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Which teacher or staff member at Redondo Union High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,921
High
DISTRICT 989 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 060003206330
Redondo Union High
One Sea Hawk Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 · (310) 798-8665 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,921 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
25.4:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
537 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 740 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 723 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 719 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 739 | 25% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
74.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.9pp since 2014
Math
52.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.6% | 30.5% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| Math | 29.3% | 23.1% | 21.7% | 25.9% |
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 | 74.1% | 52.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 56.3% |
| 2022-23 | 79.5% | 54.9% |
| 2021-22 | 75.7% | 53.6% |
| 2018-19 | 81.9% | 59.4% |
| 2017-18 | 58.6% | 55.1% |
| 2016-17 | 68.6% | 53.4% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 76.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Redondo Union High
Redondo Union High's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Union High this school | 2,921 | 18.4% | 65.9% |
| Los Alamitos High Los Alamitos | 2,915 | 16.4% | 62.1% |
| Saugus High Saugus | 2,317 | 17.6% | 65.2% |
| Great Oak High Temecula | 2,946 | 24.6% | 63.3% |
| Granada High Livermore | 2,156 | 15.7% | 60.6% |
| Westlake High Westlake Village | 1,900 | 17.7% | 59.0% |
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 Redondo Union High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #113 of 1,052 | #31 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #143 of 1,056 ▼ 41 | #37 of 229 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #178 of 1,056 ▼ 89 | #41 of 229 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #289 of 1,044 | #32 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,921 | #35 of 2,093 | #13 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #1,243 of 1,352 | #332 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #78 of 1,351 | #12 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #1,498 of 1,575 | #383 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #770 of 802 | #221 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
2,921
-196 (-6%) vs 2020
+47% since 2000-01, when it was 1,981
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 2,921 | 115 | 25.4:1 | 18% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 2,971 | 116.9 | 25.4:1 | 18% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 3,005 | 112.2 | 26.8:1 | 16% (486) |
| 2020-21 | 3,117 | 121 | 25.8:1 | 17% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 2,948 | 116.3 | 25.3:1 | 20% (585) |
| 2015-16 | 2,755 | 106 | 26.0:1 | 20% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 2,505 | N/A | N/A | 19% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 1,981 | 92 | 21.5:1 | 22% (429) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redondo Union High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,948 to 2,921); teachers down 1% (116.3 to 115).
About Redondo Union High
A large high school in Redondo Beach, California, Redondo Union High is part of Redondo Beach Unified. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 2,921 students. It has 249% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Redondo Union High is one of the 14 schools that make up Redondo Beach Unified (9,454 students in total).
White students account for 42% of enrollment at Redondo Union High, more than any other group. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 13% Asian, and 4% Black. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the White share is about 31%. The diversity index for Redondo Union High is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Redondo Union High has 115 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. At Redondo Union High, 18% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Redondo Union High earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of California public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 68.8%.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Of the public schools around it, Redondo Union High is closest to Parras (Nick G.) Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Redondo Union High places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Redondo Union High is Suburb: Large.
A 6% drop took enrollment from 3,117 in 2020-21 to 2,921 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Redondo Union High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Redondo Beach Unified
- Adams MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Parras (Nick G.) MiddleMiddle · 1,031 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 555 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Other schools in Redondo Beach
- Adams MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Parras (Nick G.) MiddleMiddle · 1,031 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 555 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Parras (Nick G.) Middle0.4 mi · 1,031
- Patricia Dreizler Continuation High0.4 mi · 41
- Redondo Beach Learning Academy0.4 mi · 6
- Redondo Beach Virtual Learning0.4 mi · 13
- Beryl Heights Elementary0.5 mi · 422
- Towers Elementary0.8 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Redondo Union HighHow large is Redondo Union High?
Redondo Union High enrolls approximately 2,921 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Redondo Union High serve?
Redondo Union High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Redondo Union High have?
Redondo Union High employs 115 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
How diverse is Redondo Union High?
Redondo Union High reports a student body of 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Redondo Union High in?
Redondo Union High is part of Redondo Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.