Dan M. Issacs Avalon High

Dan M. Issacs Avalon High operates as a small high school in Wilmington, California. Enrolled students number 48 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 94% lower than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.

Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students, and Dan M. Issacs Avalon High is one of those schools.

The student body at Dan M. Issacs Avalon High is 90% Hispanic. Other groups make up 4% White, 2% Black, 2% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic.

With 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dan M. Issacs Avalon High was 15.7:1. This ratio sits 2.5 below the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.

In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.

Of nearby public schools, Phineas Banning Senior High is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dan M. Issacs Avalon High.

Federal data place Dan M. Issacs Avalon High in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 3 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.7:1.

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