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L.A. County High School for the Arts

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
551 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
20%
Teachers
36 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
96.1%
AP Exam Prepared
70.7%
A-G Completion
83.7%
College-Going Rate
76.6%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+19.2 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Maintained
-2.4 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic31.0%
White36.1%
Asian9.4%
Black7.8%
Other15.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for L.A. County High School for the Arts
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard35.4%
Met Standard30.5%
Below Standard34.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for L.A. County High School for the Arts and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

35.4% of students exceeded standard while 30.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.9 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 21.5 points above the Los Angeles County Office of Education district average of 13.9%. Compared to the 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 20.0 points higher (vs 15.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 96.1% — above the state target. 83.7% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 76.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.3%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
35.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
65.8%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
20.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
262
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th13253.0%36.4%7.6%3.0%89.4%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th13017.7%24.6%31.5%26.1%42.3%

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score