University High School Charter

University High School Charter is a substantial 9-12 campus in Los Angeles, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified. The school educates 1,385 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 65% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

University High School Charter is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that enrolls 406,887 students overall.

In terms of who attends, University High School Charter logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 21% Black, 12% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, University High School Charter has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, University High School Charter sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 41.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which University High School Charter is one.

The closest other public school is Brockton Avenue Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts University High School Charter at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 60.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. University High School Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 1,564 students in 2018 compared to 1,385 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 53% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

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