Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Los Angeles, California

Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy in Los Angeles, California enrolled 293 students in 2024-25 with 22.5 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 17-21% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 4% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

397 students in 2022-23, 368 students in 2023-24, 293 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.6 to 22.5.

Students enrolled at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 368, 2024-25: 29301002003004002022-233972023-243682024-25293
Students enrolled at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 368, 2024-25: 29301002003004002022-233972023-243682024-25293
Students enrolled at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 368, 2024-25: 29301002003004002022-233972023-243682024-25293
Students enrolled at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy by school year2022-23: 397, 2023-24: 368, 2024-25: 29301002003004002022-233972023-243682024-25293
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339725.615.5
2023-2436824.015.3
2024-2529322.513.0

13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 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 13.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 13.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 13.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 13.0; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state 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).

One counselor per 106 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy enrolled 425 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 106 of the 425 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent48.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.0% of students were Hispanic, 21.2% Black, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic73.0%
  2. Black21.2%
  3. Two or more races3.4%
  4. White2.0%
  5. Asian0.3%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2217‑21%40%45%
Math, 2022-234%30% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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.

High schools in Los Angeles

149 public high schools in Los Angeles report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Venice Senior High2,29321.360.5%
James A. Garfield Senior High2,23717.688.6%
Alexander Hamilton Senior High2,05517.471.1%
Eagle Rock High2,03119.846.2%
John C. Fremont Senior High1,88919.096.0%
John Marshall Senior High1,84219.367.5%
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High1,67819.592.8%
Santee Education Complex1,58219.891.9%

All public schools in Los Angeles →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy

  1. Russell Westbrook Why Not? HighThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 409 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 ComplexThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 998 students, 21.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy with Russell Westbrook Why Not? HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Los Angeles Unified School District spends per student$22,606 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,606
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaBarack Obama Global Preparation Academy is the number 1,216 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,216 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.13.0:1
  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 Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy

  1. How many students attend Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?
    293 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 397 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Los Angeles, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy?
    13.0 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 Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy a Title I school?
    Barack Obama Global Preparation 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 Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy in?
    Los Angeles Unified School District, NCES district ID 0622710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062271012771 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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