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Enrollment
494
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012885
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
6100 South Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · (323) 846-2136 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
20.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
483 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 | 128 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 121 | 24% |
Student demographics
14%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
40.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.3pp since 2014
Math
13.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.4% | 26.3% | 22.0% | 37.3% |
| Math | 2.5% | 10.7% | 24.6% | 62.3% |
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 | 40.7% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 13.9% |
| 2022-23 | 43.8% | 11.2% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% | 3.5% |
| 2020-21 | 40.9% | 10.6% |
| 2018-19 | 42.3% | 18.4% |
| 2017-18 | 39.5% | 13.2% |
| 2016-17 | 40.3% | 8.5% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 6.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex this school | 494 | 97.8% | 25.9% |
| Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex Los Angeles | 505 | 97.0% | 34.8% |
| Thomas Jefferson Senior High Los Angeles | 564 | 98.9% | 27.0% |
| Animo Jackie Robinson High Los Angeles | 607 | 95.6% | N/A |
| LIFE Academy Oakland | 436 | 98.2% | 30.4% |
| Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy Los Angeles | 493 | 96.3% | 26.8% |
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 Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #905 of 1,052 | #192 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #888 of 1,056 ▼ 100 | #194 of 229 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #888 of 1,056 ▲ 44 | #192 of 229 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #168 of 1,044 | #61 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #1,032 of 2,093 | #258 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #553 of 1,352 | #191 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #1,180 of 1,351 | #267 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #29 of 1,575 | #14 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #694 of 802 | #205 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
494
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 494 | 24.7 | 20.0:1 | 98% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 25.8 | 20.0:1 | 97% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 24.7 | 20.6:1 | 98% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 25 | 20.5:1 | 97% (497) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 20.8 | 24.6:1 | 97% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 20 | 27.2:1 | 91% (493) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (511 to 494); teachers up 19% (20.8 to 24.7).
About Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
This page covers Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex, a low-enrollment high school in Los Angeles, California. A total of 494 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 41% lower.
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex is in Los Angeles Unified, a district with 406,887 students across 784 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex, with 92% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 6% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. By the diversity index, Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex comes in at 14%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.0:1. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. Eligible students account for 98% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public high schools, Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex's results are 3.7 points above predicted: 25.9% against 22.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
The closest public school, Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex, is less than a tenth of a mile from Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex is 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 512 in 2020-21 and 494 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning ComplexHow large is Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex?
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex enrolls approximately 494 students in grades 09-12.
Is Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex an elementary, middle, or high school?
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex is approximately 20.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex?
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex reports a student body of 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 6% Black.
What district is Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex in?
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.