Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy #7 is a free public charter school authorized by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Description
Designed to prepare students to succeed in high school and continue on a path toward college, the school's educational model focuses on five core values: high expectations for all students; small, personalized schools and classrooms; increased instructional time; highly qualified principals and teachers; and parents as partners.
Enrollment for Current School Year
292 students in grade 6-7
Date Opened
September 2010
Address
2941 West 70th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90043
See map.
Phone
(323) 920-4388
Website
Performance
This new school will have its first performance results in the Summer of 2011.
Community
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy #7 is temporarily sharing space with Alliance College-Ready Academy High School #7 in the Crenshaw District of Los Angeles. The area includes mostly non-charter public schools such as Horace Mann Middle School.
Demographics and Average Daily Attendance
64% Hispanic, 34% African American, 22% English Language Learner (ELL) students, and 98% free or Reduced meal program participants. To date, average daily attendance is 96%.
Principal Profile
Principal Luis H. Ramirez has been an educator for more than 20 years, working as a classroom teacher, high school counselor and school administrator, at both the elementary and middle school level. A fluent Spanish speaker and specialist in dual-language immersion, Mr. Ramirez spent 15 years in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District before joining the Alliance. He holds a B.A. and Master's degree from Cal State University, Northridge.