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Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)

1541 West 110th St., Los Angeles, CA 90047 · (323) 418-4130 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL43 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
43
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
43 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 9512%
Grade 101023%
Grade 111637%
Grade 121228%
Student demographics
White
12%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
2456%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
1740%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
12%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
1842%
Female
2558%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
21.4%
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 Arts0.0%21.4%35.7%42.9%
Math7.7%0.0%23.1%69.2%
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
2024-2521.4%7.7%
2023-2413.3%3.9%
2022-2310.0%0.0%
2021-229.1%0.0%
2018-198.3%0.0%
2017-1815.4%0.0%
2016-170.0%0.0%
2015-160.0%0.0%
% 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 Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
43#1,806 of 2,093#443 of 486
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
43
+10 (+30%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 61
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 8.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25433.114.1:1100% (43)
2023-24444.110.8:1100% (44)
2022-2340313.4:195% (38)
2020-213348.3:191% (30)
2017-18714.515.8:187% (62)
2015-16105617.5:169% (72)
2010-11104N/AN/A67% (70)
2000-01117429.3:173% (85)
1990-9161415.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation).

Since 2017-18: students down 39% (71 to 43); teachers down 32% (4.5 to 3.1).

About Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)

Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) operates as a small high school in Los Angeles, California. The school reports 43 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 95% smaller than the 838 average for high schools in California.

Enrollment across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified totals 406,887 students.

At 56%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) combined. Smaller groups are 40% Black, 2% White, and 2% multiracial.

Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) operates with 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.1:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.

Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.

Nearest public school: Boys Academic Leadership Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) holds at least 8 other public schools.

Ellington (Duke) 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.

Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) had 33 students in 2020-21 and 43 in 2024-25, a 30% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.

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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
Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
1541 West 110th St., Los Angeles, CA 90047
Phone
(323) 418-4130
County
Los Angeles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
43
Teachers (FTE)
3
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
43 (100%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062271002984
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)
How large is Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)?
Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) enrolls approximately 43 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)?
At Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation), the student body is approximately 2% White, 56% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) public or private?
Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation) is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
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