New Designs Charter Sch Watts
Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · Public
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- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Horace Mann UCLA Community Sch, Animo Compton Charter School, Vista High and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA → Elite | 5 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.59 | —† |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 5 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.50 | —† |
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is up 18.7 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-14.1%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~125 | -20 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~92 | -53 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~68 | -77 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
New Designs Charter Sch Watts — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · Los Angeles · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 13% (38→33 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of -14%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-14.1%/yr), enrollment projects to ~92 by 2029 — about 53 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 53 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.
Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Designs Charter Sch Watts | Public | 145 | — | -13% |
| Peer-group median | 10.8% | -14% | ||
| Horace Mann UCLA Community Sch | Public | 151 | 12.0% | -38% |
| Animo Compton Charter School | Public | 190 | — | +14% |
| Vista High | Public | 170 | — | -2% |
| John Hope Continuation | Public | 107 | — | +100% |
| University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy | Public | 93 | — | +64% |
| University Pathways Public Service Academy | Public | 100 | 9.5% | -27% |
| Odyssey Continuation | Public | 104 | — | -30% |
| New Millennium Secondary Schl | Public | 96 | — | -26% |
| Cesar Chavez Continuation High | Public | 212 | — | -56% |
| Boys Academic Leadership Academy | Public | 65 | — | +33% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Los Angeles County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment down 13.2% vs. county -8.2%, AND stability (77.7%) below the county median. Fewer families are choosing the school, and the ones who do aren't staying through year-end.
31 of 139 students who enrolled at New Designs Charter Sch Watts this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (22.3% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
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Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.