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Enrollment
2,398
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003330
San Pedro Senior High
1610 South Leland St., San Pedro, CA 90731 · (310) 241-5800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,398 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
20.5:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,850 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 | 646 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 643 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 546 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 563 | 23% |
Student demographics
50%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
63.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.7pp since 2014
Math
28.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.8pp 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 29 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.8% | 34.9% | 23.6% | 12.7% |
| Math | 10.2% | 18.6% | 25.5% | 45.7% |
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 | 63.7% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 25.7% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 17.5% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 16.8% |
| 2020-21 | 44.4% | 27.3% |
| 2018-19 | 54.9% | 29.4% |
| 2017-18 | 53.6% | 24.1% |
| 2016-17 | 66.1% | 25.4% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 San Pedro Senior High
San Pedro Senior High's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro Senior High this school | 2,398 | 77.1% | 44.3% |
| San Diego Workforce Innovation High National City | 2,722 | 76.6% | N/A |
| Independence High Bakersfield | 2,324 | 74.7% | 40.8% |
| Heritage High Menifee | 2,330 | 80.9% | 28.3% |
| Merced High Merced | 1,943 | 79.4% | 27.6% |
| Options for Youth-Acton Fontana | 2,171 | 82.8% | N/A |
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 San Pedro Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #423 of 1,052 | #94 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #455 of 1,056 ▼ 2 | #108 of 229 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #386 of 1,056 ▲ 65 | #86 of 229 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.8pp | #25 of 1,044 | #11 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,398 | #128 of 2,093 | #27 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #617 of 1,352 | #211 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #679 of 1,351 | #120 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #686 of 1,575 | #257 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #754 of 802 | #218 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
2,398
-338 (-12%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 2,486
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 2,398 | 117.1 | 20.5:1 | 77% (1,850) |
| 2023-24 | 2,481 | 119.1 | 20.8:1 | 77% (1,916) |
| 2022-23 | 2,582 | 118.9 | 21.7:1 | 67% (1,736) |
| 2020-21 | 2,736 | 113 | 24.2:1 | 60% (1,630) |
| 2017-18 | 2,437 | 109 | 22.4:1 | 66% (1,607) |
| 2015-16 | 2,489 | 106 | 23.5:1 | 61% (1,510) |
| 2010-11 | 3,092 | N/A | N/A | 48% (1,471) |
| 2000-01 | 3,223 | 129 | 25.0:1 | 30% (980) |
| 1990-91 | 2,486 | 98 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Pedro Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,437 to 2,398); teachers up 7% (109 to 117.1).
About San Pedro Senior High
San Pedro Senior High is a public large high school in San Pedro, California. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 2,398 students in 2024-25. The school is 186% larger than the average for high schools in California.
The 784 schools of Los Angeles Unified, including San Pedro Senior High, enroll 406,887 students.
Federal enrollment data show San Pedro Senior High is 69% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 14% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at San Pedro Senior High comes to 117.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.5:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. San Pedro Senior High counts 77% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, San Pedro Senior High lands at A-, ahead of 82% of California public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.3% for San Pedro Senior High. The school posts 44.3%, 10.0 points above the prediction.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Richard Henry Dana Middle sits about 0.2 miles from San Pedro Senior High. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. San Pedro Senior High places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes San Pedro Senior High as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 2,736 to 2,398, a 12% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 24.2:1 to 20.5:1.
This page is set up for the San Pedro Senior High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Los Angeles Unified
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- Venice Senior HighHigh · 2,293 students
- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
- Taft Charter HighHigh · 2,221 students
Other schools in San Pedro
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 1,355 students
- Port of Los Angeles HighHigh · 916 students
- Taper Avenue ElementaryElementary · 672 students
- Park Western Place ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- Leland Street ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- South Shores/CSUDH Visual and Performing ArtsElementary · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Richard Henry Dana Middle0.2 mi · 1,355
- Leland Street Elementary0.4 mi · 418
- Cabrillo Avenue Elementary0.6 mi · 303
- Fifteenth Street Elementary0.8 mi · 353
- Seventh Street Elementary Arts Integration Magnet0.9 mi · 306
- Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center1.0 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About San Pedro Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at San Pedro Senior High?
San Pedro Senior High enrolls approximately 2,398 students in grades 09-12.
Is San Pedro Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Pedro Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Pedro Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Pedro Senior High is approximately 20.5:1 (117 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Pedro Senior High?
At San Pedro Senior High, the student body is approximately 14% White, 69% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is San Pedro Senior High in?
San Pedro Senior High is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.