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Iovine and Young Center · Los Angeles

Iovine and Young Center: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.

Iovine and Young Center posts 67% meeting the standard, and 30.8% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.

4120 11th Avenue, 90008 (opens in new tab)·Los Angeles Unified·Los Angeles·Grades 9-12·74 students·78% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(323) 290-6380
Alternative school — serves students who benefit from a non-traditional educational setting. Scores are not directly comparable to comprehensive schools.
2025–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope6544
% Exceeded31%16%
% Met+67%36%
Grad rate—87.6%
College readiness—35.4%
Absence26.8%30.2%
Suspension1.3%3.6%
Scope Score
65
🌱 Building Momentum · Solid
ranked #196 statewide · #17 of 240 in Los Angeles Unified

Iovine and Young Center scores 65 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 91st percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “67% proficient” and call it done. Iovine and Young Center deserves a closer read. The school sits in Los Angeles, where three in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Iovine and Young Center's low-income kids hit 85.0% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The 4 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
30.8%
State 15.8%
14.9pp above state avg
Met or exceeded
67.3%
State 35.7%
31.6pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
26.8%
State 30.2%
3.4pp below state avg
Suspension rate
1.3%
State 3.6%
2.3pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Iovine and Young Center in Los Angeles, 85.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Iovine and Young Center outperforms its district average for low-income students by 44.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (55.0% Math proficient); Black students (95.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 3.5 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 20 students tested.

All students at this school: 67% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 67%, district —, state 36%67%
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 73%, district 30%, state 26%73% · +5 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 70%, district 36%, state 32%70% · +3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 59%, district 41%, state 42%59% · −8 vs school

5 of 9 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 26.8%, district 24.5%, state 30.2%26.8% · −3.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.3%, district —, state 3.6%1.3% · −2.3pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1224.0%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
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Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 9:1, district 20:19:1
Teaching staff9 teachers
Avg. experience5.2 years
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$60,420 – $122,706
Principal salary$154,576 – $170,030
Superintendent salary$440,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered1

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $45,794, CA average $14,815$45,794 · spent at this school
Federal share$178 per student

$178 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

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

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction52%
Instruction support16%
Student services12%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$18,180 per pupil
2019$16,355 per pupil
2018$15,793 per pupil
2017$13,247 per pupil
2016$13,549 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Black64.9%
District 7.2% · CA 4.8%
Hispanic23.0%
District 73.2% · CA 56.1%
Other8.1%
District 6.3% · CA 9.0%
White2.7%
District 9.9% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.4%
District 3.4% · CA 10.2%
GenderFemale 39.2%Male 60.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 78.4% (15pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$62K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.04M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+33% · CA 35%
ZIP population33,252
Median age42 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 74 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 58% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Iovine and Young Center a good high school?

Iovine and Young Center has a Scope Score of 65 out of 100, placing it in the 91st percentile of California high schools and ranked #196 statewide. 30.8% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 14.9 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Iovine and Young Center's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 67.3% of students at Iovine and Young Center met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 30.8% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 36.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 30.8% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 52 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Iovine and Young Center rank in California?

Iovine and Young Center ranks #196 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 91st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Iovine and Young Center?

26.8% of students at Iovine and Young Center are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 1.3%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Iovine and Young Center compare to other schools in Los Angeles?

Iovine and Young Center scores 65/100 (91st percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 74 students. Use the schools in Los Angeles page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Iovine and Young Center serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Iovine and Young Center in Los Angeles, 85.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Iovine and Young Center outperforms its district average for low-income students by 44.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (55.0% Math proficient); Black students (95.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 3.5 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 20 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 22%
30.8%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 66th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
67.3%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 73th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
26.8%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 53th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
1.3%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 60th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 112646%42%4%8%88%+41
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 112615%31%27%27%46%+23
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/112615%42%42%0%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2085.0%+44+47
Black/African American2095.0%+59+62
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Iovine and Young Center ←—6530.8%67.3%—1.3%
Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep2.2 mi6228.4%57.6%—1.6%
CATCH Prep Charter High, Inc.0 mi5520.7%50.0%—1.3%
Math and Science College Preparatory1.7 mi4816.3%43.7%—0.7%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female—30.0%—
Male—20.0%—
Black/African American—25.0%—
Hispanic/Latino—27.8%—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—27.1%—
All Students—24.0%—
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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