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Los Angeles Senior High

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment
1,036 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
83%
Teachers
58 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
91.6%
AP Exam Prepared
62.8%
A-G Completion
61.0%
College-Going Rate
57.7%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased
+4.7 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+6.1 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
10.5%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 212 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic84.5%
White2.5%
Asian2.1%
Black8.7%
Other2.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Los Angeles Senior High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard6.9%
Met Standard14.4%
Below Standard78.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Los Angeles Senior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.9% of students exceeded standard while 14.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 15.5%. That's 11.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 6.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 91.6% — above the state target. 61.0% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 57.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 45.1%, above the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
6.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
21.4%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
45.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
506
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th2539.9%21.3%21.7%47.0%31.2%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th2534.0%7.5%18.6%70.0%11.5%

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