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What's the most underrated thing about Venice Senior High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,293
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003429
Venice Senior High
13000 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066 · (310) 577-4200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,293 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
21.3:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
1,484 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 | 657 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 556 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 564 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 516 | 23% |
Student demographics
65%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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +44.0pp since 2014
Math
35.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 44 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.1% | 29.9% | 18.8% | 12.3% |
| Math | 15.4% | 19.5% | 27.9% | 37.1% |
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 | 69.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 28.9% |
| 2022-23 | 63.4% | 28.3% |
| 2021-22 | 66.4% | 28.4% |
| 2020-21 | 64.5% | 33.2% |
| 2018-19 | 65.5% | 30.5% |
| 2017-18 | 56.7% | 34.7% |
| 2016-17 | 68.6% | 36.3% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Venice Senior High
Venice Senior High's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Senior High this school | 2,293 | 64.7% | 48.9% |
| Bullard High Fresno | 2,485 | 64.9% | 34.7% |
| Helix High La Mesa | 2,554 | 65.5% | N/A |
| Pasadena High Pasadena | 1,303 | 67.6% | 41.3% |
| Lincoln High Stockton | 2,801 | 70.8% | 39.3% |
| Citrus Valley High Redlands | 2,110 | 65.5% | 57.3% |
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 Venice Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #344 of 1,052 | #77 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #339 of 1,056 ▲ 53 | #75 of 229 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #272 of 1,056 ▲ 110 | #55 of 229 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #374 of 1,044 | #108 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,293 | #163 of 2,093 | #32 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #723 of 1,352 | #229 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #242 of 1,351 | #28 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #962 of 1,575 | #308 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #92 of 327 | #17 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
2,293
+246 (+12%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 2,156
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 2,293 | 107.9 | 21.3:1 | 65% (1,484) |
| 2023-24 | 2,223 | 102.9 | 21.6:1 | 64% (1,420) |
| 2022-23 | 2,107 | 94.2 | 22.4:1 | 69% (1,446) |
| 2020-21 | 2,047 | 98 | 20.9:1 | 69% (1,407) |
| 2017-18 | 2,038 | 87.3 | 23.4:1 | 70% (1,422) |
| 2015-16 | 2,005 | 87 | 23.1:1 | 69% (1,381) |
| 2010-11 | 2,587 | N/A | N/A | 58% (1,494) |
| 2000-01 | 2,773 | 118 | 23.5:1 | 31% (871) |
| 1990-91 | 2,156 | 95 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Venice Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (2,038 to 2,293); teachers up 24% (87.3 to 107.9).
About Venice Senior High
Located in Los Angeles, California, Venice Senior High is a high-enrollment high school. The school has 2,293 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
Across its 784 schools, Los Angeles Unified enrolls 406,887 students. Venice Senior High is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Venice Senior High are Hispanic (53%). The next largest groups are 20% White, 12% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Venice Senior High scores 65%.
On staff are 107.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. About 65% of students at Venice Senior High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Venice Senior High earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of California public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Venice Senior High is +7.2 points: 48.9% actual, 41.6% predicted.
The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Venice Senior High, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
The closest school to Venice Senior High is Phoenix Continuation, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Venice Senior High. On proficiency, Venice Senior High is behind the 57.4% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The school grew from 2,047 students in 2020-21 to 2,293 in 2024-25.
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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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Other Venice Senior High schools
One other US public school is named Venice Senior High. Venice Senior High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLVENICE, FL · 2,579 students
Nearby schools
- Phoenix Continuation0.2 mi · 61
- Mark Twain Middle0.3 mi · 974
- Beethoven Street Elementary0.4 mi · 315
- Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 295
- Walgrove Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 271
- Short Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Venice Senior HighHow many students attend Venice Senior High?
Venice Senior High enrolls approximately 2,293 students in grades 09-12.
Is Venice Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Venice Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Venice Senior High have?
Venice Senior High employs 108 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
How diverse is Venice Senior High?
Venice Senior High reports a student body of 20% White, 53% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Venice Senior High public or private?
Venice Senior High 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.