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What's the most underrated thing about Belmont Senior High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
614
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271007751
Belmont Senior High
1575 West 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90026 · (213) 241-4300 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of California public high schools
- DTest 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.
- 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
16.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
592 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 | 139 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 182 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 166 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 21% |
Student demographics
23%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.6pp since 2014
Math
9.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.7% | 23.7% | 19.1% | 46.6% |
| Math | 2.3% | 6.8% | 12.8% | 78.2% |
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 | 34.4% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 17.1% |
| 2022-23 | 18.6% | 4.1% |
| 2021-22 | 31.5% | 9.3% |
| 2020-21 | 36.8% | 10.8% |
| 2018-19 | 35.1% | 12.6% |
| 2017-18 | 37.4% | 13.6% |
| 2016-17 | 39.0% | 11.2% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Belmont Senior High
Belmont Senior High's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Senior High this school | 614 | 96.4% | 21.6% |
| STEM Academy at Bernstein High Hollywood | 599 | 97.5% | 40.1% |
| School for the Visual Arts and Humanities Los Angeles | 512 | 96.7% | 39.5% |
| Ambassador-Global Leadership Los Angeles | 472 | 97.7% | 23.6% |
| Helen Bernstein High Hollywood | 703 | 93.2% | 22.9% |
| Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design Pomona | 597 | 93.1% | 26.2% |
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 Belmont Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #979 of 1,052 | #212 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #986 of 1,056 ▼ 287 | #220 of 229 ▼ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #963 of 1,056 ▲ 46 | #209 of 229 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #567 of 1,044 | #170 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #935 of 2,093 | #213 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #202 of 1,352 | #68 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #1,056 of 1,351 | #210 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #72 of 1,575 | #44 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.9% | #34 of 802 | #20 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
614
-76 (-11%) vs 2020
-86% since 1990-91, when it was 4,327
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 614 | 36.4 | 16.9:1 | 96% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 33.8 | 19.6:1 | 92% (608) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 36.3 | 16.5:1 | 98% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 96% (663) |
| 2017-18 | 973 | 43 | 22.6:1 | 89% (865) |
| 2015-16 | 960 | 48 | 20.0:1 | 86% (827) |
| 2010-11 | 1,249 | N/A | N/A | 41% (516) |
| 2000-01 | 5,264 | 194 | 27.1:1 | 77% (4,046) |
| 1990-91 | 4,327 | 180 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmont Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (973 to 614); teachers down 15% (43 to 36.4).
About Belmont Senior High
Belmont Senior High is a small high school based in Los Angeles, California. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 614 students. It has 27% fewer students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
The Los Angeles Unified system has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
At Belmont Senior High, 87% of students are Hispanic. It is also 5% Asian, 2% Black, 2% multiracial, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Belmont Senior High scores 23%.
Belmont Senior High has 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.9:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 96% at Belmont Senior High. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Belmont Senior High lands at C-, ahead of 18% of California public high schools.
In California, Belmont Senior High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 21.6% actual against a predicted 23.1%.
In 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. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Belmont Senior High.
Among nearby public schools, Harris Newmark Continuation is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Belmont Senior High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Belmont Senior High comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Belmont Senior High is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Belmont Senior High had a net loss of 76 students, or 11%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.6 to 16.9 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Belmont Senior High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Belmont Senior HighHow many students attend Belmont Senior High?
Belmont Senior High enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Belmont Senior High serve?
Belmont Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belmont Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belmont Senior High is approximately 16.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belmont Senior High?
At Belmont Senior High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Belmont Senior High?
Belmont Senior High is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.