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Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy

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

School overview

Enrollment
644 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
93%
Teachers
29 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
96.1%
AP Exam Prepared
62.2%
A-G Completion
79.6%
College-Going Rate
53.1%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined
-7.3 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Declined
-3.2 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
18.9%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 37 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic98.1%
White1.2%
Other0.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard16.2%
Met Standard26.9%
Below Standard56.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.2% of students exceeded standard while 26.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's 2.6 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.3 points higher (vs 9.9% 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. 79.6% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 53.1% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.2%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
16.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
43.2%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
18.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
289
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th14528.3%37.9%21.4%12.4%66.2%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th1444.2%16.0%19.4%60.4%20.1%
Estimated K-12 PathEstimate
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score