785 schools in Los Angeles Unified

California · 406,887 students · 58 cities

Los Angeles Unified's public schools, 785 in all, serve about 406,887 K-12 students inside California, an average of 518 per campus.

7-year change in Los Angeles Unified

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25

Total enrollment

406,717

-212,147 (-34%) vs SY 2017-18

School count

783

-224 (-22%) vs SY 2017-18

% White

10%

was 10%

% Hispanic

73%

was 74%

% Black

was 8%

% Asian

was 6%

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

Schools

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment
Grover Cleveland Charter High	Reseda	High	09-12	2,719
North Hollywood Senior High	North Hollywood	High	09-12	2,444
Phineas Banning Senior High	Wilmington	High	09-12	2,422
San Pedro Senior High	San Pedro	High	09-12	2,398
Venice Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	2,293
James A. Garfield Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	2,237
Taft Charter High	Woodland Hills	High	09-12	2,221
John F. Kennedy High	Granada Hills	High	09-12	2,152
John H. Francis Polytechnic	Sun Valley	High	09-12	2,124
Bell Senior High	Bell	High	09-12	2,088
Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	2,055
Eagle Rock High	Los Angeles	High	07-12	2,031
South East High	South Gate	High	09-12	1,990
Van Nuys Senior High	Van Nuys	High	09-12	1,969
James Monroe High	North Hills	High	09-12	1,905
John C. Fremont Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,889
John Marshall Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,842
Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Northridge	Middle	06-08	1,784
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High	Van Nuys	High	09-12	1,774
Chatsworth Charter High	Chatsworth	High	09-12	1,743
Paul Revere Charter Middle	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	1,715
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Reseda	Combined	04-12	1,712
George Ellery Hale Charter Academy	Woodland Hills	Middle	06-08	1,693
South Gate Senior High	South Gate	High	09-12	1,681
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,678
San Fernando Senior High	San Fernando	High	09-12	1,608
Santee Education Complex	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,582
Walter Reed Middle	North Hollywood	Middle	06-08	1,580
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
Foshay Learning Center	Los Angeles	Combined	KG-12	1,530
Robert Frost Middle	Granada Hills	Middle	06-08	1,505
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,497
Fairfax Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,495
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
Stephen M. White Middle	Carson	Middle	06-08	1,423
Carson Senior High	Carson	High	09-12	1,407
Canoga Park Senior High	Canoga Park	High	09-12	1,389
University High School Charter	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,385
King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,381
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies	Los Angeles	High	06-12	1,357
Richard Henry Dana Middle	San Pedro	Middle	06-08	1,355
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
Panorama High	Panorama City	High	09-12	1,316
Porter Ranch Community	Porter Ranch	Elementary	KG-08	1,312
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
Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,260
Elizabeth Learning Center	Cudahy	Combined	KG-12	1,257
Robert Fulton College Preparatory	Van Nuys	High	06-12	1,229
Southeast Middle	South Gate	Middle	06-08	1,215
Verdugo Hills Senior High	Tujunga	High	09-12	1,195
South Gate Middle	South Gate	Middle	06-08	1,192
Louis Armstrong Middle	Sherman Oaks	Middle	06-08	1,174
Harry Bridges Span	Wilmington	Elementary	KG-08	1,171
James Madison Middle	North Hollywood	Middle	06-08	1,148
Henry T. Gage Middle	Huntington Park	Middle	06-08	1,139
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,130
Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,122
Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet	Wilmington	Middle	06-08	1,121
Alexander Fleming Middle	Lomita	Middle	06-08	1,110
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,102
William Mulholland Middle	Lake Balboa	Middle	06-08	1,098
Maywood Center for Enriched Studies	Maywood	High	06-12	1,093
Robert E. Peary Middle	Gardena	Middle	06-08	1,082
Palms Middle	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	1,081
Vista Middle	Panorama City	Middle	06-08	1,080
Ernest Lawrence Middle	Chatsworth	Middle	06-08	1,076
Griffith Middle	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	1,070
City of Angels	Los Angeles	Combined	KG-12	1,058
Chester W. Nimitz Middle	Huntington Park	Middle	06-08	1,057
Patrick Henry Middle	Granada Hills	Middle	06-08	1,053
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center	Cudahy	Elementary	KG-08	1,052
Francisco Sepulveda Middle	North Hills	Middle	06-08	1,052
Arleta High	Arleta	High	09-12	1,038
Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,025
Maywood Academy High	Maywood	High	09-12	1,012
George K. Porter Middle	Granada Hills	Middle	06-08	1,009
Manual Arts Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	1,001
Los Angeles Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	978
Virgil Middle	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	975
Mark Twain Middle	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	974
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	971
West Adams Preparatory High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	942
Richard E. Byrd Middle	Sun Valley	Middle	06-08	933
Hollenbeck Middle	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	927
Abraham Lincoln Senior High	Los Angeles	High	09-12	913
New Open World Academy K-12	Los Angeles	Combined	KG-12	911
Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet	Los Angeles	Middle	06-08	909
Olive Vista Middle	Sylmar	Middle	06-08	897
UCLA Community K-12	Los Angeles	Combined	KG-12	887
Kester Avenue Elementary	Van Nuys	Elementary	KG-05	886
Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment	Carson	Combined	KG-12	878
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Northridge	Middle	06-08	870
International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex	South Gate	High	06-12	867

About Los Angeles Unified

Los Angeles Unified is a broad California school district running 785 campuses with combined enrollment near 406,887.

In terms of grade levels, Los Angeles Unified is made up of 507 elementary, 83 middle, 176 high schools, and 19 combined or other.

Per-school enrollment averages around 518 in this district, below the California typical of 578.

Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 34%: 618,864 students in SY 2017-18 versus 406,717 in SY 2024-25. Los Angeles Unified now counts 783 public schools, down from 1007 in SY 2017-18.

On allk12, the community for Los Angeles Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.

Frequently asked questions

How many schools are in Los Angeles Unified?

Los Angeles Unified operates 785 public K-12 schools in California, serving approximately 406,887 students.

What is the mix of elementary, middle, and high schools in Los Angeles Unified?

Los Angeles Unified includes 507 elementary, 83 middle, 176 high, 19 combined-grade schools.

What is the largest school in Los Angeles Unified?

Grover Cleveland Charter High is the largest public school in Los Angeles Unified by enrollment, with approximately 2,719 students.

What grade levels does Los Angeles Unified serve?

Los Angeles Unified schools serve students from kindergarten through grade 12, across 785 campuses.

What cities does Los Angeles Unified serve?

Los Angeles Unified operates schools in Reseda, North Hollywood, Wilmington, San Pedro, Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, and 52 other communities across California.

Are there charter schools in Los Angeles Unified?

51 of the 785 schools listed under Los Angeles Unified are charter schools.