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Alumni: what's one memory from Edward R. Roybal Learning Center that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,130
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012295
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
1200 West Colton St., Los Angeles, CA 90026 · (213) 580-6400 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,130 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,061 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
CA avg 47.1% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
18.9%
CA avg 35.6% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,130
+109 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.5:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
90%
was 88%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
4%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Edward R. Roybal Learning CenterHow large is Edward R. Roybal Learning Center?
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center enrolls approximately 1,130 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Edward R. Roybal Learning Center serve?
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center is approximately 20.2:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center?
Student demographics at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center are roughly 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Edward R. Roybal Learning Center?
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.