Equitas Academy Charter Schools

Equitas Academy Charter Schools is a network of free public schools located in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2009, the organization employs 167 individuals and generates $8.4 million in annual revenue. Equitas Academy serves over 1,000 students in kindergarten through 8th grade across two elementary schools and one middle school, with a second middle school scheduled to open in August 2017. The school provides a structured learning environment with a focus on college readiness, utilizing an extended school day and year, offering enrichment activities, and preparing students for success in top-performing middle, high schools, and universities. The school emphasizes a family partnership approach, maintaining ongoing communication with parents about academic and behavioral progress, conducting at-home visits by staff, and hosting family workshops. Equitas Academy fosters a safe and supportive school community by instilling values of curiosity, optimism, gratitude, grit, self-control, social intelligence, and zest in its students, guiding them towards making positive choices. Equitas Academy Charter Schools can be reached through their website at equitasacademy.org.