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Enrollment
2,939
High
DISTRICT 824 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCADIA UNIFIED·NCES 060297000223
Arcadia High
180 Campus Dr., Arcadia, CA 91007 · (626) 821-1711 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,939 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
749 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 694 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 713 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 715 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 817 | 28% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Based on grade levels within Arcadia Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.1pp since 2014
Math
62.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.0% | 29.9% | 16.5% | 16.6% |
| Math | 38.8% | 23.5% | 15.6% | 22.2% |
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 | 66.9% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 61.1% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 61.7% |
| 2021-22 | 70.4% | 63.8% |
| 2020-21 | 72.5% | 71.0% |
| 2018-19 | 74.1% | 66.3% |
| 2017-18 | 65.5% | 63.6% |
| 2016-17 | 77.1% | 67.1% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 73.0% |
| 2014-15 | 80.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Arcadia High
Arcadia High's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia High this school | 2,939 | 25.5% | 64.5% |
| Diamond Bar High Diamond Bar | 2,563 | 22.6% | 72.3% |
| American High Fremont | 2,618 | 24.9% | 80.2% |
| Evergreen Valley High San Jose | 2,703 | 22.4% | 75.2% |
| Northwood High Irvine | 2,244 | 18.8% | 72.3% |
| Walnut High Walnut | 2,148 | 23.6% | 70.7% |
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 Arcadia High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #132 of 1,052 | #35 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #73 of 1,056 ▼ 2 | #16 of 229 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #319 of 1,056 ▼ 37 | #70 of 229 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #229 of 1,044 | #22 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,939 | #33 of 2,093 | #12 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #1,182 of 1,352 | #321 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #663 of 1,351 | #116 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #1,435 of 1,575 | #369 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #416 of 802 | #154 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
2,939
-93 (-3%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,963
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 2,939 | 118.8 | 24.7:1 | 25% (749) |
| 2023-24 | 3,004 | 108 | 27.8:1 | 31% (937) |
| 2022-23 | 3,022 | 121.3 | 24.9:1 | 29% (890) |
| 2020-21 | 3,032 | 121 | 25.1:1 | 25% (768) |
| 2017-18 | 3,306 | 130.9 | 25.3:1 | 26% (872) |
| 2015-16 | 3,424 | 137 | 25.0:1 | 23% (788) |
| 2010-11 | 3,671 | N/A | N/A | 17% (624) |
| 2000-01 | 3,373 | 141 | 23.9:1 | 5% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 1,963 | 82 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arcadia High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (3,306 to 2,939); teachers down 9% (130.9 to 118.8).
About Arcadia High
Arcadia High is a large high school in Arcadia, California. A total of 2,939 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 251% larger than average.
Arcadia High is one school in an 11-school district, Arcadia Unified, which enrolls 9,061 students.
A majority of students at Arcadia High, 67%, are Asian. Next come 18% Hispanic, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 15% Asian. Arcadia High has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 118.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Arcadia High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 24.7:1. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. The lunch program counts 25% of students at Arcadia High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Arcadia High would score about 64.6%. It scores 64.5%, within a point of that figure.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Nearby, Holly Avenue Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. Arcadia High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Arcadia High ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.5% against a local average of 71.3%.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Arcadia High went from 3,032 students to 2,939.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Arcadia High covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arcadia Unified
- Holly Avenue ElementaryElementary · 789 students
- First Avenue MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 710 students
- Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Highland Oaks ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Other schools in Arcadia
- Holly Avenue ElementaryElementary · 789 students
- First Avenue MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 710 students
- Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Highland Oaks ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Other Arcadia High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Arcadia High. Arcadia High is the largest of the 8.
- Arcadia High SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 1,679 students
- ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOLROCHESTER, NY · 972 students
- Arcadia HighOak Hall, VA · 688 students
- Arcadia HighArcadia, WI · 413 students
- Arcadia High SchoolArcadia, LA · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 789
- Richard Henry Dana Middle0.7 mi · 710
- First Avenue Middle0.7 mi · 771
- Baldwin Stocker Elementary1.0 mi · 664
- Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)1.1 mi · 64
- Camino Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Arcadia HighHow many students attend Arcadia High?
Arcadia High enrolls approximately 2,939 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Arcadia High serve?
Arcadia High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Arcadia High have?
Arcadia High employs 119 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
How diverse is Arcadia High?
Arcadia High reports a student body of 9% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 67% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Arcadia High in?
Arcadia High is part of Arcadia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.