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If you could change one rule at Los Angeles High School of the Arts, what would it be?
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Enrollment
431
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012270
Los Angeles High School of the Arts
701 South Catalina St., Los Angeles, CA 90005 · (213) 480-4600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public high schools
- CTest 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.
- C-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
17.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
414 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 | 111 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 111 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 25% |
Student demographics
26%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
39.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -23.4pp since 2014
Math
18.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 23 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 25.3% | 17.6% | 42.9% |
| Math | 6.6% | 12.1% | 18.7% | 62.6% |
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 | 39.6% | 18.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.9% | 9.5% |
| 2021-22 | 52.9% | 14.1% |
| 2020-21 | 47.6% | 7.1% |
| 2018-19 | 38.5% | 11.5% |
| 2017-18 | 46.1% | 16.2% |
| 2016-17 | 49.5% | 17.8% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Los Angeles High School of the Arts
Los Angeles High School of the Arts's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles High School of the Arts this school | 431 | 96.1% | 32.8% |
| Ambassador-Global Leadership Los Angeles | 472 | 97.7% | 23.6% |
| School for the Visual Arts and Humanities Los Angeles | 512 | 96.7% | 39.5% |
| Belmont Senior High Los Angeles | 614 | 96.4% | 21.6% |
| STEM Academy at Bernstein High Hollywood | 599 | 97.5% | 40.1% |
| LIFE Academy Oakland | 436 | 98.2% | 30.4% |
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 Los Angeles High School of the Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #717 of 1,052 | #156 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #714 of 1,056 ▼ 74 | #165 of 229 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #906 of 1,056 ▼ 339 | #196 of 229 ▼ 78 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #150 of 1,044 | #11 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #1,084 of 2,093 | #281 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #237 of 1,352 | #81 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #1,029 of 1,351 | #200 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #91 of 1,575 | #56 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #323 of 327 | #40 of 41 |
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
431
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 431 | 24.8 | 17.4:1 | 96% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 27.7 | 15.7:1 | 91% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 28.5 | 15.4:1 | 95% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 93% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 25.2 | 17.1:1 | 93% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 87% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | N/A | N/A | 88% (382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Angeles High School of the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (430 to 431); teachers down 2% (25.2 to 24.8).
About Los Angeles High School of the Arts
As a small high school, Los Angeles High School of the Arts serves students in Los Angeles, California. The student body numbers 431 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 49% smaller than that.
Los Angeles Unified counts 784 schools and 406,887 students, including Los Angeles High School of the Arts.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Los Angeles High School of the Arts, with 86% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. Los Angeles High School of the Arts has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Los Angeles High School of the Arts operates with 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.4:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. About 96% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 26 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The allk12 Grade for Los Angeles High School of the Arts is C+. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Los Angeles High School of the Arts is 9.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (32.8% versus 23.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Los Angeles High School of the Arts is located in Los Angeles County, where 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. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Los Angeles High School of the Arts ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Los Angeles High School of the Arts was 434 in 2020-21 and 431 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Community posts for Los Angeles High School of the Arts can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Los Angeles High School of the ArtsHow many students attend Los Angeles High School of the Arts?
Los Angeles High School of the Arts enrolls approximately 431 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Los Angeles High School of the Arts serve?
Los Angeles High School of the Arts serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Los Angeles High School of the Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Los Angeles High School of the Arts is approximately 17.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Los Angeles High School of the Arts?
At Los Angeles High School of the Arts, the student body is approximately 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Los Angeles High School of the Arts?
Los Angeles High School of the Arts 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.