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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
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of California public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • BThree-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

Enrollment
1,130
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
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
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 930127%
Grade 1027725%
Grade 1128425%
Grade 1226824%
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
151%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
1,01690%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
333%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
404%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
222%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
62655%
Female
50445%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
56.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
11.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.8pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts18.5%38.2%26.6%16.6%
Math2.7%8.5%27.4%61.4%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.8%11.2%
2023-2445.3%18.9%
2022-2349.1%15.0%
2021-2243.2%16.0%
2020-2135.3%17.3%
2018-1967.5%35.9%
2017-1864.2%36.0%
2016-1743.2%14.7%
2015-1640.0%16.0%
2014-1542.0%17.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Edward R. Roybal Learning Center

Edward R. Roybal Learning Center's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center this school1,13093.9%33.0%
Pomona High
Pomona
99393.7%25.3%
Robert Fulton College Preparatory
Van Nuys
1,22995.7%20.0%
Woodrow Wilson Senior High
Los Angeles
1,26094.0%41.6%
Cathedral City High
Cathedral City
1,33495.5%37.2%
Richmond High
Richmond
1,28096.8%20.5%
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 Edward R. Roybal Learning Center ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#711 of 1,052#153 of 228
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
11.2%#937 of 1,056
▼ 292
#208 of 229
▼ 72
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.8%#540 of 1,056
▲ 229
#120 of 229
▲ 39
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.4pp#380 of 1,044#110 of 229
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,130#719 of 2,093#148 of 486
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.2:1#571 of 1,352#196 of 358
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.9%#1,113 of 1,351#237 of 359
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
93.9%#166 of 1,575#99 of 396
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.7%#120 of 327#22 of 41
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,130
+274 (+32%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 1,673
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,1305620.2:194% (1,061)
2023-241,14367.916.8:191% (1,044)
2022-231,11259.118.8:197% (1,081)
2020-218564519.0:197% (831)
2017-181,02152.319.5:196% (983)
2015-161,1075520.1:188% (978)
2010-111,673N/AN/A44% (729)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edward R. Roybal Learning Center.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (1,021 to 1,130); teachers up 7% (52.3 to 56).

About Edward R. Roybal Learning Center

Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, a mid-sized high school, is located in Los Angeles, California. It reports enrollment of 1,130 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 35% bigger than the 838-student average for high schools in California.

The district, Los Angeles Unified, has 406,887 students enrolled across 784 schools.

Edward R. Roybal Learning Center is 90% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% Asian and 3% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Edward R. Roybal Learning Center is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 20.2 students per teacher. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 2.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, 94% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.

Edward R. Roybal Learning Center holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of California public high schools.

Edward R. Roybal Learning Center's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.0% is 8.5 points above the 24.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Edward R. Roybal Learning Center among them.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Downtown Business High, is the closest to Edward R. Roybal Learning Center. Edward R. Roybal Learning Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 32.4%, lower than Edward R. Roybal Learning Center's 33.0%.

The federal government classifies Edward R. Roybal Learning Center's location as City: Large.

The school's enrollment increased 32% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 19.0 in 2020-21 to 20.2 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Los Angeles County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
1200 West Colton St., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Phone
(213) 580-6400
County
Los Angeles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,130
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
20.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,061 (94%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271012295
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
How 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.
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