Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy #5
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy #5 is a free public charter school authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Enrollment for Current School Year
259 students in grades 6-8
Date Opened
September 2009
Address
2635 Pasadena Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90031
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Phone
(323) 987-1680
Fax
(323) 987-1687
Website
Performance
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy #5 achieved a 2010 Academic Performance Index (API) score of 671. CST results: 30% Advanced Proficient in English, 29% Advanced/Proficient in Math. For more on the school's 09-10 Performance Indicators, click here.
Community
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy #5 is located in the Lincoln Heights area of northeastern Los Angeles. Many of the schools in this community serve a range of 1,500 to over 3,000 students per campus.
Demographics and Average Daily Attendance
94% Hispanic, 2% Caucasian, 4% Asian, 24% English Language Learner (ELL) students, and 97% free or Reduced meal program participants. To date, average daily attendance is 97%.
Principal Profile
Suzette Torres has been an administrator with the Alliance since 2006. Prior to joining the Alliance, she worked with at-risk youth as a mentor with Hathaway Family Services and as the Beyond the Bell Coordinator while with LAUSD. At LAUSD, she taught special education, history and was dean of discipline. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from Occidental College and a Master’s in educational administration from Cal State Northridge.