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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in Los Angeles, California

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most improved test scores in Los Angeles, California, drawn from 50 qualifying public high schools. Jordan High leads the list at +28.9pp, against a median of +7.3pp 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 3-yr change

+28.9pp

Median 3-yr change

+7.3pp

MOST IMPROVED · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	797	11.1%	40.0%	+28.9pp
2	Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	317	8.1%	35.4%	+27.3pp
3	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	392	26.3%	51.5%	+25.2pp
4	Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	505	15.4%	39.8%	+24.3pp
5	Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,025	32.1%	54.4%	+22.3pp
6	Ambassador-Global Leadership	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	472	12.2%	28.4%	+16.2pp
7	Fairfax Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,495	23.2%	38.7%	+15.5pp
8	Mervyn M. Dymally High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	654	12.7%	27.2%	+14.5pp
9	Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	263	18.1%	30.6%	+12.5pp
10	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	361	67.9%	79.9%	+12.0pp
11	Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,122	15.8%	27.7%	+11.9pp
12	Horace Mann UCLA Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	440	8.6%	20.4%	+11.8pp
13	University Pathways Public Service Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	121	11.8%	23.6%	+11.8pp
14	Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,102	29.4%	41.0%	+11.6pp
15	Nava College Preparatory Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	598	23.5%	35.1%	+11.6pp
16	E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	355	16.9%	28.1%	+11.2pp
17	Thomas Jefferson Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	564	19.3%	30.4%	+11.0pp
18	George Washington Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	738	8.2%	19.1%	+11.0pp
19	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	494	17.7%	26.9%	+9.2pp
20	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	457	33.8%	43.0%	+9.1pp
21	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,055	33.5%	42.1%	+8.6pp
22	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,678	28.8%	37.2%	+8.5pp
23	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	971	14.4%	22.9%	+8.4pp
24	Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	272	41.7%	50.0%	+8.3pp
25	School for the Visual Arts and Humanities	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	512	37.2%	45.0%	+7.8pp
26	Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,260	37.8%	44.6%	+6.8pp
27	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	326	16.8%	23.6%	+6.8pp
28	Abraham Lincoln Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	913	49.0%	55.7%	+6.7pp
29	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	853	12.1%	18.2%	+6.2pp
30	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	392	27.1%	33.2%	+6.0pp
31	West Adams Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	942	17.4%	23.4%	+5.9pp
32	Manual Arts Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,001	17.5%	23.3%	+5.8pp
33	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	293	11.2%	16.9%	+5.7pp
34	Venice Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,293	47.4%	52.0%	+4.5pp
35	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,130	29.6%	34.0%	+4.4pp
36	Eagle Rock High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,031	53.6%	57.2%	+3.6pp
37	John C. Fremont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,889	20.0%	23.1%	+3.2pp
38	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	720	73.2%	76.2%	+3.0pp
39	John Marshall Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,842	50.2%	52.5%	+2.3pp
40	Santee Education Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,582	29.1%	30.9%	+1.8pp
41	Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,284	34.6%	36.2%	+1.7pp
42	University High School Charter	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,385	39.0%	40.6%	+1.5pp
43	Los Angeles Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	978	20.0%	21.3%	+1.4pp
44	Belmont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	614	20.4%	21.7%	+1.3pp
45	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	493	36.4%	36.7%	+0.3pp
46	James A. Garfield Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,237	45.4%	45.4%	+0.0pp
47	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	694	37.0%	36.6%	-0.4pp
48	Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	398	27.2%	26.3%	-0.9pp
49	Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	431	33.5%	29.1%	-4.4pp
50	Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	170	27.9%	17.6%	-10.2pp

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