Global Education Academy 2 vs Third Street Elementary

Third Street Elementary ranks #8 of 9,533 California schools, placing it among the top 0.1% statewide. Global Education Academy 2 is no slouch at #31 of 9,533, but the 23-position gap is meaningful at that altitude. Both schools earn a 9.9/10 growth score, meaning students at each school are advancing at roughly the same pace relative to peers — the separation comes from where students start and how high proficiency climbs, not from year-over-year momentum.

On academics, the delta is concrete: Third Street Elementary scores 10.0/10 against Global Education Academy 2's 8.4/10 — a 1.6-point gap on a 10-point scale. That difference reflects measured proficiency outcomes, not subjective assessment. Both schools serve kindergarten through 5th grade and sit 2.1 miles apart in Los Angeles, so the academic gap is a direct apples-to-apples comparison between two elementary programs at the same grade band.

The schools serve markedly different populations. Global Education Academy 2 enrolls 49 students with an 88% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-need, low-income community. Third Street Elementary enrolls 691 students with a 43% free/reduced lunch rate, a more economically mixed population roughly 14 times larger. The student-teacher ratio reflects that difference: Global Education Academy 2 carries 16.3 students per teacher versus Third Street Elementary's 22.3:1 — six fewer students per teacher, which can translate to more individualized attention per child in the classroom.

Global Education Academy 2 operates as a charter school; Third Street Elementary is a regular public school within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Charter status affects lottery enrollment, governance structure, and sometimes curriculum flexibility. Third Street's enrollment of 691 supports a fuller range of extracurricular programming and specialist staffing typical of larger schools, while Global Education Academy 2's small cohort of 49 students creates an environment where every student is likely known by name across the building.