North Hollywood Senior High

Located at 5231 Colfax Ave., in North Hollywood, California, North Hollywood Senior High is a roomy senior high that educates 2,444 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Los Angeles Unified. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 192% above typical.

Across the 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified (406,887 students total), North Hollywood Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Hollywood Senior High shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment; the rest looks like 21% White, 12% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting North Hollywood Senior High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at North Hollywood Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Hollywood Senior High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 36.6%; this one delivers 55.6%, a residual of +18.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), North Hollywood Senior High is one campus in the mix.

Amelia Earhart Continuation is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Hollywood Senior High. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Hollywood Senior High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. North Hollywood Senior High's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 2,501 (now 2,444). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 70% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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