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Amelia Earhart Continuation

5355 Colfax Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601 · (818) 769-4877 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
69
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
67 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 111928%
Grade 125072%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
23%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
6087%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
23%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
46%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
3551%
Female
3449%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
18.2%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts0.0%18.2%36.4%45.5%
Math0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2518.2%0.0%
2023-247.4%0.0%
2022-236.7%3.3%
2021-2211.1%5.6%
2020-210.0%7.1%
2018-1915.4%0.0%
2017-1840.0%15.0%
2016-1731.8%0.0%
2015-1629.0%0.0%
2014-1516.0%0.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Amelia Earhart Continuation ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
69#1,692 of 2,093#417 of 486
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 2024-25
Enrollment
69
-2 (-3%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2569322.7:197% (67)
2023-2470417.4:193% (65)
2022-23744.118.1:195% (70)
2020-2171417.8:193% (66)
2017-1887517.4:185% (74)
2015-1698616.3:179% (77)
2010-1188N/AN/A49% (43)
2000-01105335.0:123% (24)
1990-9185517.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amelia Earhart Continuation.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (87 to 69); teachers down 39% (5 to 3).

About Amelia Earhart Continuation

Amelia Earhart Continuation is a small high school with its address in North Hollywood, California. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 69 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.

Amelia Earhart Continuation is one of 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students in total.

About 87% of the student body at Amelia Earhart Continuation is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial, 3% White, and 3% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Amelia Earhart Continuation's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.

With 3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Amelia Earhart Continuation was 22.7:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 22.7:1 here. Amelia Earhart Continuation's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 97%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.

Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.

The nearest public school is North Hollywood Senior High, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

2024-25 enrollment was 69, a 3% decrease from 71 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.8:1 to 22.7:1 over the same years.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Amelia Earhart Continuation. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

Quick facts

School name
Amelia Earhart Continuation
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
5355 Colfax Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone
(818) 769-4877
County
Los Angeles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
69
Teachers (FTE)
3
Student–teacher ratio
22.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
67 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271002972
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Amelia Earhart Continuation
How large is Amelia Earhart Continuation?
Amelia Earhart Continuation enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Amelia Earhart Continuation serve?
Amelia Earhart Continuation serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Amelia Earhart Continuation have?
Amelia Earhart Continuation employs 3 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
How diverse is Amelia Earhart Continuation?
Amelia Earhart Continuation reports a student body of 3% White, 87% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Amelia Earhart Continuation in?
Amelia Earhart Continuation is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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