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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED·NCES 062769004162

El Camino High (Continuation)

14640 Mercado Ave., La Mirada, CA 90638 · (562) 210-3595 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
256
High
DISTRICT 1,235 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
190 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 115923%
Grade 1219777%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
156%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
22488%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
73%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
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
15259%
Female
10441%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
4.1%
own-school result
Math
7.7%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts2.1%2.1%8.3%87.6%
Math2.2%5.5%4.4%87.9%
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
2024-254.1%7.7%
2023-244.7%3.1%
2022-2310.0%0.0%
2021-2210.3%1.6%
2020-2135.7%N/A
2018-197.5%0.0%
2017-183.5%0.8%
2016-172.3%1.5%
2015-1613.0%0.0%
2014-1518.0%1.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where El Camino High (Continuation) ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
256#1,267 of 2,093#337 of 486
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#65 of 1,352#21 of 358
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.9%#1,059 of 1,351#212 of 359
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
74.2%#772 of 1,575#267 of 396
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+16.9%#70 of 327#15 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
256
+35 (+16%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525618.413.9:174% (190)
2023-2426918.414.6:173% (197)
2022-2324917.514.2:174% (184)
2020-212211713.0:168% (151)
2017-1821919.511.2:174% (162)
2015-163041816.9:173% (221)
2010-11350N/AN/A61% (212)
2000-013351620.9:146% (154)
1990-914291725.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Camino High (Continuation).

Since 2017-18: students up 17% (219 to 256); teachers down 6% (19.5 to 18.4).

About El Camino High (Continuation)

El Camino High (Continuation) is a very small high school that serves part of La Mirada, California. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 256 students. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.

El Camino High (Continuation) reports to Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, which has 25 schools and 14,560 students.

A large majority of enrollment at El Camino High (Continuation) is Hispanic, at 88%. Other reported shares: 6% White, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 39 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, El Camino High (Continuation) scores 23%.

On staff are 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. About 74% of students at El Camino High (Continuation) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. El Camino High (Continuation) shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Eastwood Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

El Camino High (Continuation) is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 16%.

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Los Angeles County at a glance

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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
El Camino High (Continuation)
District
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Address
14640 Mercado Ave., La Mirada, CA 90638
Phone
(562) 210-3595
County
Los Angeles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
256
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
190 (74%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062769004162
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About El Camino High (Continuation)
What is the total enrollment at El Camino High (Continuation)?
El Camino High (Continuation) enrolls approximately 256 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does El Camino High (Continuation) serve?
El Camino High (Continuation) serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at El Camino High (Continuation)?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at El Camino High (Continuation).
How diverse is El Camino High (Continuation)?
El Camino High (Continuation) reports a student body of 6% White, 88% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is El Camino High (Continuation) public or private?
El Camino High (Continuation) is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norwalk-La Mirada Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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