High school (grades 9-12) · Inglewood, CA

Animo Leadership High

Federal NCES profile for Animo Leadership High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060205208504Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
👥 S:T ratio
6
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Animo Leadership High earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#6 of 8
high schools in Inglewood · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
23.5:1
students per teacher
80.3%
free-lunch eligible

Animo Leadership High has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Animo Leadership High ranks #6 of 8 high schools in Inglewood, CA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-27 students YoY

Animo Leadership High held near 628 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-27 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 27.9 → 30.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-27 students YoY 060205208504 · Inglewood, CA High · MID · CHARTER

634 enr · 23.5:1 · 80.3% lunch · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Talladega High School (634 students)

Animo Leadership High held near 628 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-27 headcount). Teacher FTE added 27.9 → 30.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Animo Leadership High compares

Animo Leadership High held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 23.5:1 ▲ 9% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 80.3% ▲ 45% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 634 top 29% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

23.5:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
634
Bigger than 76% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
80.3%
free-lunch eligible - 45% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
23.5:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 67% in California - lower ratio than 33% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
20.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,182
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 317 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 97.9%
African American 1.3%
White 0.3%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 97.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.1, Animo Leadership High is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 7

District finance for Animo Leadership High District reports $17,182 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Inglewood

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Animo Leadership High

How many students attend Animo Leadership High?

Animo Leadership High has 634 students enrolled. It is a high school in Inglewood, CA. CCD year-over-year: 655 (2022-23) → 628 (2023-24), nearly flat (-27).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Animo Leadership High?

The student-teacher ratio at Animo Leadership High is 23.5:1, which is 9% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 50% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Animo Leadership High?

80.3% of students at Animo Leadership High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Animo Leadership High?

The largest demographic group at Animo Leadership High is Hispanic or Latino at 97.9% of enrollment, in Inglewood, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Animo Leadership High?

Animo Leadership High has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Animo Leadership High rank among high schools in Inglewood?

By Resource Investment Index, Animo Leadership High ranks #6 of 8 high schools in Inglewood, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Inglewood on the city page.

What other schools are in Animo Leadership High District?

None; Animo Leadership High District is a single-school charter district, and Animo Leadership High is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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