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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Los Angeles, California

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Los Angeles, California, drawn from 50 qualifying public high schools. Middle College High leads the list at 90.2%, against a median of 47.5% 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

Los Angeles, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.5%

BEST IN READING · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	361	90.2%
2	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	720	89.2%
3	Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,025	74.6%
4	Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	272	69.6%
5	Venice Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,293	69.0%
6	Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,260	67.3%
7	Eagle Rock High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,031	66.0%
8	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	392	65.4%
9	Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,102	64.3%
10	Abraham Lincoln Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	913	64.1%
11	John Marshall Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,842	62.9%
12	James A. Garfield Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,237	62.3%
13	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,055	60.8%
14	School for the Visual Arts and Humanities	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	512	59.5%
15	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,130	56.8%
16	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	797	55.3%
17	Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	505	55.2%
18	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	493	54.3%
19	Nava College Preparatory Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	598	54.2%
20	Fairfax Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,495	54.1%
21	University High School Charter	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,385	52.2%
22	Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	317	49.2%
23	Santee Education Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,582	48.8%
24	Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,284	48.1%
25	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	392	48.0%
26	Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	263	47.0%
27	Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	398	45.5%
28	E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	355	45.1%
29	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,678	44.7%
30	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	694	44.2%
31	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	457	43.9%
32	Thomas Jefferson Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	564	43.2%
33	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	494	40.7%
34	Mervyn M. Dymally High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	654	40.1%
35	Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	431	39.6%
36	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	326	37.1%
37	West Adams Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	942	37.1%
38	Manual Arts Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,001	35.1%
39	Belmont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	614	34.4%
40	Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,122	34.3%
41	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	971	33.2%
42	John C. Fremont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	1,889	32.4%
43	Los Angeles Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	978	31.2%
44	University Pathways Public Service Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	121	30.6%
45	Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	170	29.4%
46	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	853	28.2%
47	Ambassador-Global Leadership	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	472	26.9%
48	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	293	22.7%
49	Horace Mann UCLA Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	440	21.4%
50	George Washington Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	738	20.1%

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