Alexander Hamilton Senior High
Los Angeles Unified
76
SolidScope Score · 54th percentile
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Alexander Hamilton and Susan Miller Dorsey
Alexander Hamilton scores 76 and Susan Miller Dorsey 64 among California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). Alexander Hamilton’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High
Los Angeles Unified
64
Needs SupportScope Score · 6th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Alexander Hamilton has the highest share and Susan Miller Dorsey has the lowest.
Biggest difference
22points
in English. 60% of Alexander Hamilton students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Susan Miller Dorsey it was 38%.
Lowest absence
35in 100
students at Alexander Hamilton missed 10% or more of school days. It was 48 in 100 at Susan Miller Dorsey.
Low-income families
97%
of Susan Miller Dorsey’s students are from low-income families. At Alexander Hamilton it is 76%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California high schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
Alexander Hamilton60%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 30%, clearly ahead
Susan Miller Dorsey38%Advanced: 11%
California57%Advanced: 27%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Alexander Hamilton28%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 13%, clearly ahead
Susan Miller Dorsey18%Advanced: 4%
California32%Advanced: 16%
Grade 11, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
Susan Miller Dorsey’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 16% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 38%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grade 11. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202660%Alexander Hamilton38%Susan Miller Dorsey57%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202628%Alexander Hamilton18%Susan Miller Dorsey32%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California high school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Alexander Hamilton35 in 100Clearly ahead729 of 2,061 students
Susan Miller Dorsey48 in 100395 of 830 students
Average school22 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Alexander Hamilton0.2%5 of 2,123 students
Susan Miller Dorsey0.6%5 of 878 students
Average school2.9%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California high school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | Alexander Hamilton | Susan Miller Dorsey |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Alexander Hamilton58%LAUSD 65% · 1929 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey57%LAUSD 65% · 619 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Alexander Hamilton60%LAUSD 61% · 1881 to 1914 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey55%LAUSD 61% · 589 to 610 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Alexander Hamilton59%LAUSD 61% · 1877 to 1923 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey60%LAUSD 61% · 583 to 617 answers |
| Families: Safety | Alexander Hamilton72%LAUSD 81% · 701 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey67%LAUSD 81% · 575 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Alexander Hamilton87%LAUSD 87% · 701 to 744 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey78%LAUSD 87% · 573 to 578 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Alexander Hamilton91%LAUSD 93% · 192 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey93%LAUSD 93% · 121 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Alexander Hamilton16 | Susan Miller Dorsey14 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Alexander Hamilton2% | Susan Miller Dorsey6% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Alexander Hamilton | Susan Miller Dorsey |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Alexander Hamilton62%LAUSD 61% · 1881 to 1904 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey58%LAUSD 61% · 581 to 596 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Alexander Hamilton67%LAUSD 68% · 1880 to 1891 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey66%LAUSD 68% · 581 to 594 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Alexander Hamilton11%LAUSD 10% · 1898 to 1915 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey11%LAUSD 10% · 605 to 610 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Alexander Hamilton81%LAUSD 86% · 724 to 726 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey67%LAUSD 86% · 574 to 577 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Alexander Hamilton80%LAUSD 83% · 725 to 738 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey80%LAUSD 83% · 576 to 577 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Alexander Hamilton87%LAUSD 89% · 672 to 677 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey86%LAUSD 89% · 577 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Alexander Hamilton66%LAUSD 78% · 717 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey59%LAUSD 78% · 577 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Alexander Hamilton77%LAUSD 83% · 191 to 203 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey76%LAUSD 83% · 119 to 124 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Alexander Hamilton88%LAUSD 90% · 189 to 198 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey91%LAUSD 90% · 118 to 122 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Alexander Hamilton72%LAUSD 81% · 196 answers | Susan Miller Dorsey77%LAUSD 81% · 120 answers |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
Both schools are run by Los Angeles Unified. Ask the district which school serves your address.
| Measure | Alexander Hamilton | Susan Miller Dorsey |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Alexander Hamilton2,055 | Susan Miller Dorsey853 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Alexander Hamilton76%1,563 of 2,055 students | Susan Miller Dorsey97%831 of 853 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Alexander Hamilton17 | Susan Miller Dorsey19 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Alexander Hamilton | Susan Miller Dorsey |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Alexander Hamilton9–12 | Susan Miller Dorsey9–12 |
| Who runs the school | Alexander HamiltonLos Angeles Unified | Susan Miller DorseyLos Angeles Unified |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grade 11. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).