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Enrollment
2,055
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003064
Alexander Hamilton Senior High
2955 Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034 · (310) 280-1400 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,055 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
1,563 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 526 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 536 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 495 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 498 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.2pp since 2014
Math
23.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.1% | 34.7% | 20.6% | 18.6% |
| Math | 9.5% | 13.9% | 22.3% | 54.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 24.9% |
| 2021-22 | 49.4% | 17.7% |
| 2020-21 | 65.4% | 31.4% |
| 2018-19 | 59.9% | 22.3% |
| 2017-18 | 48.1% | 19.5% |
| 2016-17 | 56.4% | 26.5% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 27.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alexander Hamilton Senior High
Alexander Hamilton Senior High's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton Senior High this school | 2,055 | 76.1% | 41.7% |
| University High School Charter Los Angeles | 1,385 | 72.3% | 40.8% |
| Lancaster High Lancaster | 2,688 | 66.5% | 22.9% |
| Lawndale High Lawndale | 1,403 | 78.3% | 34.1% |
| John Muir High Pasadena | 1,206 | 76.2% | 28.1% |
| Antelope Valley High Lancaster | 1,498 | 77.9% | 20.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alexander Hamilton Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #483 of 1,052 | #108 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #579 of 1,056 ▼ 38 | #139 of 229 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #458 of 1,056 ▼ 25 | #103 of 229 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #186 of 1,044 | #66 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,055 | #261 of 2,093 | #52 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #236 of 1,352 | #80 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #353 of 1,351 | #51 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #722 of 1,575 | #261 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #144 of 802 | #60 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,055
-478 (-19%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,886
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,055 | 118.3 | 17.4:1 | 76% (1,563) |
| 2023-24 | 2,107 | 123.1 | 17.1:1 | 73% (1,533) |
| 2022-23 | 2,259 | 125.2 | 18.1:1 | 74% (1,675) |
| 2020-21 | 2,533 | 110 | 23.0:1 | 67% (1,706) |
| 2017-18 | 2,637 | 115.8 | 22.8:1 | 68% (1,782) |
| 2015-16 | 2,879 | 115 | 25.0:1 | 63% (1,809) |
| 2010-11 | 3,022 | N/A | N/A | 43% (1,309) |
| 2000-01 | 2,975 | 132 | 22.5:1 | 24% (705) |
| 1990-91 | 1,886 | 86 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander Hamilton Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (2,637 to 2,055); teachers up 2% (115.8 to 118.3).
About Alexander Hamilton Senior High
In Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles County, Alexander Hamilton Senior High is a high school. Federal data show 2,055 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 145% bigger than that mark.
District-wide, Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
More than half of the students at Alexander Hamilton Senior High are Hispanic (55%). The remaining shares are 25% Black, 13% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The diversity index for Alexander Hamilton Senior High is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 118.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.4:1. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. On the income side, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Alexander Hamilton Senior High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of California public high schools.
Alexander Hamilton Senior High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.7% is 6.7 points above the 35.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Alexander Hamilton Senior High, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Cheviot Hills Continuation is about 0.2 miles from Alexander Hamilton Senior High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Alexander Hamilton Senior High comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Alexander Hamilton Senior High is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The school's student count fell 19% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 23.0:1 to 17.4:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Alexander Hamilton Senior High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Alexander Hamilton Senior HighHow many students attend Alexander Hamilton Senior High?
Alexander Hamilton Senior High enrolls approximately 2,055 students in grades 09-12.
Is Alexander Hamilton Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alexander Hamilton Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Alexander Hamilton Senior High have?
Alexander Hamilton Senior High employs 118 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Alexander Hamilton Senior High?
Student demographics at Alexander Hamilton Senior High are roughly 13% White, 55% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Alexander Hamilton Senior High in?
Alexander Hamilton Senior High is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.