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Enrollment
738
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003444
George Washington Preparatory High
10860 South Denker Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90047 · (323) 418-4000 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of California public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
717 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 166 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 175 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 187 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 210 | 28% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
20.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.9pp since 2014
Math
18.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.3% | 13.8% | 27.7% | 52.2% |
| Math | 10.0% | 8.1% | 17.5% | 64.4% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.1% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.8% | 5.2% |
| 2022-23 | 9.7% | 0.7% |
| 2021-22 | 14.7% | 1.6% |
| 2020-21 | 30.2% | 4.5% |
| 2018-19 | 29.8% | 7.3% |
| 2017-18 | 23.1% | 3.2% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 3.3% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 6.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 9.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 George Washington Preparatory High
George Washington Preparatory High's state test result (16.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Preparatory High this school | 738 | 97.2% | 16.3% |
| Inglewood High Inglewood | 757 | 92.2% | 19.0% |
| Castlemont High Oakland | 719 | 99.0% | 6.7% |
| Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High Los Angeles | 853 | 97.4% | 16.8% |
| TEACH Tech Charter High Los Angeles | 363 | 91.2% | N/A |
| Animo Compton Charter Los Angeles | 372 | 89.2% | 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 George Washington Preparatory High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #1,023 of 1,052 | #226 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #729 of 1,056 ▲ 302 | #170 of 229 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #1,035 of 1,056 ▼ 8 | #229 of 229 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #111 of 1,044 | #41 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #868 of 2,093 | #192 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #126 of 1,352 | #41 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #626 of 1,351 | #104 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #51 of 1,575 | #34 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #243 of 802 | #95 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 2024-25Enrollment
738
+28 (+4%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 2,562
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 738 | 47.5 | 15.5:1 | 97% (717) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 46.8 | 16.6:1 | 97% (751) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 45.4 | 16.4:1 | 98% (726) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 97% (690) |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 48 | 18.5:1 | 91% (808) |
| 2015-16 | 957 | 50 | 19.1:1 | 88% (841) |
| 2010-11 | 1,881 | N/A | N/A | 43% (808) |
| 2000-01 | 3,414 | 141 | 24.2:1 | 50% (1,710) |
| 1990-91 | 2,562 | 117 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Preparatory High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (888 to 738); teachers down 1% (48 to 47.5).
About George Washington Preparatory High
George Washington Preparatory High is a mid-sized high school in Los Angeles, California, (ZIP code 90047). The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 738 students.
Los Angeles Unified, which runs George Washington Preparatory High, has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
At George Washington Preparatory High, 60% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 34% Black and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for George Washington Preparatory High is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 47.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.5:1. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 97%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Among California public high schools, George Washington Preparatory High outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
George Washington Preparatory High scores 16.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.6%.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include George Washington Preparatory High.
Measured in a straight line, Boys Academic Leadership Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from George Washington Preparatory High. The five-mile area around George Washington Preparatory High holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 40.2% proficiency; George Washington Preparatory High posts 16.3%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 710 in 2020-21 to 738 in 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Preparatory HighHow large is George Washington Preparatory High?
George Washington Preparatory High enrolls approximately 738 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does George Washington Preparatory High serve?
George Washington Preparatory High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George Washington Preparatory High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George Washington Preparatory High is approximately 15.5:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at George Washington Preparatory High?
At George Washington Preparatory High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 60% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees George Washington Preparatory High?
George Washington Preparatory High 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.