George Washington Preparatory High

George Washington Preparatory High operates as a mid-tier secondary school in Los Angeles, California, part of Los Angeles Unified. Current enrollment sits at 738 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), George Washington Preparatory High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, George Washington Preparatory High records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 34% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, George Washington Preparatory High lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting George Washington Preparatory High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, George Washington Preparatory High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which George Washington Preparatory High is one.

The closest other public school is Boys Academic Leadership Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Washington Preparatory High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George Washington Preparatory High at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 35.4%.

George Washington Preparatory High operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 888 students in 2018 compared to 738 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 41% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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