Math Academy

IF YOU HAVE AN APPLICATION IN FOR EITHER MAGNET - SAGE OR THE PERFORMING ARTS - OR IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE MATH ACADEMY, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER FOR THE HIGHLY ACCELERATED MATH TEST. USE THE FOLLOWING FORM TO SIGN UP FOR A SPOT DURING EITHER TEST SESSION. DETAILS ON THE FORM.

HIGHLY ACCELERATED MATH TEST SIGN-UP

Admission for the 2026-2027 School Year

The Highly Accelerated Math Test will be given on February 24th and April 21st at 2:30PM. The Google Form Application will go live after the Affiliated Charter Lottery Draw on February 6th. All Charter Lottery applicants will be notified directly and sent a link to the Google Form sign up. All resident school families and prospective Magnet families can access the form via our school's website.

You may only apply to the Academies if Louis Armstrong is your home school OR if you've been accepted through the Affiliated Charter Lottery draw, which will take place on February 6th, 2026 at 8:30 am. If you are interested in attending the Affiliated Charter Lottery, you may attend in person in the Parent Center or on Zoom. https://lausd.zoom.us/j/82389635603

Topics covered on the test:

- Place value

- Rounding whole numbers and decimals

- Prime factorization

- Least Common Multiple

- Greatest Common Factor

- Simplifying fractions

- Converting fractions to decimal and decimals to fractions

- Comparing decimals

- Comparing fractions

- Adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals

- Adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions

- Order of operations (basic)

IF ARMSTRONG IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD/RESIDENT SCHOOL, YOU MAY APPLY TO THE MATH ACADEMY BY TAKING THE HIGHLY ACCELERATED MATH TEST. TO CHECK IF ARMSTRONG IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD/RESIDENT SCHOOL, GO TO THE RESIDENT SCHOOL FINDER: RESIDENT SCHOOL FINDER

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING TO THE MATH ACADEMY, AND ARMSTRONG IS NOT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD/RESIDENT SCHOOL, YOU FIRST NEED TO APPLY TO THE AFFILIATED CHARTER SCHOOL LOTTERY. **THE LATE APPLICATION FOR CHOICES 26/27 OPENS FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026.**

GO TO ECHOICES.LAUSD.NET CLICK ON "AFFILIATED CHARTERS" AND FIND "LOUIS ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL."

IF YOU ARE ADMITTED TO LOUIS ARMSTRONG MS VIA CHARTER LOTTERY (OR IF ARMSTRONG IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD/RESIDENT SCHOOL), YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE HIGHLY ACCELERATED MATH TEST AND JOIN THE MATH ACADEMY.

Once you are accepted into the math academy, we have great ways to get involved in the program. Please visit our parent group's website, https://www.armstrongmathacademy.com/, for more information.

Louis Armstrong Math Academy Mission

The mission of the Louis Armstrong Math Academy is to offer enriched, rigorous learning opportunities through English, History, Math, and Science with an emphasis on advanced math. As a team of teachers working with a small learning community of students, we foster a love of learning and guide students as they develop stronger character and peer relations. Math Academy students actively participate in learning experiences, both in and out of the classroom through field trips, and community service opportunities. Students graduate from the Math Academy on an accelerated math schedule, prepared for the rigors of high school honors classes, and have greater understanding and appreciation for the world around them.