Los Angeles County

California · Public K-12

Los Angeles County runs 2,244 public K-12 schools inside California, with the county population around 9,808,667. The mix is 1,336 elementary, 318 middle, and 509 high.

7-year change in Los Angeles County

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25

Total enrollment

1,262,149

-219,678 (-15%) vs SY 2017-18

School count

2,151

-73 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18

% White

13%

was 14%

% Hispanic

65%

was 65%

% Black

was 7%

% Asian

10%

was 10%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages

Residents

9,808,667

all ages · ACS 5-yr

Schools

2,244

403 districts

Enrollment

1,265,907

students · NCES CCD

Median income

$90,112

Above California avg

Free/reduced lunch

69.7%

Above California avg

Elementary

1336

598,180 students

Middle

318

215,224 students

High

509

413,170 students

Combined / other

39,333 students

LARGEST DISTRICT

Los Angeles Unified

406,887 students · 403 districts in Los Angeles County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Los Angeles County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents

White

31%

Hispanic

48%

Black

Asian

15%

Two or more

20%

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

13%

Hispanic

65%

Black

Asian

10%

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

36.0%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

10.1%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

7.3%

civilian labor

Median age

20.6% under 18

Test scores in Los Angeles County

Latest 2023-24 ELA proficiency, 1,617 schools ranked. California state average: 47.6%.

Top 5 schools (ELA)

Whitney (Gretchen) High· 99.4%
Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy· 98.2%
California Academy of Mathematics and Science· 97.7%
San Marino High· 94.5%
Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science· 94.3%

Lowest 5 schools (ELA)

See all 1,617 schools in Los Angeles County ranked by score →

All schools (2,244)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
Cabrillo High	Long Beach	High	09-12	1,652	·
Whittier High	Whittier	High	09-12	1,652	·
Sierra Vista High	Baldwin Park	High	09-12	1,650	·
Arroyo High	El Monte	High	09-12	1,638	·
Marco Antonio Firebaugh High	Lynwood	High	09-12	1,633	·
Gahr (Richard) High	Cerritos	High	09-12	1,631	·
Azusa High	Azusa	High	09-12	1,609	·
San Fernando Senior High	San Fernando	High	09-12	1,608	·
Los Altos High	Hacienda Heights	High	09-12	1,592	·
Herbert Hoover High	Glendale	High	09-12	1,590	·
Manuel Dominguez High	Compton	High	09-12	1,582	·
Santee Education Complex	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,582	·
Walter Reed Middle	North Hollywood	Middle	06-08	1,580	·
South Hills High	West Covina	High	09-12	1,568	·
Garey High	Pomona	High	09-12	1,567	·
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High	Harbor City	High	09-12	1,549	·
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	1,547	·
Diamond Ranch High	Pomona	High	09-12	1,542	·
South Pasadena Senior High	South Pasadena	High	09-12	1,536	·
Nogales High	La Puente	High	09-12	1,535	·
Foshay Learning Center	Los Angeles	Combined	KG-12	1,530	·
Culver City Middle	Culver City	Middle	06-08	1,523	·
Littlerock High	Littlerock	High	09-12	1,507	·
Robert Frost Middle	Granada Hills	Middle	06-08	1,505	·
Antelope Valley High	Lancaster	High	09-12	1,498	·
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,497	·
Fairfax Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,495	·
Palos Verdes High	Palos Verdes Estates	High	09-12	1,484	·
Huntington Park Senior High	Huntington Park	High	09-12	1,479	·
Sylmar Charter High	Sylmar	High	09-12	1,463	·
Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle	Tarzana	Middle	06-08	1,461	·
Glen A. Wilson High	Hacienda Heights	High	09-12	1,456	·
Monrovia High	Monrovia	High	09-12	1,455	·
Compton High	Compton	High	09-12	1,438	·
Gabrielino High	San Gabriel	High	09-12	1,438	·
Stephen M. White Middle	Carson	Middle	06-08	1,423	·
Eleanor J. Toll Middle	Glendale	Middle	06-08	1,412	·
Carson Senior High	Carson	High	09-12	1,407	·
Lawndale High	Lawndale	High	09-12	1,403	·
Canoga Park Senior High	Canoga Park	High	09-12	1,389	·
University High School Charter	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,385	·
Artesia High	Lakewood	High	09-12	1,384	·
El Monte High	El Monte	High	09-12	1,383	·
King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,381	·
Ramona Middle	San Dimas	Middle	06-08	1,371	·
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies	Los Angeles	High	06-12	1,357	·
Richard Henry Dana Middle	San Pedro	Middle	06-08	1,355	·
John Muir Middle	Burbank	Middle	06-08	1,353	·
Chaparral Middle	Diamond Bar	Middle	06-08	1,349	·
Gardena Senior High	Gardena	High	09-12	1,343	·
Reseda Charter High	Reseda	High	06-12	1,339	·
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle	Rancho Palos Verdes	Middle	06-08	1,337	·
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle	Downey	Middle	06-08	1,329	·
Gladstone Middle	Covina	Middle	06-08	1,326	·
Panorama High	Panorama City	High	09-12	1,316	·
Porter Ranch Community	Porter Ranch	Elementary	KG-08	1,312	·
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle	Downey	Middle	06-08	1,304	·
Pasadena High	Pasadena	High	09-12	1,303	·
John Burroughs Middle	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	1,302	·
Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Los Angeles	High	06-12	1,284	·
Sun Valley Magnet	Sun Valley	High	06-12	1,272	·
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle	Downey	Middle	06-08	1,264	·
Baldwin Park High	Baldwin Park	High	09-12	1,260	·
Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,260	·
Charter Oak High	Covina	High	09-12	1,259	·
Elizabeth Learning Center	Cudahy	Combined	KG-12	1,257	·
San Jose Charter Academy	West Covina	Elementary	KG-08	1,255	·
Northview High	Covina	High	09-12	1,247	·
Mesa Robles	Hacienda Heights	Elementary	KG-08	1,246	·
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle	Downey	Middle	06-08	1,240	·
Arroyo Seco Junior High	Valencia	Middle	07-08	1,239	·
San Dimas High	San Dimas	High	09-12	1,235	·
El Segundo High	El Segundo	High	09-12	1,232	·
Robert Fulton College Preparatory	Van Nuys	High	06-12	1,229	·
Rosemont Middle	La Crescenta	Middle	07-08	1,221	·
Southeast Middle	South Gate	Middle	06-08	1,215	·
Hughes Middle	Long Beach	Middle	06-08	1,214	·
John Muir High	Pasadena	High	09-12	1,206	·
School of Extended Educational Options	Pomona	Combined	KG-12	1,204	·
Verdugo Hills Senior High	Tujunga	High	09-12	1,195	·
Lennox Middle	Lennox	Middle	06-08	1,193	·
South Gate Middle	South Gate	Middle	06-08	1,192	·
Suzanne Middle	Walnut	Middle	06-08	1,190	·
Woodrow Wilson Middle	Glendale	Middle	06-08	1,182	·
Manhattan Beach Middle	Manhattan Beach	Middle	06-08	1,175	·
Louis Armstrong Middle	Sherman Oaks	Middle	06-08	1,174	·
Beverly Hills High	Beverly Hills	High	09-12	1,173	·
Harry Bridges Span	Wilmington	Elementary	KG-08	1,171	·
Adams Middle	Redondo Beach	Middle	06-08	1,165	·
Stanford Middle	Long Beach	Middle	06-08	1,165	·
Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,159	·
Castaic High	Castaic	High	09-12	1,159	·
James Madison Middle	North Hollywood	Middle	06-08	1,148	·
Henry T. Gage Middle	Huntington Park	Middle	06-08	1,139	·
Rio Norte Junior High	Santa Clarita	Middle	07-08	1,138	·
Anderson W. Clark Magnet High	La Crescenta	High	09-12	1,136	·
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,130	·
South El Monte High	South El Monte	High	09-12	1,125	·
Mountain View High	El Monte	High	09-12	1,123	·
Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,122	·

Cities in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles576 schools Long Beach80 schools Lancaster48 schools Palmdale46 schools Whittier44 schools Compton42 schools Pomona37 schools Torrance36 schools Inglewood28 schools La Puente28 schools South Gate28 schools North Hollywood27 schools El Monte26 schools Huntington Park25 schools West Covina25 schools Carson24 schools Glendale24 schools Pasadena24 schools Downey23 schools Hawthorne22 schools Norwalk22 schools Burbank21 schools Reseda21 schools Van Nuys21 schools Lakewood20 schools Covina19 schools Lynwood19 schools Baldwin Park18 schools Cerritos18 schools Hacienda Heights18 schools San Pedro17 schools Sylmar17 schools Gardena16 schools Glendora16 schools North Hills16 schools Paramount16 schools Northridge15 schools Pico Rivera15 schools San Fernando15 schools Santa Monica15 schools Sun Valley15 schools Azusa14 schools Granada Hills14 schools Montebello14 schools Redondo Beach14 schools Rosemead14 schools Alhambra13 schools Canoga Park13 schools Lawndale13 schools San Gabriel13 schools Valencia13 schools Woodland Hills13 schools Arcadia12 schools Bellflower12 schools Culver City12 schools Pacoima12 schools Wilmington12 schools Canyon Country11 schools Claremont11 schools Lake Balboa11 schools Monrovia11 schools Panorama City11 schools San Dimas11 schools Santa Clarita11 schools Chatsworth10 schools Diamond Bar10 schools La Crescenta10 schools La Mirada10 schools Rancho Palos Verdes10 schools Walnut10 schools El Segundo9 schools Monterey Park9 schools Rowland Heights9 schools Saugus9 schools Temple City9 schools Bell8 schools Calabasas8 schools Manhattan Beach8 schools West Hills8 schools Bell Gardens7 schools Castaic7 schools Duarte7 schools Lennox7 schools Maywood7 schools Newhall7 schools Sherman Oaks7 schools Agoura6 schools Arleta6 schools Beverly Hills6 schools Harbor City6 schools La Verne6 schools Acton5 schools Altadena5 schools Artesia5 schools Cudahy5 schools Encino5 schools Littlerock5 schools Malibu5 schools Palos Verdes Estates5 schools Santa Fe Springs5 schools South Pasadena5 schools Tarzana5 schools Tujunga5 schools La Canada4 schools Lake View Terrace4 schools San Marino4 schools Venice4 schools Walnut Park4 schools Winnetka4 schools City Of Commerce3 schools Hawaiian Gardens3 schools Hermosa Beach3 schools Hollywood3 schools Lomita3 schools Pacific Palisades3 schools Quartz Hill3 schools Rolling Hills Estates3 schools Signal Hill3 schools South El Monte3 schools Stevenson Ranch3 schools Sunland3 schools Valinda3 schools Agoura Hills2 schools City Of Industry2 schools Porter Ranch2 schools Rolling Hills2 schools Sierra Madre2 schools Valley Village2 schools West Hollywood2 schools Agua Dulce1 school Bradbury1 school Gorman1 school Highland Park1 school Irwindale1 school Lake Hughes1 school Lancster1 school Leona Valley1 school Los Nietos1 school Marina Del Rey1 school Mission Hills1 school Mt. Baldy1 school Pearblossom1 school Playa Del Rey1 school Playa Vista1 school Santa Catalina1 school South San Gabriel1 school Studio City1 school Topanga1 school Valley Glen1 school Van Nuys Ca1 school Walnut Valley1 school Westlake Village1 school

About Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County is an expansive county of about 9,808,667 residents in California. Its public-school system instructs approximately 1,265,907 students across 2244 schools.

Stepping back, census numbers show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

In terms of grade levels, Los Angeles County is made up of 1336 elementary schools (598,180 students), 318 middle schools (215,224), 509 high schools (413,170), and 81 combined or other schools.

Los Angeles Unified is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 406,887 students across Los Angeles County.

Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,262,149 students, declined 15% from the 1,481,827 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count fell from 2224 to 2151 across the same 7-year window.

On allk12, the community for Los Angeles County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.

Frequently asked questions

How many K-12 schools serve Los Angeles County?

There are 2,244 public K-12 schools in Los Angeles County, California, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.

How many high schools are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 509 public high schools, serving approximately 413,170 students.

How many middle schools are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 318 public middle schools, serving approximately 215,224 students.

How many elementary schools are in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has 1336 public elementary schools, serving approximately 598,180 students.

What is the largest school district in Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles Unified is the largest school district in Los Angeles County, serving approximately 406,887 students. The county contains 403 school districts overall.

What is the population of Los Angeles County?

Los Angeles County, California has a population of approximately 9,808,667, with a median age of 38. About 20.6% of residents are under 18.

What is the median household income in Los Angeles County?

Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, above the California average of $89,387. About 10.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

How educated are residents of Los Angeles County?

Approximately 36.0% of adults 25 and older in Los Angeles County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of students in Los Angeles County qualify for free or reduced lunch?

Roughly 69.7% of students in Los Angeles County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is higher than the California county average of 60.6%.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Los Angeles County schools?

Across Los Angeles County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 21.9 to 1.

Los Angeles County school rankings

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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data