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What's the one class at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,102
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012439
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
450 North Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 · (213) 217-8600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,102 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of California public high schools
- B-Test 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.
- AThree-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
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
788 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 | 229 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 280 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 310 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 283 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%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
64.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
17.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.4% | 33.9% | 21.2% | 14.5% |
| Math | 7.5% | 10.3% | 23.5% | 58.7% |
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 | 64.3% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 10.1% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 13.8% |
| 2020-21 | 61.8% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.8% | 17.4% |
| 2017-18 | 57.5% | 19.6% |
| 2016-17 | 59.5% | 21.0% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts this school | 1,102 | 71.5% | 40.4% |
| University Preparatory Victorville | 1,136 | 74.6% | 75.6% |
| Del Mar High San Jose | 1,350 | 69.6% | 36.8% |
| San Diego High San Diego | 1,602 | 71.0% | 37.5% |
| Charter Oak High Covina | 1,259 | 69.5% | 42.9% |
| Mar Vista Senior High Imperial Beach | 1,216 | 76.9% | 37.3% |
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 Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #517 of 1,052 | #114 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #742 of 1,056 ▲ 45 | #172 of 229 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #374 of 1,056 ▼ 47 | #82 of 229 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.6pp | #98 of 1,044 | #35 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,102 | #726 of 2,093 | #152 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #238 of 1,352 | #82 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #710 of 1,351 | #125 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #837 of 1,575 | #285 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #329 of 802 | #124 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
1,102
-48 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 1,356
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
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 | 1,102 | 63.3 | 17.4:1 | 72% (788) |
| 2023-24 | 1,139 | 66.3 | 17.2:1 | 64% (730) |
| 2022-23 | 1,171 | 64.4 | 18.2:1 | 69% (813) |
| 2020-21 | 1,150 | 56 | 20.5:1 | 69% (789) |
| 2017-18 | 1,280 | 61.8 | 20.7:1 | 74% (952) |
| 2015-16 | 1,527 | 64 | 23.9:1 | 73% (1,121) |
| 2010-11 | 1,356 | N/A | N/A | 67% (905) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,280 to 1,102); teachers up 2% (61.8 to 63.3).
About Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts is one of the public schools in Los Angeles, California. It is a medium-sized high school. Enrollment is 1,102 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 32% above average.
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts is part of a district of 784 schools: Los Angeles Unified, with 406,887 students.
A majority of students at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, 70%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. By the diversity index, Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts comes in at 48%.
With 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts was 17.4:1. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 72%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is about the same, 70%.
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.6%. Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts scores 40.4%.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
Nearest public school: Castelar Street Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts at 2nd of 6.
For locale, NCES codes Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts as City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,150 in 2020-21 and 1,102 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.5:1 in 2020-21 to 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing ArtsHow many students attend Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts?
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts enrolls approximately 1,102 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts serve?
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts is approximately 17.4:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts?
Student demographics at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts are roughly 15% White, 70% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts public or private?
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts 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.