Keiller Leadership Academy District

Located at 7270 Lisbon St. in San Diego, California, Keiller Leadership Academy District is an active, independent charter district operating within a large city setting in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad metropolitan area. Functioning as a single-school local educational agency for federal programs, the district offers comprehensive education for primary and middle-grade students, spanning Kindergarten through 8th grade. In the 2024–2025 school year, the academy enrolled 635 students, comprising 325 male and 310 female learners. The student body reflects a rich diversity, including 507 Hispanic, 51 Black, 33 Asian, 28 White, and 16 multiracial students.

To foster student success from early elementary through early adolescence, the district provides a robust educational infrastructure supported by a substantial professional staff. The district employs approximately 163.64 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members, including over 72 FTE teachers, 18 FTE instructional aides, and more than 73 FTE support staff. This high concentration of instructional and support personnel allows the school to effectively manage class progression across all grade levels—from 71 kindergarteners and 54 first-graders up to 96 seventh-graders and 87 eighth-graders. Parents, students, and researchers seeking further information about the academy's programs can contact the school at (619) 263-9266 or visit their official website at http://www.mykla.org/.