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University High School Charter

High School
Los Angeles UnifiedLos AngelesLos Angeles County90025Charter
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
1,422 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
67%
Teachers
66 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
92.1%
AP Exam Prepared
79.3%
A-G Completion
63.1%
College-Going Rate
74.8%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined
-5.5 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Declined
-4.7 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic55.6%
White11.5%
Asian5.6%
Black21.9%
Other5.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for University High School Charter
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard17.3%
Met Standard23.3%
Below Standard59.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for University High School Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.1% exceeded — 11.8 points higher. 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 92.1% — above the state target. 63.1% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 74.8% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.5%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →
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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
17.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
40.6%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
32.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
578
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th29124.7%27.5%19.9%27.8%52.2%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th2879.8%19.2%23.0%48.1%28.9%
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

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