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Enrollment
541
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271013086
Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice
6361 Cottage St., Huntington Park, CA 90255 · (323) 584-3800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
19.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
514 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 | 163 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 126 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 109 | 20% |
Student demographics
10%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
55.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.0pp since 2014
Math
21.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.0% | 30.0% | 19.2% | 25.8% |
| Math | 7.5% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 64.2% |
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 | 55.0% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 13.4% |
| 2022-23 | 44.7% | 7.9% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 12.4% |
| 2018-19 | 54.5% | 15.1% |
| 2017-18 | 67.8% | 21.7% |
| 2016-17 | 59.3% | 23.5% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice this school | 541 | 95.0% | 35.1% |
| Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy Los Angeles | 493 | 96.3% | 26.8% |
| West Shores High Salton City | 503 | 93.8% | 15.3% |
| Wallis Annenberg High Los Angeles | 484 | 95.7% | N/A |
| Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High Los Angeles | 533 | 96.4% | N/A |
| Synergy Quantum Academy Los Angeles | 564 | 97.2% | 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 Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #656 of 1,052 | #140 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #622 of 1,056 ▲ 189 | #146 of 229 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #582 of 1,056 ▲ 60 | #132 of 229 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #272 of 1,044 | #84 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #993 of 2,093 | #241 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #452 of 1,352 | #161 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #1,240 of 1,351 | #297 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #135 of 1,575 | #82 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #234 of 802 | #92 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
541
-115 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 541 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 95% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 29 | 20.4:1 | 93% (551) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 32.9 | 18.7:1 | 97% (596) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 28 | 23.4:1 | 96% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 26.8 | 24.5:1 | 95% (620) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 90% (523) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (655 to 541); teachers up 4% (26.8 to 28).
About Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice
Located in Huntington Park, California, Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice is a low-enrollment high school. It enrolled 541 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice is run by Los Angeles Unified, whose 784 schools enroll 406,887 students.
Most students at Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice are Hispanic: 95% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% Black and 2% White. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice is 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.4:1. That ratio is over the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 95%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Measured against California public high schools, Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice is +11.3 points: 35.1% actual, 23.9% predicted.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The closest other public school is Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice ranks 4th of 4 nearby schools, at 35.1% versus a 42.7% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 656 in 2020-21 and 541 in 2024-25, a decrease of 115 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.4:1 to 19.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social JusticeWhat is the total enrollment at Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice?
Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice enrolls approximately 541 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice serve?
Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice is approximately 19.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice?
Student demographics at Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice are roughly 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice in?
Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.