Edward R. Roybal Learning Center

Set in Los Angeles, California, Edward R. Roybal Learning Center is a middle-of-the-pack senior high, operated by Los Angeles Unified. It educates 1,130 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Edward R. Roybal Learning Center is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Edward R. Roybal Learning Center lists that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Edward R. Roybal Learning Center has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 94% of students at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Edward R. Roybal Learning Center sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.6%; this one delivers 32.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Edward R. Roybal Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is Downtown Business High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edward R. Roybal Learning Center at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 30.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center has climbed 11%, going from 1,021 students in 2018 to 1,130 in 2025.

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