Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)

Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation), a tiny 9-12 campus in Los Angeles, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, caters to 43 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 95% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that hosts 406,887 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%; the rest is composed of 40% Black, 2% White, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Boys Academic Leadership Academy, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)'s enrollment has ticked down 39% since 2018, when it stood at 71 (now 43). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 61% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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