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How has Baldwin Park High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,260
High
DISTRICT 1,032 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN PARK UNIFIED·NCES 060369000324
Baldwin Park High
3900 North Puente Ave., Baldwin Park, CA 91706 · (626) 960-5431 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,260 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- B-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
19.4:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,095 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 321 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 374 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 339 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 226 | 18% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
58.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.0pp since 2014
Math
19.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.8% | 36.2% | 19.6% | 22.4% |
| Math | 6.7% | 12.7% | 20.7% | 59.9% |
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 | 58.0% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.6% | 21.2% |
| 2021-22 | 55.8% | 17.4% |
| 2020-21 | 72.1% | 27.3% |
| 2018-19 | 54.7% | 23.6% |
| 2017-18 | 64.9% | 27.2% |
| 2016-17 | 59.8% | 22.5% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Baldwin Park High
Baldwin Park High's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Park High this school | 1,260 | 86.9% | 37.7% |
| Robert F. Kennedy High Delano | 1,394 | 89.3% | 48.3% |
| Benjamin Franklin Senior High Los Angeles | 1,284 | 87.4% | 24.2% |
| Azusa High Azusa | 1,609 | 89.3% | 36.3% |
| Rubidoux High Jurupa Valley | 1,259 | 88.6% | 17.4% |
| Cesar E. Chavez High Delano | 1,318 | 86.2% | 49.6% |
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 Baldwin Park High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #585 of 1,052 | #126 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #698 of 1,056 ▼ 29 | #160 of 229 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #513 of 1,056 ▲ 11 | #114 of 229 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #521 of 1,044 | #149 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,260 | #656 of 2,093 | #135 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #459 of 1,352 | #164 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #1,169 of 1,351 | #261 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #413 of 1,575 | #193 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #57 of 802 | #32 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
1,260
-460 (-27%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 2,324
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 1,260 | 65 | 19.4:1 | 87% (1,095) |
| 2023-24 | 1,409 | 65.8 | 21.4:1 | 91% (1,282) |
| 2022-23 | 1,414 | 69.9 | 20.2:1 | 85% (1,198) |
| 2020-21 | 1,720 | 76 | 22.6:1 | 84% (1,448) |
| 2017-18 | 1,868 | 85.4 | 21.9:1 | 86% (1,604) |
| 2015-16 | 1,979 | 82 | 24.1:1 | 86% (1,695) |
| 2010-11 | 2,405 | N/A | N/A | 61% (1,477) |
| 2000-01 | 2,224 | 88 | 25.3:1 | 49% (1,098) |
| 1990-91 | 2,324 | 89 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin Park High.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (1,868 to 1,260); teachers down 24% (85.4 to 65).
About Baldwin Park High
Baldwin Park High sits in Baldwin Park, California, and is classified as a high school. It serves 1,260 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 50% larger than that.
Baldwin Park Unified runs Baldwin Park High along with 16 other schools, enrolling 9,856 students in total.
Baldwin Park High enrolls a student body that is 92% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 6% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. The chance that two students picked at random at Baldwin Park High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Its 65 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 17 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public high schools, Baldwin Park High receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Baldwin Park High is 9.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 37.7%. Predicted: 28.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Baldwin Park High is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The next-closest public school is Central Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 39.3% on proficiency, and Baldwin Park High is below that at 37.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,720 to 1,260. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.4:1) than in 2020-21 (22.6:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Baldwin Park Unified
- Sierra Vista HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Ernest R. Geddes ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Vineland ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- BP STEM AcademyMiddle · 565 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Other schools in Baldwin Park
- Sierra Vista HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Ernest R. Geddes ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Vineland ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- BP STEM AcademyMiddle · 565 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary0.2 mi · 264
- Monte Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 448
- Manzanita Elementary0.7 mi · 425
- Vineland Elementary0.8 mi · 604
- North Park Continuation High1.0 mi · 186
- Ernest R. Geddes Elementary1.0 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin Park HighWhat is the total enrollment at Baldwin Park High?
Baldwin Park High enrolls approximately 1,260 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Baldwin Park High serve?
Baldwin Park High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baldwin Park High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baldwin Park High is approximately 19.4:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Baldwin Park High?
Student demographics at Baldwin Park High are roughly 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Baldwin Park High public or private?
Baldwin Park High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baldwin Park Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.