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Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med

6361 Cottage St., Huntington Park, CA 90255 · (323) 584-3800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
Enrollment
729
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
681 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
199
Grade 10
196
Grade 11
174
Grade 12
160
Student demographics
White
91%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
71698%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
35749%
Female
37251%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
66.0%
CA avg 47.1% . +4.0pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 35.6% . +4.8pp since 2014
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
729
-23 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 26.6:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med

Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med is one of the mid-sized senior highs in Huntington Park, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, with 729 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Los Angeles Unified runs 784 schools in total, collectively educating 406,887 students. Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 23.8%; Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med posts 45.9%, +22.1 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs 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 Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med is one.

The closest other public school is Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 752 students in 2018 compared to 729 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Los Angeles County at a glance

View full county profile
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
Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
6361 Cottage St., Huntington Park, CA 90255
Phone
(323) 584-3800
County
Los Angeles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
729
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
21.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
681 (93%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062271013173
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med
How large is Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med?
Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med enrolls approximately 729 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med serve?
Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med.
What is the student diversity at Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med?
Student demographics at Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med in?
Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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