Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High

Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High is one of the low-enrollment 9-12 campuss in Carson, California, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified, with 438 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High lists that 45% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.3%; Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High posts 46.2%, +14.9 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High. On composite proficiency, Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High has decreased 13%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 438 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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