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Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3

4211 Dozier St., Los Angeles, CA 90063 · (323) 265-6795 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of California public high schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • AThree-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
263
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
257 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 96224%
Grade 105822%
Grade 118532%
Grade 125822%
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
31%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
25998%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
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
18570%
Female
7830%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
47.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.0pp since 2014
Math
14.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts15.7%31.3%31.3%21.7%
Math4.8%9.5%32.1%53.6%
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
2024-2547.0%14.3%
2023-2424.2%8.1%
2022-2314.6%6.2%
2021-2228.8%7.5%
2020-2132.6%13.0%
2018-1927.0%16.2%
2017-1843.5%17.7%
2016-1727.9%22.1%
2015-1636.0%15.0%
2014-1528.0%11.0%
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 this school26397.7%23.4%
Vista Meridian Global Academy
Santa Ana
26099.2%N/A
King-Chavez Community High
San Diego
22696.9%N/A
Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad
San Fernando
32196.0%29.3%
Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High
Los Angeles
23995.4%N/A
PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High
Los Angeles
26595.1%N/A
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 Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
23.4%#952 of 1,052#204 of 228
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
14.3%#857 of 1,056
▲ 115
#187 of 229
▲ 21
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#762 of 1,056
▲ 258
#165 of 229
▲ 59
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+12.5pp#76 of 1,044#26 of 229
Enrollment
ranked largest first
263#1,257 of 2,093#333 of 486
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#56 of 1,352#18 of 358
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
3.0%#1,329 of 1,351#349 of 359
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.7%#30 of 1,575#15 of 396
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.8%#46 of 802#28 of 227
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
263
-100 (-28%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526319.313.7:198% (257)
2023-2432421.515.1:198% (317)
2022-233782316.4:198% (370)
2020-213631820.2:198% (357)
2017-1839718.521.5:195% (377)
2015-164132119.7:187% (361)
2010-11372N/AN/A87% (323)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3.

Since 2017-18: students down 34% (397 to 263); teachers up 4% (18.5 to 19.3).

About Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3

Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 is a very small high school that serves part of Los Angeles, California. It has an enrollment of 263 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 69% below that mark.

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

Hispanic students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Los Angeles County's residents are about 48% Hispanic, 50 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 3, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3, giving a ratio of 13.7:1. The school's 13.7:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. By family income, 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.

On the allk12 Grade, Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 lands at C, ahead of 31% of California public high schools.

Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.4%, compared with a predicted 22.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.

In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.

Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 is less than a tenth of a mile from E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 is 4th of 5 on proficiency.

NCES describes the area around Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 had a net loss of 100 students, or 28%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 20.2 to 13.7 over 4 years.

The Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

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
Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
4211 Dozier St., Los Angeles, CA 90063
Phone
(323) 265-6795
County
Los Angeles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
263
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
257 (98%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062271012819
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3
How many students attend Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3?
Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 enrolls approximately 263 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 serve?
Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 have?
Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3?
Student demographics at Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 public or private?
Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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