Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence

Regular School · Inglewood, CA

Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence is a regular school school in Inglewood, California, serving grades KG–08 with 487 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 26.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

487

Teachers (FTE)

18.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

26.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	332	68%
Black or African American	129	26%
White	7	1%
Asian	6	1%
Two or more races	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	487	248M / 239F

English Language Learners: 94 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -15.9pp	33.9%	260
Reading Proficiency	28.0% -20.7pp	48.7%	264
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	64

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.40 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

15% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	487	100%

Contact & Location

11710 South Cherry Ave.

Inglewood, CA 90303

Phone: (310)680-5400

http://bennett-kew.inglewoodusd.com/

District

Inglewood Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,052

District enrollment: 7,282

Other Schools in District

Beulah Payne STEAM Academy Elementary
Centinela Elementary
Frank D. Parent Elementary
Highland Elementary Elementary
Hudnall (Claude) Elementary Elementary
Kelso (William H.) Elementary
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter Elementary
Oak Street Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 90303) → CensusDepth.com
California population & income data → CensusDepth.com
California teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

061839002247

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD