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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most improved test scores in Los Angeles County, California, drawn from 229 qualifying public high schools. Renaissance High School for the Arts leads the list at +31.0pp, against a median of +4.2pp 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

229

Los Angeles County, California

Top 3-yr change

+31.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+4.2pp

MOST IMPROVED · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Renaissance High School for the Arts	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	396	19.8%	50.7%	+31.0pp
2	Jordan High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	797	11.1%	40.0%	+28.9pp
3	Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	317	8.1%	35.4%	+27.3pp
4	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	392	26.3%	51.5%	+25.2pp
5	City Honors International Preparatory High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	331	30.0%	55.1%	+25.1pp
6	Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	505	15.4%	39.8%	+24.3pp
7	Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,025	32.1%	54.4%	+22.3pp
8	Compton High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	1,438	22.3%	42.9%	+20.6pp
9	Carson Senior High	Carson, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,407	30.0%	48.6%	+18.5pp
10	Manuel Dominguez High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	1,582	22.7%	40.5%	+17.7pp
11	San Pedro Senior High	San Pedro, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,398	29.4%	46.2%	+16.8pp
12	Ambassador-Global Leadership	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	472	12.2%	28.4%	+16.2pp
13	Fairfax Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,495	23.2%	38.7%	+15.5pp
14	Gardena Senior High	Gardena, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,343	25.0%	40.4%	+15.4pp
15	Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Acad	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	417	20.1%	35.4%	+15.3pp
16	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	411	18.5%	33.1%	+14.7pp
17	Mervyn M. Dymally High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	654	12.7%	27.2%	+14.5pp
18	Duarte High	Duarte, CA	Duarte Unified	756	33.8%	48.2%	+14.4pp
19	Warren (Earl) High	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	3,609	40.5%	54.5%	+14.0pp
20	Verdugo Hills Senior High	Tujunga, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,195	35.5%	49.5%	+14.0pp
21	Claremont High	Claremont, CA	Claremont Unified	2,065	52.1%	65.7%	+13.6pp
22	Centennial High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	908	17.5%	30.5%	+13.0pp
23	Phineas Banning Senior High	Wilmington, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,422	24.9%	37.9%	+13.0pp
24	Marco Antonio Firebaugh High	Lynwood, CA	Lynwood Unified	1,633	25.4%	38.2%	+12.9pp
25	Montebello High	Montebello, CA	Montebello Unified	1,907	18.5%	31.1%	+12.6pp
26	Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	263	18.1%	30.6%	+12.5pp
27	Northview High	Covina, CA	Covina-Valley Unified	1,247	26.2%	38.7%	+12.4pp
28	Panorama High	Panorama City, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,316	19.0%	31.0%	+12.1pp
29	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	361	67.9%	79.9%	+12.0pp
30	Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,122	15.8%	27.7%	+11.9pp
31	Horace Mann UCLA Community	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	440	8.6%	20.4%	+11.8pp
32	University Pathways Public Service Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	121	11.8%	23.6%	+11.8pp
33	West Covina High	West Covina, CA	West Covina Unified	1,756	34.0%	45.8%	+11.8pp
34	Ernest S. McBride Sr. High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	682	52.4%	64.0%	+11.7pp
35	Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,102	29.4%	41.0%	+11.6pp
36	Nava College Preparatory Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	598	23.5%	35.1%	+11.6pp
37	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences	Granada Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	757	35.1%	46.6%	+11.5pp
38	South Gate Senior High	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,681	32.5%	43.6%	+11.2pp
39	E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	355	16.9%	28.1%	+11.2pp
40	Thomas Jefferson Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	564	19.3%	30.4%	+11.0pp
41	George Washington Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	738	8.2%	19.1%	+11.0pp
42	Canoga Park Senior High	Canoga Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,389	26.4%	37.3%	+10.9pp
43	Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High	Carson, CA	Los Angeles Unified	474	26.7%	37.5%	+10.8pp
44	Compton Early College High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	556	60.4%	71.2%	+10.7pp
45	Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	321	22.4%	33.0%	+10.7pp
46	Schurr High	Montebello, CA	Montebello Unified	2,121	33.9%	44.7%	+10.7pp
47	Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High	Carson, CA	Los Angeles Unified	438	42.5%	52.8%	+10.3pp
48	Huntington Park Senior High	Huntington Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,479	23.4%	33.6%	+10.2pp
49	Garey High	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	1,567	29.5%	39.6%	+10.2pp
50	El Monte High	El Monte, CA	El Monte Union High	1,383	45.3%	55.4%	+10.1pp

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