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Richard A. Alonzo Community Day

5755 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 · (323) 817-6500 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL55 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
55
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
52 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 712%
Grade 859%
Grade 9611%
Grade 101629%
Grade 112138%
Grade 12611%
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Hispanic
5396%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
12%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
12%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
3869%
Female
1731%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
4.3%
own-school result
Math
4.5%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts0.0%4.3%34.8%60.9%
Math4.5%0.0%13.6%81.8%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-254.3%4.5%
2023-2413.5%2.7%
2022-2310.5%0.0%
2021-2218.4%2.6%
2020-219.1%0.0%
2018-1910.3%0.0%
2016-1712.3%0.0%
2015-1616.0%0.0%
2014-1513.0%0.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Richard A. Alonzo Community Day ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
55#1,747 of 2,093#428 of 486
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 2024-25
Enrollment
55
-38 (-41%) vs 2020
-73% since 2010-11, when it was 204
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25554.113.6:195% (52)
2023-24845.116.6:198% (82)
2022-23596.19.7:195% (56)
2020-2193615.5:191% (85)
2017-181248.514.6:185% (106)
2015-161771017.7:174% (131)
2010-11204N/AN/A83% (169)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard A. Alonzo Community Day.

Since 2017-18: students down 56% (124 to 55); teachers down 52% (8.5 to 4.1).

About Richard A. Alonzo Community Day

Richard A. Alonzo Community Day is the name of a small high school in Los Angeles, California. The school enrolls 55 students, from grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.

Richard A. Alonzo Community Day is in Los Angeles Unified, a district with 406,887 students across 784 schools.

At Richard A. Alonzo Community Day, Hispanic students make up 96% of the student body. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Richard A. Alonzo Community Day has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1, with 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Richard A. Alonzo Community Day is 95%. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.

Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.

The next-closest public school is Helen Bernstein High, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Richard A. Alonzo Community Day.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

Federal counts for Richard A. Alonzo Community Day: 93 students in 2020-21, 55 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Richard A. Alonzo Community Day
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
5755 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone
(323) 817-6500
County
Los Angeles County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
55
Teachers (FTE)
4
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
52 (95%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271010842
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Richard A. Alonzo Community Day
What is the total enrollment at Richard A. Alonzo Community Day?
Richard A. Alonzo Community Day enrolls approximately 55 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Richard A. Alonzo Community Day serve?
Richard A. Alonzo Community Day serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richard A. Alonzo Community Day?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richard A. Alonzo Community Day is approximately 13.6:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Richard A. Alonzo Community Day?
Student demographics at Richard A. Alonzo Community Day are roughly 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Richard A. Alonzo Community Day?
Richard A. Alonzo Community Day is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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