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Renaissance 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
393 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
63%
Teachers
21 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
97.6%
AP Exam Prepared
61.9%
A-G Completion
69.9%
College-Going Rate
83.0%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined
-8.2 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+45.5 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
13.3%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 15 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic56.0%
White16.3%
Asian1.0%
Black17.8%
Other8.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Renaissance High School for the Arts
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard26.2%
Met Standard24.6%
Below Standard49.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Renaissance High School for the Arts and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

26.2% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 2.8 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 23.4%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.4 points higher (vs 11.8% 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 97.6% — above the state target. 69.9% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 83.0% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.2%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
26.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
50.7%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
22.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.9%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
183
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th9235.9%31.5%19.6%13.0%67.4%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th9116.5%17.6%24.2%41.8%34.1%
Estimated K-12 PathEstimate
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score