Aspire Gateway Academy

Welcome to the Aspire Gateway Academy landing page!

Grades: TK – 5
Sponsoring District: Los Angeles Area
CDS/Charter Numbers: CDS: #19-64733-0122614 Charter: #1213
Afterschool Program? Y

Enrollment: 285
Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 94%
Black or African-American: 0%
Multiracial: 0%
Asian-American: 0%
Caucasian: 0%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0%
Not available: 5%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 84%

Key Dates 2025-2026:

First Day of School: August 12, 2025
Labor Day: September 1, 2025
Fall Break: October 14 – October 17, 2025
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: October 13, 2025
Staff PD Day (no students): October 20, 2025
Veterans Day: November 11, 2025
Harvest Break: November 24 – 28, 2025
Winter Break: December 22, 2025 – January 05, 2026
Staff PD Day (no students): January 06, 2026
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 19, 2026
Presidents’ Day: February 16, 2026
Staff PD Day (no students): March 09, 2026
Spring Break: March 27 – April 03, 2026
Staff PD Day (no students): April 06, 2026
Memorial Day: May 25, 2026
Last Day of School: June 10, 2026
Juneteenth: June 19, 2026

• Learn more about our school’s Vision, Mission, and Core Values here.
• Check out our e-bulletin board, upcoming events, and other information at aspiregatewayacademy.com!

Office Email

For Title IX & UCP, please contact Joel Ramirez, Superintendent of Culturally Responsive Leadership Development, at 323-837-9920.

LAUSD SPED WEBSITE

Mental Health and Community Resources: Please see here to visit AGA’s Counseling Center site. For additional mental health and community resources, or if you need support with accessing mental health services or other community resources, please reach out to your school’s Mental Health Counselors. You may also search for a local mental health provider or other community resources here.

Homeless/Foster Youth Liaison: Aracely Lopez, Counselor at Aracely.Lopez@aspirepublicschools.org or 323-249-5740.

Homeless, Foster Youth, Bullying & Cyberbullying Resources for families and students

For information and resources on bullying and harassment prevention, please contact your school administrator or the Regional Director of Student Services at 323-837-9920 for support.

• Anti-Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Policy
• Response to Hate Crimes and Bullying Policy
• Parent Concern Form

School and Community Resources

• Be sure to click on the Los Angeles Region tab
• Mental Health Resources for Families, Children, and Adolescents

Additionally, in order to encourage and support stakeholder involvement, each school’s website contains the following information in both Spanish and English:

• Timely notices of board meetings and other school committee meetings that involve parents.
• Meetings held/interpreted in Spanish and English.
• Opportunities to share thoughts and opinions through email and ParentSquare, the interactive parent communication platform used by the school.
• Short summaries of issues, ideas, and decisions of school committees.
• At least two opportunities for parents to give detailed input on the Local Control Accountability Plan.

Parents are welcome and encouraged to volunteer at our school, however, parental involvement is not a requirement for acceptance to, or continued enrollment at, the charter school.