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: 299
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%
Unknown: 5%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 71%

Key Dates 2026-2027:

First Day of School: August 10, 2026
Labor Day: September 7, 2026
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: October 12, 2026
Fall Break: October 13– October 16, 2026
Staff PD Day (no students): October 19, 2026
Veterans Day: November 11, 2026
Harvest Break: November 23 – 27, 2026
Winter Break: December 21, 2026 – January 1, 2027
Staff PD Day (no students): January 4, 2027
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 18, 2027
Staff PD Day (no students): February 8, 2027
Presidents’ Day: February 15, 2027
Spring Break: March 22 – March 26, 2027
Farmworkers Day: March 31, 2027
Staff PD Day (no students): April 12, 2027
Memorial Day: May 31, 2027
Last Day of School: June 4, 2027
Juneteenth: June 18, 2027

• 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, at (323) 277-2901.

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.