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What's the biggest difference between Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,549
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003209
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High
24300 Western Ave., Harbor City, CA 90710 · (310) 257-7100 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,549 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
1,301 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 | 390 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 357 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 400 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 402 | 26% |
Student demographics
49%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
56.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.9pp since 2014
Math
28.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 24 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.2% | 33.7% | 22.7% | 20.4% |
| Math | 8.0% | 20.7% | 26.1% | 45.2% |
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 | 56.9% | 28.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 53.3% | 25.2% |
| 2021-22 | 54.5% | 24.2% |
| 2020-21 | 55.8% | 27.9% |
| 2018-19 | 51.6% | 31.5% |
| 2017-18 | 36.0% | 18.5% |
| 2016-17 | 40.8% | 25.1% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High this school | 1,549 | 84.0% | 43.6% |
| Leuzinger High Lawndale | 1,981 | 83.2% | 36.9% |
| Rancho Verde High Moreno Valley | 2,101 | 82.1% | 35.6% |
| Lincoln High San Diego | 1,487 | 89.8% | 19.5% |
| Silverado High Victorville | 2,165 | 81.4% | 28.7% |
| Adelanto High Adelanto | 2,247 | 86.2% | 26.9% |
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 Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #437 of 1,052 | #97 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #459 of 1,056 ▲ 1 | #111 of 229 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #538 of 1,056 ▼ 173 | #119 of 229 ▼ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #430 of 1,044 | #121 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,549 | #543 of 2,093 | #106 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #458 of 1,352 | #163 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #706 of 1,351 | #123 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #498 of 1,575 | #216 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #68 of 802 | #34 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
1,549
-392 (-20%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,892
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 1,549 | 79.9 | 19.4:1 | 84% (1,301) |
| 2023-24 | 1,667 | 87.3 | 19.1:1 | 80% (1,327) |
| 2022-23 | 1,731 | 90.4 | 19.1:1 | 83% (1,445) |
| 2020-21 | 1,941 | 94 | 20.6:1 | 81% (1,564) |
| 2017-18 | 2,195 | 98.5 | 22.3:1 | 85% (1,856) |
| 2015-16 | 2,559 | 107 | 23.9:1 | 72% (1,837) |
| 2010-11 | 3,461 | N/A | N/A | 53% (1,836) |
| 2000-01 | 3,005 | 121 | 24.8:1 | 47% (1,426) |
| 1990-91 | 1,892 | 82 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (2,195 to 1,549); teachers down 19% (98.5 to 79.9).
About Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High is a high school with a street address in Harbor City, California. Its 1,549 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
The district, Los Angeles Unified, operates 784 schools serving 406,887 students.
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High is 69% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 18% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1 at Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High, with 79.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 84%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.3% at Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.6%.
Across 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.
The next-closest public school is Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 392 students since 2020-21, to 1,549. Students per teacher fell from 20.6 in 2020-21 to 19.4 in 2024-25.
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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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- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
Other schools in Harbor City
- Harbor City ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- President Avenue ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los AngelesHigh · 296 students
- Normont ElementaryElementary · 270 students
- George S. Patton ContinuationHigh · 37 students
Nearby schools
- Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles0.0 mi · 296
- George S. Patton Continuation0.1 mi · 37
- President Avenue Elementary0.2 mi · 362
- Harbor City Elementary0.7 mi · 420
- John Adams Elementary0.7 mi · 343
- Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet0.8 mi · 853
Frequently asked questions
About Nathaniel Narbonne Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High?
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High enrolls approximately 1,549 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High serve?
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High?
At Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 69% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High public or private?
Nathaniel Narbonne 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.