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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Los Angeles, California

50 public high schools in Los Angeles, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy leads the list at 14.2%, against a median of 28.9% 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

Los Angeles, California

Best % Proficient

14.2%

Median % Proficient

28.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.2%	293	14.2%
2	Horace Mann UCLA Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.0%	440	14.3%
3	George Washington Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	738	16.3%
4	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.4%	853	16.8%
5	Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	88.8%	170	17.6%
6	Los Angeles Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	90.8%	978	20.2%
7	Manual Arts Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.5%	1,001	20.6%
8	Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	98.5%	1,122	21.4%
9	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	971	21.5%
10	Belmont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.4%	614	21.6%
11	West Adams Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.7%	942	22.0%
12	Mervyn M. Dymally High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	98.3%	654	23.3%
13	Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.7%	263	23.4%
14	Ambassador-Global Leadership	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.7%	472	23.6%
15	Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	87.4%	1,284	24.2%
16	John C. Fremont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.5%	1,889	24.5%
17	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.6%	326	25.4%
18	University Pathways Public Service Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.5%	121	25.7%
19	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.8%	494	25.9%
20	Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.5%	398	26.7%
21	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.3%	493	26.8%
22	Thomas Jefferson Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	98.9%	564	27.0%
23	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.9%	797	28.2%
24	Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	317	28.2%
25	E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	89.9%	355	28.3%
26	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.2%	392	29.4%
27	Santee Education Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	93.4%	1,582	30.8%
28	Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.1%	431	32.8%
29	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	93.9%	1,130	33.0%
30	Nava College Preparatory Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	99.2%	598	33.7%
31	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	94.5%	694	34.4%
32	Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.0%	505	34.8%
33	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.3%	1,678	37.0%
34	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	98.9%	457	37.2%
35	Fairfax Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	87.4%	1,495	39.1%
36	School for the Visual Arts and Humanities	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.7%	512	39.5%
37	Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	71.5%	1,102	40.4%
38	University High School Charter	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	72.3%	1,385	40.8%
39	Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	94.0%	1,260	41.6%
40	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	76.1%	2,055	41.7%
41	Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	93.8%	272	43.3%
42	James A. Garfield Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	92.8%	2,237	44.8%
43	Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	92.7%	1,025	46.0%
44	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	99.2%	392	48.2%
45	Venice Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	64.7%	2,293	48.9%
46	John Marshall Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	71.2%	1,842	53.8%
47	Abraham Lincoln Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	89.4%	913	56.2%
48	Eagle Rock High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	51.6%	2,031	56.9%
49	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	88.6%	361	75.2%
50	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	56.7%	720	76.3%

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