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Which teacher or staff member at Los Angeles Senior High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
978
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003151
Los Angeles Senior High
4650 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019 · (323) 900-2700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL978 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.9:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
888 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 | 211 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 252 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 268 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 247 | 25% |
Student demographics
28%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
31.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -17.8pp since 2014
Math
11.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.9% | 21.3% | 21.7% | 47.0% |
| Math | 4.0% | 7.5% | 18.6% | 70.0% |
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 | 31.2% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 9.1% |
| 2022-23 | 26.6% | 9.9% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 11.9% |
| 2020-21 | 43.4% | 15.8% |
| 2018-19 | 40.9% | 18.8% |
| 2017-18 | 39.2% | 18.4% |
| 2016-17 | 42.4% | 24.2% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Senior High
Los Angeles Senior High's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Senior High this school | 978 | 90.8% | 20.2% |
| San Gorgonio High San Bernardino | 1,431 | 91.6% | 29.8% |
| Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex Los Angeles | 998 | 95.9% | N/A |
| Pacific High San Bernardino | 1,246 | 96.8% | 25.3% |
| Options for Youth-San Bernardino San Bernardino | 1,168 | 86.9% | N/A |
| Banning High Banning | 1,145 | 91.5% | 28.4% |
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 Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #995 of 1,052 | #218 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #931 of 1,056 ▲ 13 | #207 of 229 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #990 of 1,056 ▼ 4 | #217 of 229 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #562 of 1,044 | #167 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 978 | #780 of 2,093 | #167 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #144 of 1,352 | #49 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #1,015 of 1,351 | #195 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #267 of 1,575 | #147 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #107 of 802 | #49 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
978
-139 (-12%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 2,853
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 978 | 61.5 | 15.9:1 | 91% (888) |
| 2023-24 | 1,036 | 58.9 | 17.6:1 | 83% (863) |
| 2022-23 | 1,043 | 59.2 | 17.6:1 | 95% (988) |
| 2020-21 | 1,117 | 54 | 20.7:1 | 91% (1,022) |
| 2017-18 | 1,293 | 61.5 | 21.0:1 | 86% (1,111) |
| 2015-16 | 1,380 | 64 | 21.6:1 | 86% (1,193) |
| 2010-11 | 2,210 | N/A | N/A | 67% (1,473) |
| 2000-01 | 4,186 | 167 | 25.1:1 | 69% (2,891) |
| 1990-91 | 2,853 | 124 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Angeles Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,293 to 978); teachers unchanged (61.5 to 61.5).
About Los Angeles Senior High
Los Angeles Senior High is a medium-sized high school in Los Angeles, California, under Los Angeles Unified. It educates 978 students in grades 9 through 12.
The 784 schools of Los Angeles Unified, including Los Angeles Senior High, enroll 406,887 students.
About 85% of the student body at Los Angeles Senior High is Hispanic. Other students are 8% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 61.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.9:1. That is lower than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 91%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Los Angeles Senior High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Los Angeles Senior High is 6.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Queen Anne Place Elementary is the public school closest to Los Angeles Senior High, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Los Angeles Senior High's average proficiency of 20.2% compares with 40.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Los Angeles Senior High falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 139 students since 2020-21, to 978. By 2024-25, the school had 15.9 students per teacher, compared with 20.7 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Queen Anne Place Elementary0.3 mi · 337
- John Burroughs Middle0.6 mi · 1,302
- Wilshire Crest Elementary0.7 mi · 154
- City Language Immersion Charter0.9 mi · 380
- Magnolia Science Academy 60.9 mi · 128
- Wilshire Park Elementary1.0 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Los Angeles Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Los Angeles Senior High?
Los Angeles Senior High enrolls approximately 978 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Los Angeles Senior High serve?
Los Angeles Senior High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Los Angeles Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Los Angeles Senior High is approximately 15.9:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Los Angeles Senior High?
At Los Angeles Senior High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Los Angeles Senior High public or private?
Los Angeles Senior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.