 253.1 | 325.5 | 359.3 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 275.4 | 328.3 | 362.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 246.3 | 331.7 | 360.2 |
| 2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.5 | 302.4 | 329 |
| 2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.1 | 310.4 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.7 | 315 | 342 |
| 2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 303.8 | 319.9 | 345.7 |
| 2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 300.2 | 323.0 | 346.7 |
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* Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.