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What's the most underrated thing about Azusa High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,609
High
DISTRICT 864 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AZUSA UNIFIED·NCES 060360000268
Azusa High
240 North Cerritos Ave., Azusa, CA 91702 · (626) 815-3400 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,609 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
20.5:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,437 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 408 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 419 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 360 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 422 | 26% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.2pp since 2014
Math
17.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.2% | 29.0% | 27.2% | 25.6% |
| Math | 5.2% | 12.3% | 21.9% | 60.6% |
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 | 47.2% | 17.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 26.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.7% | 18.9% |
| 2021-22 | 57.4% | 28.7% |
| 2018-19 | 52.4% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 56.4% | 30.6% |
| 2016-17 | 51.6% | 21.4% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Azusa High
Azusa High's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa High this school | 1,609 | 89.3% | 36.3% |
| Orange Glen High Escondido | 1,788 | 89.0% | 29.8% |
| Selma High Selma | 1,721 | 90.1% | 41.4% |
| Garey High Pomona | 1,567 | 91.4% | 35.0% |
| Robert F. Kennedy High Delano | 1,394 | 89.3% | 48.3% |
| Century High Santa Ana | 1,519 | 89.6% | 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 Azusa High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #632 of 1,052 | #134 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #755 of 1,056 ▼ 317 | #174 of 229 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #756 of 1,056 ▼ 201 | #162 of 229 ▼ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.7pp | #33 of 1,044 | #4 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,609 | #506 of 2,093 | #98 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #622 of 1,352 | #213 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #1,144 of 1,351 | #248 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #324 of 1,575 | #167 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.2% | #27 of 327 | #12 of 41 |
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
1,609
+559 (+53%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,297
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 1,609 | 78.4 | 20.5:1 | 89% (1,437) |
| 2023-24 | 1,729 | 83.3 | 20.8:1 | 91% (1,576) |
| 2022-23 | 1,206 | 61 | 19.8:1 | 89% (1,079) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | 54 | 19.4:1 | 80% (842) |
| 2017-18 | 1,245 | 63.3 | 19.7:1 | 79% (987) |
| 2015-16 | 1,289 | 63 | 20.5:1 | 75% (965) |
| 2010-11 | 1,416 | N/A | N/A | 67% (951) |
| 2000-01 | 1,391 | 62 | 22.4:1 | 51% (716) |
| 1990-91 | 1,297 | 51 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Azusa High.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (1,245 to 1,609); teachers up 24% (63.3 to 78.4).
About Azusa High
Students in Azusa, California, attend Azusa High, a high-enrollment high school. Its enrollment is 1,609 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 92% above average.
Azusa High is part of Azusa Unified, where 10 schools serve 6,028 students.
Of every 100 students at Azusa High, about 91 are Hispanic. The remaining students are 4% Asian and 2% White. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Azusa High are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Azusa High is 20.5:1, based on 78.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Azusa 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 47% of California public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Azusa High, the prediction is 27.2% and the result is 36.3%.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Azusa High among them.
Charles H. Lee Elementary, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Azusa High is 3rd on average proficiency.
Azusa High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data put enrollment at 1,050 in 2020-21 and 1,609 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The school's ratio increased from 19.4:1 to 20.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Azusa High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Azusa Unified
- Gladstone MiddleMiddle · 1,326 students
- Valleydale ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Paramount ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Victor F. Hodge ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Clifford D. Murray ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Charles H. Lee ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Azusa
- Valleydale ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Paramount ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Victor F. Hodge ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Clifford D. Murray ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Charles H. Lee ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Charles H. Lee Elementary0.4 mi · 378
- Magnolia Elementary0.8 mi · 367
- Henry Dalton Elementary0.9 mi · 333
- Paramount Elementary1.0 mi · 513
- Clifford D. Murray Elementary1.0 mi · 397
- Sierra High1.0 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Azusa HighHow large is Azusa High?
Azusa High enrolls approximately 1,609 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Azusa High serve?
Azusa High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Azusa High?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Azusa High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Azusa High?
At Azusa High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Azusa High public or private?
Azusa High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Azusa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.