Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy
Charter · Grades 9–12 · 546 students
New Designs Charter School-Watts
12714 South Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90061
Grades
6–12
High
Students
194
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
New Designs Charter School-Watts District
Los Angeles County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,321 California high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About New Designs Charter School-Watts
New Designs Charter School-Watts is a charter high school in Los Angeles, California, serving grades 6–12. It is part of New Designs Charter School-Watts District. The school is located in a large suburb in Los Angeles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 194 students were enrolled, with about 17 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California high school (18.5 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from New Designs Charter School-Watts District. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,321 California high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 6–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 194 students
- Students per teacher
- 17 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- New Designs Charter School-Watts District
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- New Designs Charter School-Watts District
- County
- Los Angeles County
- NCES school ID
- 060154312456
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.