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Enrollment
756
High
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUARTE UNIFIED·NCES 061152001284
Duarte High
1565 East Central Ave., Duarte, CA 91010 · (626) 599-5700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
20.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
582 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 196 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 173 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 181 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 206 | 27% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
62.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.0pp since 2014
Math
34.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.5% | 32.5% | 17.5% | 20.5% |
| Math | 15.1% | 19.3% | 24.1% | 41.6% |
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 | 62.0% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 26.1% |
| 2021-22 | 44.6% | 22.9% |
| 2020-21 | 42.4% | 31.5% |
| 2018-19 | 60.6% | 23.4% |
| 2017-18 | 70.4% | 15.3% |
| 2016-17 | 69.7% | 22.3% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Duarte High
Duarte High's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duarte High this school | 756 | 77.0% | 46.4% |
| Samueli Academy Santa Ana | 842 | 74.3% | N/A |
| Fowler High Fowler | 807 | 79.8% | 47.4% |
| Summit Public School: Tamalpais Richmond | 629 | 78.2% | N/A |
| Ygnacio Valley High Concord | 1,059 | 81.5% | 22.0% |
| Covina High Covina | 1,056 | 72.0% | 37.1% |
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 Duarte High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #381 of 1,052 | #83 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #358 of 1,056 ▼ 23 | #81 of 229 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #420 of 1,056 ▲ 65 | #94 of 229 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.4pp | #49 of 1,044 | #18 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #853 of 2,093 | #189 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #611 of 1,352 | #208 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #859 of 1,351 | #154 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.0% | #688 of 1,575 | #258 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #356 of 802 | #133 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
756
-36 (-5%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,127
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 756 | 37 | 20.4:1 | 77% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 35.9 | 21.4:1 | 53% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 36.6 | 20.9:1 | 57% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 792 | 37 | 21.4:1 | 75% (594) |
| 2017-18 | 869 | 45.6 | 19.1:1 | 76% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 944 | 44 | 21.4:1 | 74% (701) |
| 2010-11 | 1,164 | N/A | N/A | 61% (707) |
| 2000-01 | 1,059 | 41 | 25.8:1 | 33% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 1,127 | 44 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duarte High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (869 to 756); teachers down 19% (45.6 to 37).
About Duarte High
Duarte High is a mid-sized high school found in Duarte, California. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 756 students.
Duarte High falls under Duarte Unified, which has 6 schools enrolling 2,949 students.
The largest group at Duarte High is Hispanic students, at 77%. The remaining students are 11% Asian, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. The diversity index for Duarte High is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 20.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Duarte High, which has 37. The school's 20.4:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 77%.
Duarte High earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of California public high schools.
In California, Duarte High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.4% actual against a predicted 34.4%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Of the public schools around it, Duarte High is closest to California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley, about 0.1 miles away. Duarte High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Duarte High ranks 1st of 5 nearby schools, at 46.4% versus a 34.4% average.
NCES describes the area around Duarte High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 5% drop took enrollment from 792 in 2020-21 to 756 in 2024-25.
People who know Duarte High can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Duarte Unified
- Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)Elementary · 848 students
- Maxwell Academy (PK-8)Elementary · 504 students
- Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8)Elementary · 470 students
- Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6)Elementary · 317 students
- Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology HighHigh · 54 students
Other schools in Duarte
- California School of the Arts - San Gabriel ValleyHigh · 974 students
- Maxwell Academy (PK-8)Elementary · 504 students
- Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8)Elementary · 470 students
- Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6)Elementary · 317 students
- Opportunities for Learning - DuarteCombined · 224 students
- Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology HighHigh · 54 students
Nearby schools
- California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley0.1 mi · 974
- Opportunities for Learning - Duarte0.5 mi · 224
- Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8)0.8 mi · 470
- Canyon Oaks High0.9 mi · 49
- Mountain Park0.9 mi · 51
- Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology High0.9 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Duarte HighWhat is the total enrollment at Duarte High?
Duarte High enrolls approximately 756 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Duarte High serve?
Duarte High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Duarte High have?
Duarte High employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Duarte High?
Student demographics at Duarte High are roughly 5% White, 77% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Duarte High public or private?
Duarte High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Duarte Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.