Our most current pre-assessments (2023), show that AROUND 10% of our students began their school year at grade-level proficiency
I would respectfully ask you to please consider that last sentence deeply – it woefully demonstrates the very need for our quality academic intervention and program in general.
Before you consider the unfortunate academic statistics below, quality-of-life statistics further illustrate the thorny issues and social quicksand our kids must navigate every day.
The Green-Meadows/Watts neighborhoods in which our kids live and Strive operates consistently rank in the top ten for most violent crimes out of 272 neighborhoods (FOXLA).
High Crime Rates: The following image shows both Violent and Non-violent crimes in a two mile radius of Strive from 9/5/2024 to 10/2/2024.
Detailed reports can be found here.
High Volume of Registered Sex Offenders
Taken from www.meganslaw.ca.gov, this shocking map shows 795 Postable Offenders in a two mile radius of Strive (the house icon), where most of our students reside. Updated October 1, 2024.
Academic Realities in Our Community
May I ask you to consider the unhealthy link connecting the following two stats, before absorbing the remaining statistics?
(1) A long-term study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that Students who were behind in reading in 3rd grade were four times more likely to drop out of high school than proficient readers.
(2) 79% of students at Locke high school (nearest Strive) barely met standards, with 53% of that percentage far below standards in English-Language Arts on the 2019 California Standards Tests.
School Statistics
Of the 451 schools in California's bottom 5%, more than 50 are found in the South LA area as shown below (LA Times).
Schools in the bottom 5% (Orange Dots) of test scores in 2015
Below are the 2019 California Standard Testing statistics for some of the elementary and high schools nearest Strive. For more Testing statistics for schools near Strive, click here.
Locke College Preparatory Academy:
Free and reduced-price lunch: 96.5%
Students scoring "proficient" or above Math: 3.59%
Students scoring "proficient" or above English: 20.89%
93rd Street Elementary:
Free and reduced-price lunch: 96.7 %
Students scoring "proficient" or above Math: 25.09%
Students scoring "proficient" or above English: 26.58%
Neighborhood Statistics
The demographics of the neighborhoods surrounding Strive illustrate the need for the particular services we provide. To see how we compare with all of LA County, click here.
Green-Meadows
$37,226 median household income. Ranked 17th lowest when compared to all zip codes in LA County.
5.5% of residents 25 and older have a four-year college degree. Ranked 6th lowest when compared to all zip codes in LA County.
There are 52.9% of families headed by single parents. Ranked 16th highest when compared to all zip codes in LA County.
WATTS
$35,410 median household income. Ranked 11th lowest when compared to all zip codes in LA County.
4.9% of residents 25 and older have a four-year college degree. Ranked 3rd lowest when compared to all zip codes in LA County.
There are 51.1% of families headed by single parents. Ranked 21st highest when compared to all zip codes in LA County.
Los Angeles County
$64,251 median household income.
31.8% of residents 25 and older have a four-year college degree.
There are 34.9% of families headed by single parents.