Public school · Inglewood
Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence
A tuition-free public school for transitional kindergarten through eighth grade in Inglewood, with an ASES after-school program.
- Ages
- Ages 4–14
- Price
- Free
- Where
- 11710 South Cherry Avenue, Inglewood
Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence (TK–8)
Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence is a tuition-free public school at 11710 South Cherry Avenue in Inglewood, serving transitional kindergarten through eighth grade in the Inglewood Unified School District. The school runs an ASES after-school program, a sports program and a National Honors Society chapter, and it lists Exploratory Career Technical Education pathways. Its behavior and wellness approach combines Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports with a Multi-Tiered System of Support for social-emotional wellness, and it has Wellness Spaces on campus. Families take part through the School Site Council, an English Learner Advisory Council, the PTA and a Community School Advisory Council. Principal Sarah Appleton leads through a professional learning community model and collaborative teacher teams. Admission is by neighborhood attendance area, and the state directory does not flag a multilingual program.
- Public school
- Inglewood Unified
- Price level: Budget: low prices or free
- Programs at school: Transitional kindergarten (TK); Care after school; Competitive sports teams
- Getting in: By neighborhood: the school for your address
- Free, state-funded or takes childcare subsidies: yes
- Tuition-free public school.
About Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence
Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence is a public elementary school in the Inglewood Unified School District, at 11710 South Cherry Avenue. Its principal, Sarah Appleton, leads the school through a professional learning community model and collaborative teacher teams. The school's stated mission is to nurture, educate and graduate self-disciplined students who are critical and creative thinkers, masters of core subjects and advocates for equity and social justice.
Where and how to reach them
11710 South Cherry AvenueInglewood, CA 90303
Details from bennett-kew.inglewoodusd.com, checked October 9, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.