📍 1331 E. Ave. J-8, Lancster, Los Angeles County, 93535
Promise Academy is a Special Education serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancster, Los Angeles County. The school has 51 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
Promise Academy enrolls 51 students across grades K–8. The student body is 75% male and 25% female. A teaching staff of 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 55% |
| White | 9 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 1 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 51 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Promise Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Promise Academy is one of 24 schools in Lancaster Elementary, based in Lancaster, California. The district serves 13,769 students district-wide and employs 574 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 51 students, Promise Academy is smaller than the district average of about 574 students per school.