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The fastest-growing public schools in Los Angeles County, California

261 public schools in Los Angeles County, California appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Science Academy STEM Magnet leads the list at 163%, against a median of 9.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

261

Los Angeles County, California

Top Enrollment growth

163%

Median Enrollment growth

9.9%

FASTEST GROWING · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Science Academy STEM Magnet	North Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	204	536	163%
2	Compton Early College High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	237	556	135%
3	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	319	720	126%
4	Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	241	517	115%
5	Altadena Elementary	Altadena, CA	Pasadena Unified	247	527	113%
6	Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	531	1,122	111%
7	Woodworth-Monroe Academy	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	408	826	103%
8	Valleydale Elementary	Azusa, CA	Azusa Unified	263	526	100%
9	Highlands Elementary	Saugus, CA	Saugus Union	363	666	83.5%
10	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	306	552	80.4%
11	Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	443	796	79.7%
12	Helen Keller Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	291	515	77.0%
13	SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	419	670	59.9%
14	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	518	797	53.9%
15	Mountain View Elementary	Tujunga, CA	Los Angeles Unified	372	567	52.4%
16	Mark Twain Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	660	974	47.6%
17	Paramount Elementary	Azusa, CA	Azusa Unified	350	513	46.6%
18	Cedarlane Academy	Hacienda Heights, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	604	878	45.4%
19	Manzanita Elementary	Covina, CA	Covina-Valley Unified	299	425	42.1%
20	Pantera Elementary	Diamond Bar, CA	Pomona Unified	361	512	41.8%
21	Allison Elementary	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	303	427	40.9%
22	Academies of the Antelope Valley	Quartz Hill, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	481	677	40.7%
23	Cottonwood Elementary	Palmdale, CA	Westside Union Elementary	471	652	38.4%
24	Short Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	300	414	38.0%
25	Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	356	487	36.8%
26	Los Altos Elementary	Whittier, CA	South Whittier Elementary	334	457	36.8%
27	Wedgeworth Elementary	Hacienda Heights, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	479	650	35.7%
28	John Muir High	Pasadena, CA	Pasadena Unified	892	1,206	35.2%
29	Sparks Middle	La Puente, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	445	600	34.8%
30	Melrose Avenue Elementary	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	311	419	34.7%
31	Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	298	401	34.6%
32	Mariposa Elementary	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	546	732	34.1%
33	Reginald M. Benton Middle	La Mirada, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	536	718	34.0%
34	Evelyn Carr Elementary	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	361	483	33.8%
35	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,267	1,678	32.4%
36	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	432	572	32.4%
37	William Northrup Elementary	Alhambra, CA	Alhambra Unified	618	814	31.7%
38	Magnolia Elementary	Azusa, CA	Azusa Unified	279	367	31.5%
39	Ward (E. W.) Elementary	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	416	543	30.5%
40	Azusa High	Azusa, CA	Azusa Unified	1,245	1,609	29.2%
41	Ceres Elementary	Whittier, CA	East Whittier City Elementary	384	492	28.1%
42	Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8)	Duarte, CA	Duarte Unified	368	470	27.7%
43	Maxwell Academy (PK-8)	Duarte, CA	Duarte Unified	395	504	27.6%
44	Charles H. Lee Elementary	Azusa, CA	Azusa Unified	298	378	26.8%
45	Plum Canyon Elementary	Saugus, CA	Saugus Union	691	876	26.8%
46	Riley Elementary	Lakewood, CA	Long Beach Unified	387	490	26.6%
47	Joshua Elementary	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	544	688	26.5%
48	Carver Elementary	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	614	777	26.5%
49	Wing Lane Elementary	Valinda, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	304	384	26.3%
50	Columbus (Christopher) High	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	293	368	25.6%

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