Independent charter school · Los Angeles Unified · Lake Balboa, California

High Tech LA — Rating & test scores

Lake Balboa · 9–12 · 362 students (2024–25)

17111 Victory Boulevard, 91406ht-la.org ↗(818) 609-2680

83rdpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

High Tech LAhigher than 83 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

High Tech LAhigher than 83 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

High Tech LAhigher than 83 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (73 of 78); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 78
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources

The sentence above: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

High Tech LA is an independent charter, so you apply on its own application, not through LAUSD Choices. It sets its own deadline and lottery date. Find both on the school’s site or ask the office. Evidence ↓

Is High Tech LA a good high school?

High Tech LA scores higher than 83 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 83rd percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 7 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average Los Angeles Unified high school. 0.8% of students (3 of 363) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 34 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 79% of low-income students in grade 11 at High Tech LA in Lake Balboa scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

71% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2025–26 plan, $5.5 million is planned for 13 funded actions in 3 goals. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 44% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 64
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 64 tested

Advanced: 39%
Proficient: 39%
Below the standard: 22%

This school78%

California57%

Los Angeles Unified59%

78% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 64 tested

Advanced: 27%
Proficient: 17%
Below the standard: 56%

This school44%

California32%

Los Angeles Unified31%

44% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 34 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 69% to 78% and math from 48% to 44%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202569%83 tested

→

202678%64 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202548%83 tested

→

202644%64 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	39%	39%	14%	8%	64
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified	26%	33%	21%	20%	34,143
Math, grade 11 · This school	27%	17%	20%	36%	64
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Los Angeles Unified	14%	17%	22%	47%	34,113

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202678%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202644%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 88% in 2017 to 78% in 2026. In math, it went from 65% in 2017 to 44% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	88% 89 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	90% 93 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	92% 89 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	73% 73 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	64% 81 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	74% 76 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	69% 83 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	78% 64 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	65% 89 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	63% 93 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	60% 89 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	40% 73 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	35% 81 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	46% 76 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	48% 83 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	44% 64 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on High Tech LA’s results?

High Tech LA’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed High Tech LA in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Los Angeles Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

94% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 82% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 71% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 73 of 78 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

82%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 64 of 78 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

100%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 73 of 73 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

71% enrolled in college within 12 months · 69 students who finished high school

University of California8 · 12%
California State University22 · 32%
California community college11 · 16%
In-state private8 · 11%
Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled20 · 29%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 73 of 78 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 64 of 78 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 73 of 73 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

7 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Los Angeles Unified high school, 28 in 100 were. 0.8% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 26 of 355 students counted for it; suspension: 3 of 363 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Los Angeles Unified high school 0.7%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

7 in 100This school

28 in 100At the average Los Angeles Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

26 of 355 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.8%

of students were suspended at least once (3 of 363). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at High Tech LA

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

79% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 44% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California.

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

High Tech LASame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

Low-incomeEnglish · 39 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 79%Same group, California 49%
Low-incomeMath · 39 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 44%Same group, California 23%
WhiteEnglish · 35 tested77%Same group, California 68%
WhiteMath · 35 tested49%Same group, California 44%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

White64%
Hispanic or Latino27%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share9%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

71% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 17 of 24 English learners71%

Los Angeles Unified · 24,781 of 47,33052%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

47%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 171 of 362. California: 63%.

18teachers, 2024–25

9 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

11%in their first year, 2024–25

89%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Los Angeles Unified	vs California
Low-income · 39 tested
English	79%	+2554%	+3049%
Math	44%	+1826%	+2123%
White · 35 tested
English	77%	+770%	+968%
Math	49%	+247%	+544%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Los Angeles Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Hispanic or Latino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
White	64%
Hispanic or Latino	27%
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 89% of teaching positions, 16.1 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 18.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does High Tech LA’s own plan commit to?

Its 2025–26 plan

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

$5.5 million

planned for 13 funded actions in 3 goals. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2025–26 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 56 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

STAFF For a Base Program; STAFFING, SERVICES & PROGRAM TO SERVICE SPED STUDENTS: (LAUSD SELPA OPTION 3); and STAFFING, STRATEGIES, PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: take 70% of the money.

Reading, math and catch-up help

1 of the plan’s 13 funded actions names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in its title.

Catch-up help $55,850

Largest of these

STAFFING, SUPPLEMENTAL CURRICULUM, & PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS:$55,850

For high-need students

It plans $2.3 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth.

What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 78% in English and 44% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure	2024–25	2025–26	Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1	69%	78%	up 9 pts
Chronically absentGoal 2	11 in 100	7 in 100	4 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3	1.1%	0.8%	down 0.3 pts

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts

STAFF For a Base Program · $2,417,042
STAFFING, SERVICES & PROGRAM TO SERVICE SPED STUDENTS: (LAUSD SELPA OPTION 3) · $1,116,760
STAFFING, STRATEGIES, PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: · $308,491

The full plan3 goals, 18 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($5.5 million).

Where does the money go?

78% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars. Tap a box to open its goal.

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Goal #1: Use student/schoolwide data from assessments to inform decisions regarding instructional practices…$4.3 million78% of action budgets

“Goal #1: Use student/schoolwide data from assessments to inform decisions regarding instructional practices and implement research- based intervention programs and practice for all students to improve student achievement, increase student access to rigor, and provide relevant learning experiences” p. 11 ↗

6 funded actions

Largest funded actions

STAFF For a Base Program$2.4 millionaction 1.1 · p. 46 ↗
STAFFING, SERVICES & PROGRAM TO SERVICE SPED STUDENTS: (LAUSD SELPA OPTION 3)$1.1 millionaction 1.2 · p. 46 ↗
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/LEARNING:$0.1 millionaction 1.3 · p. 46 ↗
STAFFING, SUPPLEMENTAL CURRICULUM, & PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS:$0.1 millionaction 1.6 · p. 46 ↗

2 more actions are in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 46 ↗

How the plan measures it · 2 measures · 1 quoted

% of teachers that will be appropriately credentialed and assigned p. 13 ↗
Baseline
2023-24: 100%
Target for year 3
100%

1 more measure in the plan’s table.

Goal 2GOAL #2: Provide all students with a rigorous and relevant college-preparatory curriculum, through Project…$626,42411% of action budgets

“GOAL #2: Provide all students with a rigorous and relevant college-preparatory curriculum, through Project- based Learning that engages students as they positively impact their community with instruction that engages all students in ‘real-world’ applications and experiential learning opportunities in preparation for College & Career to contribute to an educated citizenry” p. 23 ↗

4 funded actions

Largest funded actions

STAFFING, STRATEGIES, PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:$308,491action 2.3 · p. 46 ↗
TECHNOLOGY$206,998action 2.2 · p. 46 ↗
CORE CURRICULUM TO BE PURCHASED:$56,831action 2.1 · p. 46 ↗
COURSE ACCESS-COURSES BEYOND CORE OFFERED TO ALL/MOST STUDENTS:$54,104action 2.4 · p. 46 ↗

How the plan measures it · 9 measures · 2 quoted

All students will have access to standards aligned instructional materials p. 25 ↗
Baseline
100% - Outcome Met
Target for year 3
100%
Maintain High School Dropout Rate p. 26 ↗
Baseline
2022-23: 0%
Target for year 3
<2%

7 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3GOAL #3: Engage parents, families and community members as partners through education, communication and…$563,20910% of action budgets

“GOAL #3: Engage parents, families and community members as partners through education, communication and collaboration in order to provide all students with a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and positive learning environment” p. 32 ↗

3 funded actions

Largest funded actions

OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED TO SUPPORT PARENT ENGAGEMENT & PARTICIPATION:$32,322action 3.3 · p. 46 ↗
ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE & ENSURE A SAFE$3,685action 3.1 · p. 46 ↗

1 more action is in the plan, counted in the goal’s total: p. 46 ↗

How the plan measures it · 7 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 32 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Next steps

Which schools feed into High Tech LA, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

High Tech LA is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary
Lemay Street Elementary
66th · Solid · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
Middle
William Mulholland Middle
63rd · Solid · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
High · this school
High Tech LA
Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Lemay Street Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
66th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
Gault Street Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
40th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Academy for Enriched Sciences
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
98th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

William Mulholland Middle
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
63rd percentile · Solid · middle · 2026
Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
88th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026
Northridge Middle
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
44th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Ask High Tech LA how it admits students.

Applying to High Tech LA for 2027–28

High Tech LA is an independent charter, so you apply on its own application, not through LAUSD Choices.
It sets its own deadline and lottery date. Find both on the school’s site or ask the office.

Compare with other schools

How Choices, lotteries and waitlists work

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades: Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery: What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: ht-la.org ↗Office: (818) 609-2680Administrator: Colleen Molina

Location and visiting

Get directions

17111 Victory Boulevard, Lake Balboa 91406

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 56% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (64 students tested); California: 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (818) 609-268017111 Victory Boulevard, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Magnolia Science Academy 2Los Angeles County Office of Education · 0.1 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
52ndSolidScope Score 56
Birmingham Community Charter High0.1 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
73rdSolidScope Score 65
Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet0.4 mi · Magnet school. Check how it admits students.
69thSolidScope Score 63
Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-120.4 mi · Magnet school. Check how it admits students.
85thStrongScope Score 72

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #254 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #27 of 191 in Los Angeles Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	94%	58	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	31%	66	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	82%	73	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	58%	66	18%
Chronically absent	11 in 100	63	5%
Suspension rate	1.1% (4 of 380)	60	5%
English learners: top level	48%	—	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	70	83	#254	California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	not on file	not on file
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	13 in 100	1.6% (6 of 375)
2024–25	11 in 100	1.1% (4 of 380)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	64	39%	39%	14%	8%	78%	57%	+21

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	64	27%	17%	20%	36%	44%	32%	+12

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	64	39%	78%
2026 · Math	64	27%	44%
2025 · English	83	35%	69%
2025 · Math	83	27%	48%
2024 · English	76	45%	74%
2024 · Math	76	34%	46%
2023 · English	81	26%	64%
2023 · Math	81	12%	35%
2022 · English	73	38%	73%
2022 · Math	73	14%	40%
2019 · English	89	62%	92%
2019 · Math	89	31%	60%
2018 · English	93	58%	90%
2018 · Math	93	32%	63%
2017 · English	89	56%	88%
2017 · Math	89	30%	65%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	83	69%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	83	48%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	76	74%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	76	46%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	81	64%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	81	35%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	73	73%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	73	40%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	89	92%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	89	60%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	93	90%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	93	63%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	89	88%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	89	65%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	63	11%	41%	46%	2%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California

Group · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	39	79%	+25	+30
White	35	77%	+7	+9

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 11 in 100 → 2025–26 · 7 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.1% (4 of 380) → 2025–26 · 0.8% (3 of 363) · −0.3 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	8 in 100	—
Male	—	7 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	5 in 100	—
White	—	7 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	0 in 100	—
English learners	—	17 in 100	—
Low-income	—	7 in 100	—
All students	—	7 in 100	—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 82% · numerator 64 students classified Prepared · denominator 78 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 64 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 64 of 78 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

94%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

100%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

71%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	not reported
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment (male/female)	not reported
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	1
Physics sections	0
Chemistry sections	3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	363

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	8	12%
California State University	22	32%
California community college	11	16%
In-state private	8	11%
Out-of-state, 4-year	0	0%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	20	29%

69 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 71% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$18,180 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 460,633 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 52%Instruction support 17%Student services 12%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$5,655,379,384	51.81%	52%
Instruction support	$1,791,152,348	16.41%	17%
Student services	$1,344,873,232	12.32%	12%
Administration	$763,652,780	7.00%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$1,099,649,062	10.07%	10%
Other	$260,356,595	2.39%	2%
Total	$10,915,063,400	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $10,915,063,400 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$18,180 per pupil

2020$16,355 per pupil

2019$15,793 per pupil

2018$13,247 per pupil

2017$13,549 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders5.5%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 91406 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91406 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$78,429
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	30%
ZIP-area population	51,953
Median age	37.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 91406 →

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