Assurance Learning Academy

Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Lancaster, California

Assurance Learning Academy in Lancaster, California enrolled 3,014 students in 2024-25 with 115.4 full-time teachers, 26.1 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 2% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 16% (California: 86.2%).

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

2,915 students in 2022-23, 3,111 students in 2023-24, 3,014 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 104.8 to 115.4.

Students enrolled at Assurance Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 2,915, 2023-24: 3,111, 2024-25: 3,01401k2k3k4k2022-232,9152023-243,1112024-253,014
Students enrolled at Assurance Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 2,915, 2023-24: 3,111, 2024-25: 3,01401k2k3k4k2022-232,9152023-243,1112024-253,014
Students enrolled at Assurance Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 2,915, 2023-24: 3,111, 2024-25: 3,01401k2k3k4k2022-232,9152023-243,1112024-253,014
Students enrolled at Assurance Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 2,915, 2023-24: 3,111, 2024-25: 3,01401k2k3k4k2022-232,9152023-243,1112024-253,014
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,915104.827.8
2023-243,111115.127.0
2024-253,014115.426.1

26.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 26.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 26.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 26.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 26.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 26.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 327 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Assurance Learning Academy enrolled 2,911 students and had 8.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)8.9, one per 327 of the 2,911 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent93.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.9% of students were Hispanic, 10.3% White, 6.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic76.9%
  2. White10.3%
  3. Black6.7%
  4. Two or more races4.6%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Assurance Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 2% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math2%not published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

16% of the 1,036 students in Assurance Learning Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate16%16%86.2%
Students in the class1,0361,036495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lancaster

10 public high schools in Lancaster report 2024-25 enrollment; Assurance Learning Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Assurance Learning Academy3,01426.178.7%
Lancaster High2,68825.159.9%
Eastside High2,63125.164.1%
Antelope Valley High1,49821.675.7%
Desert Sands Charter72720.271.5%
Mission Academy69420.272.8%
SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)67026.746.9%
Desert Winds Continuation High60521.871.2%

All public schools in Lancaster →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Assurance Learning Academy

  1. Mission AcademyThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 694 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Empower GenerationsThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 81 students, 36.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Assurance Learning Academy with Mission AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Assurance Learning Academy spends per student$21,615 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,615
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaAssurance Learning Academy is the number 31 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#31 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher26.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.26.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Assurance Learning Academy

  1. How many students attend Assurance Learning Academy?
    3,014 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,915 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lancaster, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Assurance Learning Academy?
    26.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Assurance Learning Academy a Title I school?
    Assurance Learning Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Assurance Learning Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Assurance Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 2% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Assurance Learning Academy?
    16% of the 1,036 students in Assurance Learning Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Assurance Learning Academy in?
    Assurance Learning Academy, NCES district ID 0602437. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060243713121 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22