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

228 public high schools in Los Angeles County, 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 40.2% 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

228

Los Angeles County, California

Best % Proficient

14.2%

Median % Proficient

40.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, 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	Morningside High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	High	93.9%	407	17.5%
6	Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	88.8%	170	17.6%
7	Littlerock High	Littlerock, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	66.3%	1,507	18.2%
8	Inglewood High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	High	92.2%	757	19.0%
9	Palmdale High	Palmdale, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	68.5%	2,208	19.6%
10	Robert Fulton College Preparatory	Van Nuys, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.7%	1,229	20.0%
11	Los Angeles Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	90.8%	978	20.2%
12	Manual Arts Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.5%	1,001	20.6%
13	Antelope Valley High	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	77.9%	1,498	20.8%
14	Arleta High	Arleta, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	88.9%	1,038	21.1%
15	Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	98.5%	1,122	21.4%
16	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	971	21.5%
17	Belmont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.4%	614	21.6%
18	Jordan High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	74.0%	2,272	21.9%
19	West Adams Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.7%	942	22.0%
20	Ganesha High	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	High	91.8%	895	22.4%
21	Lancaster High	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	66.5%	2,688	22.9%
22	Helen Bernstein High	Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	93.2%	703	22.9%
23	Eastside High	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	68.5%	2,631	23.2%
24	Mervyn M. Dymally High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	98.3%	654	23.3%
25	Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.7%	263	23.4%
26	Richard D. Browning High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	75.9%	340	23.4%
27	Ambassador-Global Leadership	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.7%	472	23.6%
28	Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	87.4%	1,284	24.2%
29	Cabrillo High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	72.8%	1,652	24.3%
30	John C. Fremont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.5%	1,889	24.5%
31	Vasquez High	Acton, CA	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	High	68.3%	394	24.6%
32	James Monroe High	North Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	94.1%	1,905	24.6%
33	La Puente High	La Puente, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	High	87.0%	813	25.1%
34	Pomona High	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	High	93.7%	993	25.3%
35	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.6%	326	25.4%
36	University Pathways Public Service Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.5%	121	25.7%
37	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.8%	494	25.9%
38	Bell Gardens High	Bell Gardens, CA	Montebello Unified	High	87.0%	2,046	26.0%
39	Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	High	93.1%	597	26.2%
40	Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Acad of Scientific Explr (ASE)	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	91.2%	420	26.4%
41	Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	95.5%	398	26.7%
42	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	96.3%	493	26.8%
43	Thomas Jefferson Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	98.9%	564	27.0%
44	Highland High	Palmdale, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	63.9%	2,706	27.1%
45	Lynwood High	Lynwood, CA	Lynwood Unified	High	96.3%	1,858	27.2%
46	John Muir High	Pasadena, CA	Pasadena Unified	High	76.2%	1,206	28.1%
47	Panorama High	Panorama City, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.6%	1,316	28.1%
48	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.9%	797	28.2%
49	Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	97.2%	317	28.2%
50	William J. (Pete) Knight High	Palmdale, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	58.1%	2,349	28.3%

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