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Enrollment
512
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271012370
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities
701 South Catalina St., Los Angeles, CA 90005 · (213) 480-4700 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
- ABeats 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
17.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
495 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 | 143 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 117 | 23% |
Student demographics
20%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
59.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.5pp since 2014
Math
30.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.8% | 34.7% | 17.4% | 23.1% |
| Math | 12.4% | 18.2% | 32.2% | 37.2% |
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 | 59.5% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 62.6% | 13.2% |
| 2021-22 | 60.2% | 14.3% |
| 2020-21 | 63.3% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.8% | 19.5% |
| 2017-18 | 38.7% | 6.6% |
| 2016-17 | 57.8% | 16.9% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in California's top 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 School for the Visual Arts and Humanities
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| School for the Visual Arts and Humanities this school | 512 | 96.7% | 39.5% |
| Belmont Senior High Los Angeles | 614 | 96.4% | 21.6% |
| STEM Academy at Bernstein High Hollywood | 599 | 97.5% | 40.1% |
| Los Angeles High School of the Arts Los Angeles | 431 | 96.1% | 32.8% |
| Ambassador-Global Leadership Los Angeles | 472 | 97.7% | 23.6% |
| Valor Academy High North Hills | 492 | 94.5% | 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 School for the Visual Arts and Humanities ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #541 of 1,052 | #117 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #426 of 1,056 ▲ 349 | #97 of 229 ▲ 67 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #487 of 1,056 ▲ 96 | #110 of 229 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #227 of 1,044 | #75 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #1,018 of 2,093 | #254 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #259 of 1,352 | #93 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #1,102 of 1,351 | #231 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #64 of 1,575 | #40 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.6% | #46 of 327 | #14 of 41 |
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
512
+76 (+17%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 512 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 97% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 26.3 | 18.8:1 | 97% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 28.5 | 17.1:1 | 97% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 95% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 23.7 | 17.8:1 | 95% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 90% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | N/A | N/A | 85% (361) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for School for the Visual Arts and Humanities.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (421 to 512); teachers up 22% (23.7 to 29).
About School for the Visual Arts and Humanities
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is a public high school in Los Angeles, California. It educates 512 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Los Angeles Unified operates 784 schools. Combined enrollment is 406,887 students.
About 89% of the student body at School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is Hispanic. Other students are 6% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.6:1. That is close to the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 97%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades School for the Visual Arts and Humanities a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, School for the Visual Arts and Humanities ranks in the top 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.5%, against a prediction of 22.9%.
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides School for the Visual Arts and Humanities, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The closest public school to School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is Los Angeles High School of the Arts, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment gain, from 436 in 2020-21 to 512 in 2024-25.
Community posts for School for the Visual Arts and Humanities can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 School for the Visual Arts and HumanitiesHow large is School for the Visual Arts and Humanities?
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 09-12.
Is School for the Visual Arts and Humanities an elementary, middle, or high school?
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does School for the Visual Arts and Humanities have?
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at School for the Visual Arts and Humanities?
At School for the Visual Arts and Humanities, the student body is approximately 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is School for the Visual Arts and Humanities public or private?
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities 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.