Harold McAlister High (Opportunity)

Harold McAlister High (Opportunity) is a very small high school in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools in Los Angeles Unified. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 12, with 34 students on the rolls. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.

District-wide, Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students.

The share of Hispanic students at Harold McAlister High (Opportunity) is 91%. Next come 3% White, 3% Black, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 48% Hispanic.

The school lists 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 91% of the student body. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.

Looking at the county, Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.

Betty Plasencia Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Harold McAlister High (Opportunity), the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Harold McAlister High (Opportunity) reported 103 students in 2020-21 and 34 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 6.7:1, from 12.9:1.

This page is set up for the Harold McAlister High (Opportunity) community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.