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Aspire Firestone Academy Charter School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8929 Kauffman Ave.
South Gate, CA 90280
Phone
(323) 249-5740
District
Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
348
Classroom Teachers
15

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.7% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Aspire Firestone Academy Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
46%
44%
46%
59%
45%
52%
46%
44%
46%
59%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
43%
32%
44%
45%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
40%
47%
47%
59%
34%
53%
40%
47%
47%
59%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
23
23
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 52 14.9%
Grade 1 57 16.4%
Grade 2 48 13.8%
Grade 3 63 18.1%
Grade 4 57 16.4%
Grade 5 71 20.4%
Total 348 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.9% 0.9% 23.2%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 5.1%
Hispanic 99.1% 99.1% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 92.8% 92.8% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 84.8% 84.8% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 8.0% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.8%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 8.0%
$15,000 or less Unreported 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,000 $4,524,000 73.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $0 $0 0.0%
Staff $0 $0 0.0%
General Administration $89 $31,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,437 $500,000 8.1%
Operation $75 $26,000 0.4%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $899 $313,000 5.1%
Total Support $2,500 $870,000 14.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,218 $772,000 12.5%
Total Expenditures $17,718 $6,166,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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